Slideshow: Guitar Hero Rocks Out

It might look like a toy, but in your hands the Guitar Hero SG guitar controller makes you a star.

See where the notes transition from green to red? You can "hammer on" that first red note, meaning you don't have to strum it if you time the transition right.

Star-shaped notes build up your power meter, so be sure to hit them all!

Select the avatar that best suits you. Classic rocker? Snot-nosed punk? Dreadlocked fusion artist?

Two notes at once is called a "chord"! You learn something every day!