Guitar Hero 5
Passwords
Enter these codes in in the cheats menu
Enter these in on your controller to activate the desired cheat. G= Green R= Red Y= Yellow B= Blue
| Effect | Password |
|---|---|
| R R B Y G G G Y | Air Instruments |
| G G B G G G Y G | All HOPOs |
| G G R R Y B Y B | Always Slide |
| Y G R B B B B R | AutoKick |
| G G R R Y R Y B | Contest Winner 1 |
| Y G R G Y B G G | Focus Mode |
| G R G G Y G G G | HUD Free Mode |
| G R Y Y Y B B G | Invisible Characters |
| Y Y B R B G R R | Performance Mode |
| B B G G R G R Y | Unlock All Characters |
Contributed By: SUPER SONIC 128.
Unlockables
Achievements
Complete each achievement to receive the allotted gamerscore.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Complete a song with an average individual multiplier above 4x | Above And Beyond (10) |
| Play a song with 4 Bass Guitarists | All Four Bass Are Belong to Us (10) |
| Play a song with 4 Vocalists | Barbershop (10) |
| Complete 100 songs in Quickplay | Box Set (20) |
| Complete 5 band challenges at Gold or better | Challenge of the Supergroup (20) |
| 5 Star 'Ex-Girlfriend', 'Send A Little Love Token' and 'Only Happy When It Rains' as a Vocalist | Chanteuse (10) |
| Achieve a maxed out band multiplier as a standard band | Crank It Up To 11 (20) |
| Fill your Rock Meter all the way | Crowd Pleaser (5) |
| Came alive | Did You Finish Like We Did? (5) |
| Play a song with 4 Drummers | Drumline (10) |
| Read 5 Tooltips in GHMix | Explore the Studio Space (10) |
| Play 10 4-Player RockFest Mode games of any type | Fest Quartet Quest (20) |
| Complete 50 of the challenges at Diamond | Going Diamond (50) |
| Complete 50 of the challenges at Gold or better | Going Gold (20) |
| Complete 50 of the challenges at Platinum or better | Going Platinum (30) |
| Complete a 25-phrase streak as a Vocalist | Iron Lungs (20) |
| Complete 300 songs in Quickplay | Juke Box (30) |
| Play an online match with 8 players, all on the same instrument | Me'nage a` Huit (20) |
| Streak through the entirety of a song in Quickplay or Career | No Mistakes Allowed (20) |
| Gave every one a chance | Open Minded (50) |
| As a 4 player standard band, all 4 players activate Star Power simultaneously | Our Powers Combined (10) |
| Complete 25 Pro Face Off matches online (Win or Lose) | Outgoing (10) |
| Went super | Over 9000! (5) |
| Make and complete a setlist which is at least 1 hour long | Play It To The Bone (20) |
| Create a music studio song | Producer (10) |
| Complete at least one challenge for every instrument at Gold level or better | Quadruple Threat (30) |
| Complete a sponsor gig challenge at Diamond level | Representative (5) |
| Collect 101 Stars in Career | Rising Star (20) |
| Make a standard 8 player Band v Band match online, win or lose | Rocktopus (20) |
| Play at least one song in Quickplay, Career and each Competitive game type | Sampler Plate (30) |
| Earn 500,000 points in a single song as a solo act | Score Big (5) |
| Earn 1,000,000 points in a single song as a solo act or band | Score Bigger (10) |
| Earn 3,000,000 points in a single song as a band | Score Biggest (30) |
| Earn 5 or more Stars on a song in Career or Quickplay | Senior Commander (10) |
| Collect 303 Stars in Career | Shooting Star (30) |
| Complete a song with your Xbox 360 Avatar | Special Guest (10) |
| Collect 808 Stars in Career | Star Cluster (100) |
| Had a brush with celebrity | Starstruck (20) |
| Play a song with 4 Lead Guitarists | String Quartet (10) |
| Collect 505 Stars in Career | Super Star (50) |
| Complete 20 Band Moments | Synchronized (10) |
| Create a band of 4 created rockers and play a song with them | The Fabricated Four (10) |
| Unlock every venue in the world, and then some | The Grand Tour (30) |
| Complete a 1001 note streak | The Streak (30) |
| Beat the game | The Traditional (50) |
| Complete 14 songs in Quickplay | What's an LP? (20) |
| Complete any tutorial's lesson on a new feature | What's New? (5) |
| Play 5 encore gigs | You Want More? (10) |
| Collect 25 Stars in Career | Young Star (10) |
Contributed By: Guard Master.
Character costume unlocks
These costume unlocks are for the pre-made characters. Complete the song specific challenge to unlock them.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Complete challenge for Medicate | Axel Steel's Battle Scar outfit |
| Complete challenge for Send a Little Love Token | Axel Steel's Hog Wild outfit |
| Complete challenge for Sympathy for the Devil | Axel Steel's Shoulder Blades outfit |
| Complete challenge for Superstition | Casey Lynch's Flying Trapeze outfit |
| Complete challenge for So Lonely | Casey Lynch's Monochrome Maiden outfit |
| Complete challenge for In My Place | Casey Lynch's Sharpshooter outfit |
| Complete challenge for Sneak Out | Clive Winston's Deer Scout outfit |
| Complete challenge for Blue Orchid | Clive Winston's Persuader outfit |
| Complete challenge for Shout It Out Loud | Clive Winston's Sugar Daddy outfit |
| Complete challenge for Gamma Ray | Eddie Knox's Casual Wednesday outfit |
| Complete challenge for Make It wit Chu | Eddie Knox's Crusier outfit |
| Complete challenge for Six Days a Week | Eddie Knox's Suede Spade outfit |
| Complete challenge for Feel Good Inc. | Izzy Sparks's Impresario outfit |
| Complete challenge for Scatterbrain | Izzy Sparks's Sideshow outfit |
| Complete challenge for Jailbreak | Izzy Sparks's Stiki outfit |
| Complete challenge for Judith | Johnny Napalm's 1976 outfit |
| Complete challenge for Looks That Kill | Johnny Napalm's Generation Zzyzx outfit |
| Complete challenge for Fame | Johnny Napalm's Suburban Snot outfit |
| Complete challenge for Gratitude | Judy Nails's Big Knee Pin outfit |
| Complete challenge for Runnin' Down a Dream | Judy Nails's Mall Chic outfit |
| Complete challenge for You Give Love a Bad Name | Judy Nails's The Riot Starts Here outfit |
| Complete challenge for All Along the Watchtower | Lars Umlaut's Grendel outfit |
| Complete challenge for In the Meantime | Lars Umlaut's Soldier of Farce outfit |
| Complete challenge for We're an American Band | Lars Umlaut's Valhalla outfit |
| Complete challenge for Steady, As She Goes | Pandora's Gretel outfit |
| Complete challenge for Back Round | Pandora's State of Fluxus outfit |
| Complete challenge for L.A. | Pandora's Strapped outfit |
Contributed By: Fenriswolf.
Feature Unlocks
These features are unlocked by doing the corresponding challenge in career mode. You must be on Easy for all vocal challenges, instrument challenges may require a higher difficulty to meet the conditions noted.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| As guitarist, whammy sustain notes on the song "Hurts So Good" for 25 seconds total or more (in Club Boson venue) | Cheat: All HOPOs (Changes almost every note possible into a HOPO or Hammer-On/Pull-Off note) |
| As guitarist, hit 230 tap notes on the song "Du Hast" (in Neon Oasis venue) | Cheat: All Slider Gems (All single notes are changed into slider/tap notes) |
| As drummer, hit 200 non-cymbal notes on "Mirror People" (in Angel's Crypt venue, fills don't count) | Cheat: Auto-kick (all kick bass notes are autoplayed) |
| As Guitarist, strum 340 chords or more on the song "Sultans of Swing" (in O'Connel's Corner venue) | Extra: Air Instruments (Instruments will be almost completely invisible, guitar strings will still be visible) |
| As a drummer, hit 265 tom notes on "Brianstorm" (in The Golden Gate venue) | Extra: Focus Mode (blacks out background) |
| as a vocalist, get Excellent on 75 consecutive phrases in the rap song "Bring The Noise 20XX" (in Neon Oasis venue) | Extra: Hud-Free Mode (removes rock meter, star power guage, score display) |
| With two players, get a band multipler for 42 seconds on "Bleed American" (in The Aqueduct venue) | Extra: Performance Mode (removes track and hud) |
| As guitarist, 4X multiplier for 50sec on "Play That Funky Music" (in Sideshow venue) | Quickplay Venue "Wormhole" (required for The Grand Tour) |
Contributed By: MegamanZ4.
Special Guest Character Unlocks
Below are some of the unlockable special guest characters and how to unlock them.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Complete the song "No One To Depend On (Live)" on any difficulty, any instrument | Carlos Santana |
| Complete the song "Ring of Fire" on any difficulty, any instrument | Johnny Cash |
| Complete the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on any difficulty, any instrument | Kurt Cobain |
| Complete the song "Plug in Baby" on any instrument on any difficulty | Matt Bellamy |
| Complete the song "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" on any difficulty, any instrument | Shirley Manson |
Contributed By: Arlondiluthel and Ricekid.
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