Tier

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Tier is a term used to describe how songs within Guitar Hero and Rock Band games are organized. For the most part, the tiers are based on the difficulty of the songs within it. This concept is noticable in all Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, as suggested by the names of the tiers themselves within each game. Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith added a storyline theme to the names of the tiers. Guitar Hero: On Tour used simple venue names to label the tiers.

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Tier Names

Guitar Hero

• Opening Licks
• Axe-Grinders
• Thrash and Burn
• Return of the Shred
• Fret-Burners
• Face-Melters
• Bonus Tracks

Guitar Hero II

• Opening Licks
• Amp-Warmers
• String-Snappers
• Thrash and Burn
• Return of the Shred
• Relentless Riffs
• Furious Fretwork
• Face-Melters
• Bonus Tracks
• Downloaded Songs (only on Xbox 360 version)

Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80's

• Opening Licks
• Amp-Warmers
• String-Snappers
• Return of the Shred
• Relentless Riffs
• Furious Fretwork

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

• Starting Out Small
• Your First Real Gig
• Making the Video
• European Invasion
• Bighouse Blues
• The Hottest Band on Earth
• Live in Japan
• Battle for Your Soul
• Bonus Tracks (selected with the blue fret)
• Downloaded Tracks (selected with the orange fret, only available on Xbox 360 and PS3 versions)

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

• Getting the Band Together
• First Taste of Success
• The Triumphant Return
• International Superstars
• The Great American Band
• Rock 'N Roll Legends
• The Vault

Guitar Hero: On Tour

• Subway
• Rooftop
• Parade
• Greek Arena
• Battleship
• Bonus

Rock Band

• Warmup Songs
• Apprentice Songs
• Solid Songs
• Moderate Songs
• Skilled Songs
• Challenging Songs
• Blistering Songs
• Nightmare Songs
• Impossible Songs

Rock Band 2

• Warmup Songs
• Apprentice Songs
• Solid Songs
• Moderate Songs
• Challenging Songs
• Nightmare Songs
• Impossible Songs