A note for perfectionists: Guitar Hero 1 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock require slightly more work. The original charts for GH1 used a different note timing system. You will find "GH1 PC" conversions, but they might feel slightly "floaty" compared to GH3 charts. For Warriors of Rock, ensure you download the "Phase Shift" converted packs.
You could download songs one by one. But if you want the authentic Guitar Hero career mode experience, you need song packs. Here is why packs are superior:
If you are building a tool to mass-convert GH charts to CH packs:
Pseudocode (Python):
for each song in GH_disc:
extract_midi(song) # via GHTCP CLI
convert_midi_to_chart(midi) # using Moonscraper headless or midi2chart
convert_wav_to_ogg(wav) # ffmpeg
generate_song_ini(metadata)
zip_folder(song_name)
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If you only have 5GB of hard drive space, here is what you should download first.
Option A – Manual recreation (recommended for distribution) guitar hero song pack clone hero
Option B – Convert existing GH chart (personal use only)
The plastic guitar era never truly ended; it just moved to PC. By downloading Guitar Hero song packs for Clone Hero, you are not just downloading files. You are preserving video game history. You are building the ultimate party machine that contains Guitar Hero 1 through Warriors of Rock plus hundreds of DLC tracks, all in one menu.
Plug in your old Xplorer, open the Google Spreadsheet, and start downloading. Whether you want to shred to Cliffs of Dover on expert or sing Don't Stop Believin' with friends, Clone Hero has you covered. A note for perfectionists: Guitar Hero 1 and
Your next steps:
Rock on.