Encore song

"Encore" redirects here. For the 2007 video game, see Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s.

The Rock Meter starts in middle green in an encore song.

An encore by definition is a demand for repetition or reappearance made by an audience.

Mechanics

In the Guitar Hero series, starting in Guitar Hero II, an encore song is a locked song in a tier's or venue's setlist that is unlocked after either playing all other available songs in the tier/venue or after acquiring a certain number of stars in Career mode. In most games (excluding those that require stars), the player has the option to play the encore song right after completing most or all other songs in a Career tier. When the player accepts an encore after completing a song, there will be new stage effects animation before the start of the song and the Rock Meter always starts at the middle-green position instead of yellow.

In Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, encores can be played when 3 of the 4 opening songs are completed on Medium or all of the 4 opening songs are completed on Hard or Expert. In the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II, there is an achievement for refusing to play an encore song ("Rock Snob Award" achievement).

In Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, encore songs can be played when all of the opening songs but one are completed on Easy or Medium or when all of the opening songs are completed on Hard or Expert.

In the rest of the games, on any difficulty level, encore songs can be played when all of the other songs are played or when the player achieves certain number of Career stars. Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero for home consoles would often have between one to three songs locked in a setlist until a certain number of Career stars is obtained.

List of encore songs

Guitar Hero II "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" - 1. Opening Licks (PS2) / "Shout at the Devil" - 1. Opening Licks (X360) "Carry On Wayward Son" - 2. Amp Warmers (PS2) / "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" - 2. Amp Warmers (X360) "War Pigs" - 3. String-Snappers "Sweet Child o' Mine" - 4. Thrash and Burn "Last Child" - 5. Return of the Shred "Stop" - 6. Relentless Riffs "YYZ" - 7. Furious Fretwork "Free Bird" - 8. Face-Melters

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s "18 and Life" - 1. Opening Licks "Because, It's Midnite" - 2. Amp Warmers "I Wanna Rock" - 3. String Snappers "Round and Round" - 4. Return of the Shred "Wrathchild" - 5. Relentless Riffs "Play With Me" - 6. Furious Fretwork

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Solo Career "Rock and Roll All Nite" - 1. Starting Out Small "Bulls on Parade" - 2. Your First Real Gig "Paint it Black" - 3. Making the Video "Even Flow" - 4. European Invasion "Welcome to the Jungle" - 5. Big House Blues "Pride and Joy" - 6. Hottest Band on Earth "Cult of Personality" - 7. Live in Japan "Guitar Battle vs. Lou" - 8. Battle for Your Soul "Through the Fire and Flames" - Credits song/bonus song

Co-op Career "Sabotage" - 1. Getting a Band Together "Reptilia" - 2. We Just Wanna Be Famous "Suck My Kiss - 3. Overnight Success "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" - 4. Getting the Band Back Together "Helicopter" - 5. Jailhouse Rock "Monsters" - 6. Battle for Your Souls

Guitar Hero III Mobile

Main game's Career "School's Out" - 1. Opening Licks "Trippin' on a Hole" - 2. Amp Warmers "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - 3. String Snappers

Song Pack 1's Career "Psychobilly Freakout" - 1. Opening Licks "Search and Destroy" - 2. Amp Warmers "She Bangs the Drums" - 3. String Snappers

Guitar Hero: On Tour "We're Not Gonna Take It" - 1. Subway "This Love" - 2. Rooftop "What I Want" - 3. Parade (English version) / "Black Magic Woman" - 3. Parade (non-English version) "Youth Gone Wild" - 4. Greek Arena "I Know a Little" - 5. Battleship

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith "Draw the Line" - 1. Getting the Band Together (Nipmuc High School) "Sweet Emotion" - 2. First Taste of Success (Max's Kansas City) "Love in an Elevator" - 3. The Triumphant Return (The Orpheum) "Walk This Way (Run DMC cover)" - 4. International Superstars (Moscow) "Dream On" - 5. The Great American Band (Half Time Show) "Train Kept A-Rollin'" - 6. Rock N Roll Legends (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

Guitar Hero World Tour

7th gen Guitar Career

• "Mountain Song" - Tier 1
• "The One I Love" - Tier 2
• "What I've Done" - Tier 3
• "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" - Tier 4
• "Hotel California" - Tier 5
• "Stillborn" - Tier 6
• "Everlong" - Tier 7
• "Stranglehold" - Tier 8
• "Love Me Two Times" - Tier 9
• "Beat It" - Tier 10
• "Purple Haze" (Live) - Tier 11
• "Crazy Train" - Tier 12
• "Hot for Teacher" - Tier 13
• "Pull Me Under" - Credits song

7th gen Band Career

• "What I've Done" - 1. House of Blues (Los Angeles)
• "Eye of the Tiger" - 2. Phi Psi Kappa (USA)
• "Band on the Run" - 3. Pang Tang Bay (Hong Kong)
• "You're Gonna Say Yeah!" - 4. Bone Church (Poland)
• "Vicarious" - 6. Tool (USA)
• "Obstacle 1" - 7. Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
• "Love Removal Machine" - 8. Wilted Orchid (Sweden)
• "Go Your Own Way" - 9. Strutter's Farm (Kentucky)
• "Spiderwebs" - 10. Rock Brigade (The Pacific)
• "Float On" - 11. Ted's Tiki Hut (Tahiti)
• "Shiver" - 12. Will Heilm's Keep (England)
• "Hail to the Freaks" - 13. Recording Studio (Canada)
• "Purple Haze" (Live) - 14. AT&T Park (San Francisco)
• "Hollywood Nights" - 15. Tesla's Coil (Australia)
• "Crazy Train" - 16. Ozzfest (Germany)
• "B.Y.O.B." - 17. Times Square (New York City)
• "Satch Boogie" - 18. Sunna's Chariot (Asgard)

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades

North American's Career "Tarantula" - 1. Modern "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" - 2. 2000s "Down" - 3. 1990s "You Give Love a Bad Name" - 4. 1980s "Rock and Roll Band" - 5. 1970s

European's Career "The Pretender" - 1. Modern "Can't Stop" - 2. 2000s "Down" - 3. 1990s "Satch Boogie" - 4. 1980s "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) - 5. 1970s

UK/NL/AU's Career "Tarantula" - 1. Modern "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" - 2. 2000s "Down" - 3. 1990s "You Give Love a Bad Name" - 4. 1980s "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) - 5. 1970s

Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile "Lazy Eye" - 1. Rho Omega Kappa Fraternity House "Some Might Say" - 2. Castlestein Concert "Overkill" - 3. Festival Arena

Guitar Hero: Metallica All Careers "The Unforgiven" - 1. The Forum

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

Guitar Career

• "Killer Queen" - Tier 1
• "Stellar" - Tier 2
• "I Wanna Rock" - Tier 3
• "Round And Round" - Tier 4
• "YYZ" - Tier 5
• "Beast And The Harlot" - Tier 6
• "Play With Me" - Tier 7
• "Through The Fire And Flames" - Credits song

Guitar Hero 5

Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii's career

• "All Along the watchtower" & "Sympathy For The Devil" - Tier 1
• "Blue Orchid" & "Hurts so good" - Tier 2
• "Under Pressure" & "Sex on fire" - Tier 3
• "Dancing with myself" & "Shout It Out Loud" - Tier 4
• "Superstition" & "Sultan of swings" - Tier 5
• "Hungry like the wolf" & "Looks That Kill" - Tier 6
• "All the Pretty Faces" - Tier 7
• "Bring the noise 20XX" & "Du Hast" - Tier 8
• "We're An American Band" - Tier 9
• "Runnin' Down A Dream" - Tier 10
• "Back Round" & "Medicate" - Tier 11
• "Brianstorm" & "2 Minutes to Midnight" - Tier 12
• "The Spirit Of Radio" - Tier 13
• "21st Century Schizoid Man" - Credits song

Band Hero

Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii's career

• "Let's Dance" & "Oh Pretty Woman" - Tier 1
• "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" & "ABC" - Tier 2
• "Takes What You Take" & "Bad Reputation" - Tier 3
• "Honky Tonk Women" & "Mr. Roboto" - Tier 4
• "Black Cat" & "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" - Tier 5
• "Walking On Sunshine" & "The Adventure" - Tier 6
• "Turn Off The Lights" & "Y.M.C.A." - Tier 7
• "Rio" - Tier 8
• "Lifeline" - Tier 9
• "The Impression That I Get" - Tier 10
• "American Pie" - Credits song

Guitar Hero 5 Mobile

Main game's career "Sneak Out" - 1. San Francisco "You and Me" - 2. New York "Younk Funk" - 3. Cairo

More Music's career "Medicate" - 1. San Francisco "Wolf Like Me" - 2. New York "Do You Feel Like We Do?" - 3. Cairo

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

• "Theme from Spiderman" - 1. Johnny Napalm
• "Uprising" - 2. Echo Tesla
• "Been Caught Stealing" - 3. Judy Nails
• "Children of the Grave" - 4. Austin Tejas
• "Bodies" - 6. Pandora
• "Paranoid" (Live) - 7. Lars Ümlaüt
• "Renegade" - 8. Casey Lynch
• "Bat Country" - 9. Axel Steel

Videos

Guitar Hero III - Encore time