The awe of the crowd, the mist from the dry ice machine, and the heat of the pyrotechnics—Rock Band can't simulate those parts of a stage performance, but with its help, you can do the rest! To rock ...

In the glossary, we touched on how hammer-ons ("HOs") and pull-offs ("POs") function. You won't encounter challenging HOPOs till Hard Mode at least, but you should learn about them beforehand.

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