Guitar Hero is a guitar simulation game that puts you at the center of your very own rock band.

By pressing down on fret buttons on a specially designed guitar controller, players can form notes and chords to be played by strumming in time on a "strum bar" representing the strings of an electric guitar. These notes and chords are represented onscreen by scrolling note markers. Using button combinations, sustains and the whammy bar, players will experience the essence of what it’s like to actually play some of the coolest rock songs of all time. Players can choose from multiple rock characters and play at concert venues that grow in size as your rock career progresses.

Guitar Hero features hits spanning all the facets of rock music, from classic rock to metal including tracks made famous by such legendary artists as Boston, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Sum 41, Ozzy Osbourne, Audioslave, White Zombie, Franz Ferdinand and The Ramones. The game also includes Graveyard BBQ, the winner of the first ever "Be A Guitar Hero" song competition and their original song "Cheat on the Church".