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Rocksmith+ addresses the community, adds songs from Tom Petty, covers from The Police

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Hello Rocksmith fans!

Since we last posted Rocksmith+ added five tracks from Tom Petty, a few instrumental National Anthems to celebrate the World Cup (we assume), and covers from The Police. The real interesting news however is a blog post that came out on the morning of July 13th.

Let’s take a look:

Hey everyone,

A lot has happened with Rocksmith lately inside and outside the community, and we thought it was time to share an update. We’ve been pretty quiet and while our intention wasn’t to leave you all hanging, we know we haven’t done a great job at communicating. That’s on us. So, let’s get into it.

The last update Rocksmith+ received was September 2024, before the entire developer staff was fired

Where we are today and what’s next

Over the last year and a half, we’ve been heads down taking care of Rocksmith. We’re now a small but dedicated team; some of us have been working on Rocksmith for over a decade, and most of us are musicians ourselves. Every one of us wants to make it better.

With this new team in place, we focused on a few key areas:

  • New top hits in our Rocksmith+ catalog: the team’s been working hard on licensing, and the library has come a long way. Recent drops include tracks from Incubus, Bob Dylan, Lamb of God, Disturbed, The Offspring, Deftones, Royal Blood, and Linkin Park. Alongside those, you’ll find marquee names across the board like Metallica, Dream Theater, Green Day, Weezer, Sabaton, Killswitch Engage, Sepultura, Muse, Foreigner, Paramore, Coldplay, Ghost, Boston, The Doors, Oasis, John Fogerty, The Clash – with plenty more in the library.

Sure, that’s true. There has been some great content added to Rocksmith+ but there’s also been a lot of content that should have had Piano charted for it, and without anyway for the community to assist with that, sometimes all you get is a slow paced acoustic song, while you listen to something you wish you were playing instead…

  • Improved Rocksmith+ technical stability: We’ve improved how quickly we can catch and fix issues, and we’re working to fix any bug that could get in your way. We won’t pretend it’ll ever be perfect – any live service will always have something to chase – but it’s ongoing work we’re committed to.

People still have issues subscribing, people on PS5 sometimes experience the server disconnect issue, there’s other bugs that haven’t been addressed since September 2024. Hopefully this means you’ll be fixing them?

  • Rocksmith 2014 on Steam: Not into the subscription model? We get it. After its original music licenses expired, we built Rocksmith 2014 Learn & Play as a one-time purchase on Steam. And we haven’t forgotten about the downloadable tracks that have disappeared from the stores: we’re working to relicense the most popular ones and bring them back.

We did notice this happening, and it’s an unprecedented thing for music games in general. Actually a bit shocking to be honest!

  • Making Rocksmith more affordable: We now run regular discounts on Rocksmith+ (as low as $6 / €6 per month with a 12-month plan)*, plus discounts for Rocksmith 2014 Learn & Play, making it even more accessible. And we’ve also expanded regular DLC discount offers, so grabbing your favorite songs is a little easier.

That’s true, there are a lot of discounts constantly happening. 

Our focus is now on improving your experience, making the game better, smoother, and more fun to come back to. Once that’s solid, our goal is to start working on new features down the road.

I’ll believe it when I see it, add Piano Workshop, prove everyone wrong!

The elephant in the room

The dedication this community brings to Rocksmith isn’t lost on us, and passionate communities are creative. If you believe in your ideas, go build them: your own designs, your own code, your own licenses. That’s how the world moves forward.

For the same reason, it should not come at the expense of the work of the teams and artists who contribute to Rocksmith. The actions we took recently reflect our intent to protect our works and technologies when they are used without authorization, and this is not a decision the Rocksmith team takes lightly.

For those unaware, a clone of Rocksmith was created with the use of AI tools (called Slopsmith), essentially a vibe coded project which Ubisoft felt was a big enough deal to send an DMCA takedown as they felt it infringed on their IP. It’s back now and called Feedback and no longer infringes on the Rocksmith format, we will see what happens next.

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That care applies to the music too. We build Rocksmith with respect for artists and their creations. Properly licensing music is one of the foundations Rocksmith stands on. It’s careful work and discussions with artists and their labels – that’s how we make sure the people whose creativity makes Rocksmith possible are treated fairly. Any new ideas or projects built on the same music need the same foundation – otherwise it stands on nothing.

tl;dr don’t mess with our stuff

One last, heartfelt word

Fair criticism of the Rocksmith games themselves is always welcome and ultimately makes them better. A lot of you play guitar because of Rocksmith. That’s what makes this worth doing – and worth doing right.

Rocksmith is and has always been a product of real dedication. We had to fight to make it, as it was a bet no one else was making at the time. We took some risks to change it in the hope of making it better. And while some things did not pan out as expected, we kept fighting to keep Rocksmith going through the rough patches. That’s what drives us. Now, we have a chance to keep pushing it forward. We owe this to everyone who’s been part of Rocksmith. The next chapter is one we’re building for the community and to win back those we’ve lost.

Thanks for sticking with us.

The Rocksmith Team

To our knowledge the Rocksmith+ team, if anything is three people that have been with the franchise since day one or at the very least since 2013. We appreciate the notetrackers in India and Romania, and hope that these words are not completely empty. While it’s not reflected in comment sections or forum posts, there are still people that use Rocksmith+ and you owe it to the subscribers to continue to support it in a meaningful way outside of 3-5 songs a week.

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New Arrangements

  • ︀︀Tom Petty – Cabin Down Below (Wildflowers) – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
  • ︀︀Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Swingin’ (Echo) – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
  • ︀︀Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – The Last DJ (The Last DJ) – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
  • ︀︀Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Don’t Pull Me Over (Mojo) – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
  • ︀︀Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Walls (She’s the One) – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
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New Arrangements

  • The Police (Cover) – Don’t Stand So Close To Me – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
  • The Police (Cover) – Message In A Bottle – Bass, Lead, Alt. Lead, Chord Chart
  • The Police (Cover) – Roxanne – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart

Yeesh, some of those vocals are rough

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We also received some instrumental National Anthems. Interesting part about these are they are Piano only so if someone wanted to chart some sweep arpeggios over them, it would be perfectly valid 😆

  • The Notetrackers – O Canada – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
  • The Notetrackers – The Star-Spangled Banner – Bass, Lead, Piano, Simple Piano, Chord Chart
  • The Notetrackers – La Marseillaise – Bass, Lead, Piano, Chord Chart
  • The Notetrackers – Himno Nacional Argentino – Piano, Chord Chart
  • The Notetrackers – God Save the King – Piano, Chord Chart
  • The Notetrackers – Marcha Real Española – Piano, Chord Chart

Fun fact, Rocksmith+ can’t be played in Argentina!

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There’s currently a sale on for Ubisoft Connect

Ubisoft Connect 50% off 12 Month Subscription – Ends July 23rd.

Remember to cancel after you subscribe!

We also noticed in a recent Rocksmith+ tweet they accidentally revealed a song from Stone Temple Pilots will be coming soon!

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Think they’ll chart the bass part anyway?

You may have noticed a familiar name in the Community Chart songs lately… Well, I hate to disappoint you but it’s not me charting those songs, it’s ghost.of.yasuke on an VPN! I’m happy to help though!

toymachinesh (big phony)

  • Bob Dylan – Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat – Lead, Rhythm
  • HUM – Green To Me – Lead
  • HUM – I Hate It Too – Lead
  • Opeth – Deliverance – Lead
  • Opeth – Master’s Apprentices – Lead

ghost.of.yasuke

  • The Notetrackers – New World Symphony Rock version – Alt. Lead
  • The Notetrackers – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Rock – Alt. Lead
  • Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Requiem (The Fifth) – Alt. Lead
  • The Notetrackers – Himno Nacional Argentino – Lead
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See you next week!

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