Playing Guitar Hero with a Standard Controller

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All of the Guitar Hero games so far are also playable on the standard controller, in case of the player not having a guitar controller. Unfortunately, this is not possible on Game_RockBand Rock Band∞ or Guitar Hero World Tour. The mechanics are completely different, as every button pressed is a fret+strum so Hammer-ons Hammer-ons∞ aren't possible, but on Game_GuitarHeroIIILegendsOfRock Guitar Hero 3∞ and Game_GuitarHeroAerosmith Guitar Hero: Aerosmith the player can make use of Hammer-ons Pull-offs∞ by holding the lower notes and playing the higher notes, making trills and faster solos easier to play, as the player doesn't need to play every note. More details as soon as the page is updated with advanced techniques.

Controls

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PS2/PS3

• Green = L2
• Red = L1
• Yellow = R1
• Blue = R2
• Orange = X
• Whammy = Left Analog Stick (or Right Analog Stick in GH3 or GH:A)
• Star Power = Select (or any direction on D-Pad in GH3 or GH:A)

Xbox 360

• Green = Left Trigger (LT)
• Red = Left Bumper (LB)
• Yellow = Right Bumper (RB)
• Blue = Right Trigger (RT)
• Orange = A
• Whammy = Left Analog Stick (or Right Analog Stick in GH3 or GH:A)
• Star Power = Back (or any direction on D-Pad in GH3 or GH:A)

Wii

• Green = B (Trigger)
• Red = Right on D-Pad
• Yellow = A
• Blue = 1
• Orange = 2
• Whammy = Moving or shaking the Wiimote back and forth, away from you and towards you (example∞)
• Star Power = Up or Down on D-Pad

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