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Flawless Fretwork

Flawless Fretwork

Scored 100% notes hit as a guitarist on Expert

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How to unlock the Flawless Fretwork achievement in Rock Band - Definitive Guide

The song requires that you hit 100% of the notes on the Expert difficulty. You can overstrum, but you can't miss any of the notes. Songs in the first tier are the easiest songs to unlock this achievement for. I would recommend "Say It Ain't So" by Weezer or "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
If you want to go for DLC, you can always try it out for "Charlene" by Stephen and the Colberts. The song is free, so you don't have to worry about getting Microsoft Points. The song is also about 90 seconds long, so if you screw up, you don't have to feel bad since the song is pretty short.
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Charlene isn't on the UK marketplace.

I personally did it with Maps. The only thing you need to watch out for is the Green-Orange switch in the middle. As long as you know it's coming it should be easy. Also don't forget the Green/Yellow/Blue waiting to trip you up at the very end.
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By SEEGAAAA on 12 Nov 2008 16:49
Thanks for the info.
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By StoodBridge on 13 Jan 2009 17:01
Thanks i did it on "Say It Ain't So".
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By Hamster 957 on 30 May 2009 10:36
Something in the Way by Nirvana is also really easy. But it is also DLC.
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By LeviAJones on 19 Aug 2009 15:20
"I think I'm Paranoid" is also a nice choice.
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By AryaDeschain on 14 Dec 2009 10:59
Charlene is available on the UK Marketplace, contrary to what MatriculatedGTA posted. Maybe it was recently added.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games/offers/0ccf00f2-0000...
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By faultrd on 31 Dec 2009 11:41
done it on 'when you were young' of all things, without trying for it... still cant get the drum one though
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By ayo boiii on 25 May 2010 19:19
polly, by nirvana, for drums. it only has four yellow/blue notes in the whole song on drums.
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By MarioToo on 09 Jun 2010 16:37
I did this one on 'Here It Goes Again', had troubles with the other songs ;)
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By SoggyMuesli on 25 Jun 2010 13:36
I'm a little late to the party. "Satisfy my Soul" by Bob Marley is what I used. There are only one or two tricky parts in it that you can get through after practicing them a few times.
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By Xenodys on 11 Jan 2016 16:52
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This one will require a song from the Marketplace. You need to download "They Say" by Scars on Broadway - the song is relatively easy compared to other songs on Expert. If you've just started moving onto Expert, it will take three or four tries. Don't get frustrated if you mess up, just start over if you do.
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24 Sep 2008 22:14

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I'll agree with this as it's the song I got the achievement on. It's two simple patterns that just repeat a few times through the course of the song. As soon as you recognize where the two patterns switch, the song's a breeze.
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By Microserf on 16 Apr 2009 14:28
Yeah, if you're not at ease with the expert mode, you'll need to watch out for the bit where it suddenly changes from Yellow/Orange chord to Green/Yellow chord, or something like that. You'll find out because you will have tied your fingers in a knot.
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By GeneralClaudius on 17 Apr 2009 01:38
Great song selection for this ... took a couple of practice run-throughs for me to get the changes down, but the same rhythm throughout is a plus.
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By Mickey Burns on 19 Sep 2009 17:37
Agreed. I ran through this once as a practice, and 100% on the 2nd, and I usually only play bass. Great tip!
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By Sashamorning on 14 Mar 2010 03:14
looks good from youtube video, but I cant get the RB-G-YO change nailed - any advice?
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By NoiseCrime on 16 Mar 2010 15:35
This worked great for me.

For the transition, you probably have your four fingers on the first four frets for most of the start of the song (as those are the only frets used). What worked for me is that when the music changes (to indicate the start of that tricky section) to slide your hand down to the bottom four frets (so you're playing RB with 1-3 instead of 2-4). You can easily stretch 1 to G and then use 2-4 on YO. At the end (when it goes back to RY), you shift your hand back up.
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By Mike Marcelais on 10 Oct 2013 02:33
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An easier way to get this is to choose local tug of war and then you only have to do about half of the song. I suck at expert guitar, but just got this with "They Say" by scars on broadway. Using tug of war makes things much easier though still a huge pain in the butt.
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24 Jun 2010 22:01

I was able to get this Achv on Roxanne by The Police. (purchase from RB store 160p).

I tried Charlene, although the majority of the song is easy, it does have a few tricky parts and I super-suck at expert.

Roxanne is longer and has a lot of notes yet the notes are very repetitive and a lot easier on the transitions than Charlene (for me). Just another option to consider.

Hope this helps.
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14 Jul 2011 23:36

Alternate way to get this unlocked but requires £1.59.

This is a video on the easiest way to unlock the Flawless Fretwork achievement in Rock Band 1. I used this same song for Rock Band 2 also.

To do this you need to purchase the Album Legend or the song Satisfy my Soul. The song on its own is £1.59.

You can do this with 1 guitar normally in quick play or to make it even easier play in Tug of War mode to reduce the chances to miss notes. You'll need a second guitar to do this though.

For anyone wanting a visual, I made a video doing it in Tug of War.

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17 Apr 2016 08:02

This isn't hard at all. Every song in the first tier can be hit for 100%. Just keep working at it and you will get it.

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