Free Bird
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| Free Bird | |
| As made famous by | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Year | 1973 |
| Appears in | Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits |
| Tier | 8 (both games) |
| ★★★★ (Expert) | 243,652 (expert) |
| ★★★★★ (Expert) | 341,113 (expert) |
Free Bird is a song by the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It is the final career mode encore, and generally considered to be one of the hardest songs on the game (you can see why if you play it on Hard or Expert). The song starts out as a slow ballad and then gradually builds into an intense southern rock anthem. Clocking in at nearly ten minutes in length, "Free Bird" is the longest song in Guitar Hero II and, indeed, one of the longest songs in the entire Guitar Hero series. The outro is based on the live version's outro.
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[edit] Appears In
Guitar Hero II (Tier 8)
| This song appears as a Cover Version. |
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Tier 8)
[edit] Walkthrough
Before you play the song in Guitar Hero II, the game tells you that it's the ultimate skill of a guitar hero, and tries to talk you out of playing it.
Free Bird is the longest song in Guitar Hero II, which means much stamina will be required to pass it. The first few minutes of the song are slow and have very spaced out hammer-ons which can be tricky if a player is used to Guitar Hero III hammer-ons. The song gets much more difficult at the midway point. A long blue sustain note signals the beginning of the solos. At this point, you should have star power ready. A long chain of extremely fast RYBYR trills are next. After that, another set of the same trills are ahead, but these are slower and more manageable. Two of the most difficult solos are solos I and J. Star Power will almost definitely be needed for a sightreader on this part. The outro contains a set of triplets that could end the song prematurely. A good general rule is to save any star power you get until you absolutely need it.
[edit] Song Stats
| Difficulty | Total Notes | Base Score | 4-Star | 5-Star |
| Easy | 957 | 61,912 | 123,824 | 173,354 |
| Medium | 1,241 | 86,498 | 172,996 | 242,195 |
| Hard | 1,684 | Approx. 116,000 | 232,582 |
317,542 (GH II) Approx. 323,000 (Smash Hits) |
| Expert | 1,982 | 121,826 | 243,652 | 341,113 |
- stats courtesy of Score Hero
- all stats are for 360 version of Guitar Hero II.
[edit] Trivia
This song is referenced in the first Guitar Hero as one of the loading screens. "They don't really want you to play Freebird, they're just heckling you!"
