Texas Flood

**popemobile** · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 3879

^that part pissed me off so frickin much

when i was trying to 5 star this song i had to restart that part so many times my head exploded

**UltraPants** · Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 15

Yea, best bet for the very first one is to hammer the R>B>R and then strum the last B.

I actually really like the song, but getting 5* and all that is still iffy, but anyway, hopefully some SP timing tips will help everyone out...?

I've never gotten every single one in a go, but I believe I've gotten every single other combination at any given time, sadly... -- so here we go!

I'll put up a picture of the note chart in a little while...
Intro: 1-3 SP
IF - 1 & 2, use right before RO after the Y---Y---B---B---O---O--- part (optimally between the last O--- and RO)
IF - 1 & 3, use right after the sustain for SP3 and hope for the best. If you can't really get a good combo going, wait until after the lyrics begin and use it right before the first G/R/Y/Y--- part.
You can usually get around 30k to 44k at the end of this area if you miss a note or two right after the first SP and miss some notes during the Y><B part at the end.

Next section: 4-6 SP
IF - 3 from Intro and 4, whammy the 4th, but use your SP in the middle of holding it. If you don't want to take chances, use it ASAP in the Y----.
IF - 4 and 5, use this one ASAP as well, or else you'll risk missing the next SP.
IF - 5 and 6, you've got plenty of time to use it somewhere in the solo, but, don't wait too long.

Solo: 7-10 SP
IF - 6 and 7, if you use this right away, you'll most likely still miss 8, and if you wait until 8 to use it, you'll miss 9 for sure, your call.
IF - 7 and 8, use this either right away or right before the YO after you've gotten the O--- for 8.
IF - 8 and 9, this one depends on you: if you usually lose your combo at the end and just say "screw it" (the frills at the very end of the song), use this one wherever your combo reaches its best between 9 and the end of the song.
OTHERWISE - Wait until you get 8, 9 AND 10, use it right before the next set of notes appear and it should most likely last you to the last sustain, if not to the end of the last sustain/end of the song.

REMEMBER
These are just tips that will allow you the window for every SP chance, but pick and choose which ones you want to sacrifice if it'll give you SP during your higher combo areas.

I hope this helps more people get to 5*! And for those who are, using some of the SP's at the solo riffs with more notes will get you the most points depending on if you can usually get the runs pretty well. Also point out any stupid errors I may have made with anything, it's late and I can't guarantee that I'm 100% correct until I go over it with the Notechart and all.
Good luck everyone! Mr. Green

**DrOid** · Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 132 Location: Houston, TX

I'm getting really mad at this song.
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**COBW3BB** · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject:

How many points do you guys have after the solo? I'm getting at 110,000-115,000 and I keep 4*ing at around 135,000... Also, right before the first time the singing starts ("Well, it's floodin' down in Texas...") I'm at about 30,000. Should I practice comboing the entire beginning? the only thing keeping me from comboing the entire beginning is the HO/PO YBYBYBYBYB part...

EDIT:Wow, 141,000 and I missed easy parts but got a nice combo in the solo after all the chords... if I only would have got the easy stuff and the hard stuff. I could've gotten 170,000+

EDIT2: YESSSSSs I 5*ed the hardest song to 5*... now just for BATM and CFH... those aren't as hard for me to do good on. Breaking Wheel is gonna be a pain....oh wow.

**catfish7** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 927 Location: North Florida

All I can say is once you 5* this on hard, expert comes fairly naturally. It took me nearly a month to 5* it on hard, and now 3 tries later, I 5* it on expert with a whopping score of 151,xxx points.

And as for HO/PO, screw them, they are so unreliable, just strum everything if you're having trouble.

**HellAshes** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 8320 Location: Livingston, NY

Well, I have officially stopped caring about this song. It shouldn't take me 1 and a half months longer to 5 star this than CFH!

**Galgo** · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 590 Location: Olney, Maryland

During the series of GB and RO chords what should your score be if you want 5*? This is the time that I usually look at my score and during my best run I had 90,000 and the beginning of it.

**MrQuiet3** · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 230 Location: Illinois

**popemobile** · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 3879

**Galgo** · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 590 Location: Olney, Maryland

alright thanks, so I dont have too much practicing and annoyence left

**ScaryAdam** · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 64

okay i don't know how much this might help people... . but as I was trying to 5* this on expert... i stumbled across a little trick that seriously helped me get through the part with all the really really really fast orange notes... and once I did it on accident... I haven't missed it since.
So basically... those notes are not just random crazy fast... they are all perfect sextuplets. And while it feels like it slows down at the end... it actually only rhythmically slows down after you come out of it and move to a different note. Because of this.... if you feel the triplet (which is the natural division of the beat in the blues anyways) and you down strum the triplet and only worry about feeling that downstrum... just pop and upstrum inbetween for the alternate strumming. So long as you just keep feeling the triplet in your downstroke... you will nail it every time.

Just thought this might help....

**Dandaman** · Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 237 Location: Australia

**RustyShackleford** · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Wentzville, Mo

finally got this bastard five starred, now for six.....
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**ES942** · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 3445 Location: Snalbans

then 7! woohoo!
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