Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Join me as I explore how scoring works in Guitar Hero! Find out how the number goes up and why discrepancies exist! Why does PS2 have a lower score potential than the rest? How come Star Power can last different lengths in similar sections? Watch now to find out!

Plus, stay until the end for an update to our favourite pathing program, CHOpt! As well as a new website hosted by @FregRB

Links
CHOpt - github.com/GenericMadScientist/CHOpt/releases
GHpaths - ghpaths.github.io
RBPaths - rbpaths.github.io
FNFPaths - fnfpaths.github.io
Honeycomb - github.com/AddyMills/Honeycomb-GUI/releases

Socials
TikTok - tiktok.com/@addymills05
Twitch - twitch.tv/addymillhouse
Twitter - https://x.com/AFMolendijk

Cool People
GMS (GenericMadScientist) - github.com/GenericMadScientist
Freg TikTok - tiktok.com/@fregrb
Freg Twitter - https://x.com/FregRB

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Technical Terms
1:22 - Multipliers
1:53 - Note Values
2:16 - Sustains
3:55 - Ticks
6:26 - Custom Sustain Lengths (GHVH)
6:43 - "Slow Ticks"
7:15 - Tick Bursts
9:11 - Sustain Frustrations
10:02 - Star Power
13:13 - Base Score
13:47 - Earning Stars
15:17 - Extended Sustains
15:43 - Extended Sustain Glitch
16:53 - Outro (and 2 announcements!)

References

@AllegroETC
Psychobilly Freakout - youtube.com/watch?v=rDa2ahXc9BQ

@aWiseMoose
American Pie - youtube.com/watch?v=Cb6b9AIOIXo
Assassin - youtube.com/watch?v=eJq1j_MwfoE
Blood and Thunder - youtube.com/watch?v=IPrTAy2iy5c
Eruption - youtube.com/watch?v=3HbKmMW9bls
In My Place - youtube.com/watch?v=zBceAmJpVXM
Mississippi Queen - youtube.com/watch?v=ymrUHTrxF78
My Name is Jonas - youtube.com/watch?v=CJI0jOQUOIg
Nothing Else Matters - youtube.com/watch?v=JE_6v5DE_nU
Raining Blood - youtube.com/watch?v=2bQfGHbS1dE
Suffocated - youtube.com/watch?v=9StoIv5L9Lc
Sweet Home Alabama - youtube.com/watch?v=Kf3MxggG-P8

Extended Sustains Glitches and Glitch Ticks Explained - youtube.com/watch?v=bUJCQJTRfro

@Bj0rnSH
Mississippi Queen - youtube.com/watch?v=GloQMMfQLlw

@ChanceOfOne344254
Stricken PS2 - youtube.com/watch?v=AZvU4dEJFWk
Stricken 360 - youtube.com/watch?v=trFBJyOreIg

ScoreHero
GH3 Expert Scores - scorehero.com/top_scores.php?group=4&game=6&diff=4

Slow Hero
Assassin Chart - slowhero.moto-coda.org/ghwt/guitar/expert/assassin.mid.qb.blank.png

Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_signature

I don't know why the audio changed at the end, but I cannot edit it again. Hope y'all don't mind for those 30 seconds.