Cheat mode
At the main menu, select "Options", "Cheats", "Enter New Cheat", then enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Each note or chord must be strummed.
All songs in Quick Play mode
Press Yellow + Orange, Red + Blue, Red + Orange, Green + Blue, Red + Yellow, Yellow + Orange, Red + Yellow, Red + Blue, [Green + Yellow] two times, [Yellow + Blue] two times, [Yellow + Orange] two times, Yellow + Blue, Yellow, Red, Red + Yellow, Red, Yellow, Orange to unlock all songs in Quick Play mode. Note: This code cannot be disabled once it is activated.
All items
Press [Green + Red + Blue + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Blue + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Red + Yellow + Blue + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Yellow + Blue + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange]. Note: There will be no sound while entering the four note "chords". Enter the shop in Career mode to access all items. This code cannot be disabled once it is activated.
Bret Michaels as the singer
Press [Green + Red] three times, [Green + Blue] three times, Red + Blue, Red(3), Red + Blue, Red(3), Red + Blue, Red(3).
Easy Expert mode
Press Green + Red, Green + Yellow, Yellow + Blue, Red + Blue, Blue + Orange, Yellow + Orange, Red + Yellow, Red + Blue. This mode increases the size of the timing window. Note: This code cannot be used in Career mode.
No fail
Press Green + Red, Blue, Green + Red, Green + Yellow, Blue, Green + Yellow, Red + Yellow, Orange, Red + Yellow, Green + Yellow, Yellow, Green + Yellow, Green + Red. Note: This code cannot be used in Career mode.
Air guitar
Press Blue + Yellow, [Green + Yellow] two times, [Red + Blue] two times, [Red + Yellow] two times, Blue + Yellow, [Green + Yellow] two times, [Red + Blue] two times, [Red + Yellow] two times, [Green + Yellow] two times, [Red + Yellow] two times.
Hyperspeed mode
Press Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow. This mode makes the charts faster. There are five Hyperspeed levels. Press Green on the Hyperspeed option at the "Cheats" menu to cycle through them.
Precision mode
Press [Green + Red] three times, [Red + Yellow] two times, [Red + Blue] two times, Yellow + Blue, Yellow + Orange, Yellow + Orange, [Green + Red] three times, [Red + Yellow] two times, [Red + Blue] two times, Yellow + Blue, [Yellow + Orange] two times.
Performance mode
Press Red + Yellow, Red + Blue, Red + Orange, Red + Blue, Red + Yellow, Green + Blue, Red + Yellow, Red + Blue. This mode makes everything disappears except for the performance.
Through The Fire And The Flames song
Successfully complete Career mode on any difficulty setting to unlock "Through The Fire And The Flames" song by Dragonforce.
Bonus characters
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding character:
- Lou: Successfully complete Career mode to unlock Lou for purchase at the store for $15,000. Lou comes with his skeleton guitar.
- Slash: Defeat Slash in the Boss battle in Career mode to unlock him for purchase at the store for $10,000.
- Tom Morello: Defeat Tom Morello in the Boss battle in Career mode to unlock him for purchase at the store for $10,000.
Bonus basses
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bass:
- Beach Life: Successfully complete Co-op mode on the Hard difficulty setting.
- Neversoft Skateboard: Successfully complete Co-Op mode on the Expert difficulty setting with a "Five Star" rank on all songs.
- PendulAxe: Successfully complete Co-op mode on the Expert difficulty setting.
- Tiki Fortune 4: Successfully complete Co-op mode on the Easy difficulty setting.
Bonus guitars
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding guitar:
- Bat: Get a "Five Star" rank on all the songs on the Easy difficulty setting in Career mode.
- Distant Visitor: Successfully complete Career mode on the Expert difficulty setting.
- El Jefe: Get a "Five Star" rank on all the songs on the Expert difficulty setting in Career mode.
- Jolly Roger: Get a "Five Star" rank on all the songs on the Medium difficulty setting in Career mode.
- Moon Shot: Successfully complete Career mode on the Easy difficulty setting.
- Nemesis 13: Successfully complete Co-op Career mode on the Medium difficulty setting.
- Risk Assessment: Successfully complete Career mode on the Expert difficulty setting.
- Radioactive: Successfully complete Co-op Career mode on the Hard difficulty setting.
- Rojimbo: Successfully complete Career mode on the Hard difficulty setting.
- Saint George: Successfully complete Career mode on the Medium difficulty setting.
- Tiki Face: Get a "Five Star" rank on all songs on the Hard difficulty setting in Career mode.
Battle Lou in Expert mode with Easy mode notes
When the battle with Lou starts at the end of the game on Expert mode, strum without holding any frets until you lose. At the "Game Over" screen, select "Tutorial". Pick the tutorial for Guitar Battle, and play through it until the "Lesson Complete" message appears. As soon as the next fret board appears, pause the game, and exit to return to the lesson menu. Then, press Red to return to the list of songs. The battle with Lou will be highlighted. Choose the song, and Lou's notechart will now be set to Easy mode. Note: Your notechart will still be in Expert mode, but his will be in Easy mode.