Global Events¶

These are the text events found in Guitar Hero 1 and 2 songs.

Guitar Hero 1 Text Events¶

Event Text	Description
`[verse]`	Marks a verse in the song for stage animations.
`[chorus]`	Marks a chorus in the song for stage animations.
`[solo]`	Marks a solo in the song for stage animations.
`[end]`	Marks the end point of the song.

`[gtr_on]`	Guitarist moves around.
`[gtr_off]`	Guitarist is idle.
`[solo_on]`	Guitarist shows off during a solo.
`[solo_off]`	Guitarist transitions back to normal.
`[wail_on]`	Guitarist wails on their guitar.
`[wail_off]`	Guitarist transitions back to normal.

`[bass_on]`	Bassist is active.
`[bass_off]`	Bassist is idle.

`[drum_on]`	Drummer is active.
`[drum_off]`	Drummer is idle.
`[drum_half]`	Drummer plays in half time.
`[drum_double]`	Drummer plays in double time.
`[drum_normal]`	Drummer plays a normal rock pattern.
`[drum_allbeat]`	Drummer hits the snare drum on all beats.

`[sing_on]`	Singer is active.
`[sing_off]`	Singer is idle.

`[keys_on]`	Keyboard player is active.
`[keys_off]`	Keyboard player is idle.

Event Text	Description
`[music_start]`	Marks the start of the song for stage animations.
`[verse]`	Marks a verse in the song for stage animations.
`[chorus]`	Marks a chorus in the song for stage animations.
`[solo]`	Marks a solo in the song for stage animations.
`[end]`	Marks the end point of the song.

`[crowd_lighters_fast]`	Makes the crowd wave lighters quickly.
`[crowd_lighters_off]`	Makes the crowd no longer have lighters.
`[crowd_lighters_slow]`	Makes the crowd wave lighters slowly.
`[crowd_half_tempo]`	Crowd moves at half of the set tempo.
`[crowd_normal_tempo]`	Crowd moves at the set tempo.
`[crowd_double_tempo]`	Crowd moves at double the set tempo.

`[band_jump]`	Starts a camera cut where the band jumps in unison.
`[sync_head_bang]`	Makes the band head-bang in sync with each other.
`[sync_wag]`	Makes the band sway left and right to the beat.

`[section <name>]`	Marks a practice mode section.

`[lighting (<type>)]`	Triggers a lighting change or event. The `[music_start]` event must be present beforehand along with either `[verse]`, `[chorus]`, or `[solo]` in order for these to work.

[lighting] event types:

Text	Description
None (`()`)	Default lighting.
`flare`	Sets off flares that come up out of the stage.
`blackout`	Turns off the stage lights.
`chase`	(Speculated) A spotlight will chase the guitarist.
`strobe`	Enables a strobe-light effect.
`color1`	Changes the lighting color to the first color specified in a venue.
`color2`	Changes the lighting color to the second color specified in a venue.
`color3`	Changes the lighting color to the third color specified in a venue.
`sweep`	Makes the lights sweep the stage.