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Learn the note chart for the Hard difficulty in Guitar Hero Smash Hits Part 2, including keyboard notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, sustained notes, and star notes.

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Learn the note chart for the Hard difficulty in Guitar Hero Smash Hits Part 2, including keyboard notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, sustained notes, and star notes.

This section details the note chart for the Hard difficulty in Guitar Hero Smash Hits. The tabs represent the fretboard, with each column representing an eighth note. Different rows correspond to the guitar strings (G, R, Y, B, O for Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, Orange). Chords are indicated when multiple notes appear in the same column across different rows.

Key to Notes:

  • O = Normal note (requires strumming).
  • o = Hammer-on/pull-off (no strumming needed if the previous note was hit correctly).
  • # = Keyboard note (no strumming needed, can be played with the touch strip).
  • O++++++ = Sustained note (hold the fret after playing until the note ends).
  • O* = Star note (playing this sequence fills the Star Power meter). If a sustained note is a star note, the first '+' will be an asterisk. Multiple consecutive star notes may only show an asterisk on the last one.

Hard Difficulty Notes:

Total notes: 2723

(The following are representations of the note charts for various song sections. Each section is labeled with a song title and a letter, e.g., <PRELUDE A>, <THROUGH THE FIRE A>.)

Prelude A

G|----------------|----------#---#-|----------------|----------#---#-| R|#-----#---------|------#-----#---|#*----#*--------|------#-----#---| Y|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------|--#*----#*------|--#-----#-------| B|----#-----#---#-|----#-----------|----#*----#*--#-|----#-----------| O|------------#---|#---------------|------------#*--|#---------------|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------#---#-|----------------|----------#---#-| R|#-----#---------|------#-----#---|#-----#---------|------#-----#---| Y|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------| B|----#-----#---#-|----#-----------|----#-----#---#-|----#-----------| O|------------#---|#---------------|------------#---|#---------------|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Prelude B

G|----------------|----------#---#-|----------------|----------#*--#*| R|#-----#---------|------#-----#---|#-----#---------|------#*----#*--| Y|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------|--#-----#*------| B|----#-----#---#-|----#-----------|----#-----#---#-|----#*----------| O|------------#---|#---------------|------------#---|#---------------|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------#---#-|----------------|---------------o| R|#*----#---------|------#-----#---|#-----#---------|----o---o----o--| Y|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------|--#-----#-------|---o-o---o--o---| B|----#-----#---#-|----#-----------|----#-----#---#-|-o-----o---o----| O|------------#---|#---------------|------------#---|o---------------|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Through the Fire A

G|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-| R|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Y|o-O---O-O---O---|O-O---O-O---O---|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| O|----------------|----------------|O-O---O-O---O---|O-O---O-O---O---|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-|----------------| R|----------------|----------------|----------------|o---------------| Y|----------------|----------------|O-O---O-O---O---|-o----------o+++| B|O-O---O-O---O---|O-O---O-O---O---|----------------|---o--o---o-----| O|----------------|----------------|----------------|----o---o-------|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Through the Fire B

G|----O*----O*--O*|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-| R|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Y|O*O*--O*O*--O*--|O*O---O-O---O---|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| O|----------------|----------------|O-O---O-O---O---|O-O---O-O---O---|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----O-----O---O-|----O-----O---O-|----o-------o---|----------------| R|----------------|----------------|---o-o-----o-o--|----------------| Y|----------------|----------------|-o-----o-o------|----------------| B|O-O---O-O---O---|O-O---O-O---O---|O-------o------o+++++++++++++++++| O|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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