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Guitar Hero 3 Cheat codes and tips

Go to “options” and then go to “cheats.” Now, cheats are entered completely differently in the third installment. You now have to strum with the frets on just like normal playing! Two or more notes in parentheses indicate a chord.
G=Green, R=Red, Y=Yellow, B=Blue, O=Orange

Code Effect
(BY) (GY) (GY) (RB) (RB) (RY) (RY) (BY) (GY) (GY) (RB) (RB) (RY) (RY) (GY) (GY) (RY) (RY) Air Guitar
(GR) (GY) (YB) (RB) (BO) (YO) (RY) (RB) Easy Expert (does not work in Career mode)
OBOYOBOY Hyperspeed
G R G Y G B G O G B G Y G R G (GR) (RY) (GR) (YB) (GR) (BO) (GR) (YB) (GR) (RY) (GR) (GY) Large Gems
(GR) B (GR) (GY) B (GY) (RY) O (RY) (GY) Y (GY) (GR) No Fail (does not work in career mode)
(RY) (RB) (RO) (RB) (RY) (GB) (RY) (RB) Performance Mode
(GR) (GR) (GR) (RY) (RY) (RB) (RB) (YB) (YO) (YO) (GR) (GR) (GR) (RY) (RY) (RB) (RB) (YB) (YO) (YO) Precision Mode
(YO) (RB) (RO) (GB) (RY) (YO) (RY) (RB) (GY) (GY) (YB) (YB) (YO) (YO) (YB) Y R (RY) R Y O Unlock all songs in Quick Play
(GRBO)(GRYB)(GRYO)(GYBO)(GRYB)(RYBO)(GRYB)(GYBO)(GRYB)(GRYO)(GRYO)(GRYB)(GRYO) Unlock Everything (no sound plays when you enter these chords)

Unlockables
Through the Fire and the Flames

To unlock TTFAF, you must beat Career mode on any difficulty. Then, when the credits role, you will play TTFAF (note: you can’t fail). From then on, TTFAF can be found in the bonus songs section.Unlockable How to Unlock
Through the Fire and the Flames Beat Career Mode on Any Difficulty

Unlockable Characters
Unlockable How to Unlock
Lou Beat his Boss battle, Buy in Shop for $15,000
Slash Beat his boss Battle, Buy in Shop for $10,000
Tom Morello Beat his Boss Battle, Buy in Shop for $10,000

Unlocking Additional Guitars

There are many guitars not in the store but are available for purchase after completing tasks.Unlockable How to Unlock
Bat Guitar Five Star every song in Career Mode on Easy
Beach Life Bass Beat Co-Op on Hard
El Jefe Guitar 5-star all songs in Expert mode.
Jolly Roger Guitar Five Star every song in Career Mode on Medium
Moon Shot Guitar Beat Career Mode on Easy
Nemesis 13 Guitar Beat Co-Op Career Mode on any difficulty
Neversoft Skateboard Guitar 5 star every song on Expert Co-Op Career
Pendulaxe Beat Co-Op Career on Expert
Radioactive Beat Co-op Career mode on Hard
Risk Assessment Guitar Complete Expert mode.
Rojimbo Guitar Beat Career Mode on Hard
Saint George Guitar Beat Career Mode on Medium
Tiki Guitar 5* every song in career on hard mode

Guitar Hero 3 A+

Guitar Hero 3 was a family gift this Christmas. This game gave our family and guests days of solid entertainment. The music line up is incredible it contains some of the greatest rock music of recorded.

I was fascinated that our daughter was really into the music. it seems her favorite song is also one of my favorites ” Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine. I love watching her get into the song with the guitar that comes with the game.

The game play is good. The community aspect of the game is what sets it apart from other games.  If your Wii is connected to the Internet you can join it to GuitarHero.com and view all of your statistics from game play the site.

We completed the game on easy in about 3 days and it was all fun.  We have started to play the game on medium and it continues to be fun.

Family Gaming Practices

There are many parents who are against video games for their children.  Typically they all have a similar litany of reasons why video games will lead to the destruction of civilization, as we know it. I am not going to point counter point listing all of the reasons. I will however discuss a few best practices that I have found enable video games to have a positive impact on family life.

Our eight-year-old daughter rarely plays the Wii alone, my wife and or I normally play with her. This has helped make the Wii a family experience. 

No new games until a game is completed. This has helped her see the importance of completing what is started.  The only exception is that she can buy games with her own money as she chooses.

During the week she is not allowed to play video games until all homework has been completed, checked, and her daily reading and music practice is complete. On the weekends it is open as to when gaming can be played. This has worked for our family.

Share your best practices and how gaming is handled in your family.