How to Beat Lou (the Devil) in Guitar Hero 3

pro tips to bring the devil down
Pro tips to help you bring the devil down…

If you’ve gotten to song 42 in Guitar Hero 3, you know what a jerk the devil can be in a rock-off. The demon code prevents him from declining a rock-off challenge, but that doesn’t mean he won’t cheat his way to stealing your soul.

Whether you’re playing on medium, hard, or expert, we found some helpful tips on how to bust a massive, monster mamma-jam and send this upstaging prick back to hell. This website has a collection of blog posts and ideas with tips on how to beat Lou, but here are the basics.

Practice! It’s nearly impossible to use tricks to beat Lou. You’ll just have to get really good at the song, which is extra tough considering you can’t practice The Devil Went Down to Georgia without being in the battle. If you can’t make it after a few tries, rest your tired hands and try again later.

Power up! The battle powerups don’t start to appear until a third of the way through the song (after the part where the devil picks up his bow), so you’ll have to patiently sit through the introduction many times. Focus on just the tasty riffs that reward you with powerups, but save them for when you need them.

Persevere! When Lou sends you an attack, try to survive it, if only to get another powerup. Lefty flips, double notes, and difficulty ups are the trickiest to live through, so pray that he only gets a whammy or broken note for you. If you are on the receiving end of an amp overload, rely on your memory of the song to get you through.

Pulverize! Lou is really damn good. Only a series of attacks will end his reign. Instead of piling on 2 or 3 attacks, wait until you’ve got them all ready to go and then unleash them one at a time (waiting for one to end before the next). It helps if you wait until after the lull that comes halfway through the song (during the part when Johnny prepares to play his solo).

Party! After Lou goes down you’ve got a relatively easy solo to “finish him”. When you’re done, and have beaten Guitar Hero 3, you’ll be glad you stuck it out.

Good luck! You’ll need it, along with some epic skills. If you need some inspiration (and don’t mind witnessing the end of the game) check out the video below.

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  • jim

    i really like the guitar hero series, but honestly most kids that i know would just give up when they get to this song! i’ve been playing this ONE SONG for 3 days and i still can’t beat it. i’m not normaly an angry person, but this song gets me so pissed off every time i play it!!!

  • Cindy

    Ok – we beat Lou on medium. Is there a way to be able to just play the song now and not have to battle Lou everytime? I love this song and don’t want to have to stress of a battle every time.

  • Deebo The Viking

    You People Make Me Laugh Saying How Tough It Is, Play Lou The Devil On Expert (or better yet play Dragonforce on expert) then say something…

  • tony montana

    piss of deebo ya kook
    noone cares how good u think u are.
    what if they have it on wii and theyve never played it before like myself

    if your so good recored urself put it on youtube, well see how good u r

  • lucas redman

    yea i agree with tony montana
    this is the first game i played of guitar hero and i have it for wii and its difficult on medium ok so shut up Deebo The Viking cause i bet you suck at guitar hero and your trying to make your self look so big and scary. also if you have never touched an actuallguitar its harder for you and i play electric guitar so lets see whos better.

  • tony montana

    thanks lucas
    if you do practice enough, you will start to get better. its common sense. ive been playing all the difficult songs like raining blood, cliffs of dover, one, and lou; all on medium so when i feel im good enough, i can advance to hard. this is my stradegy but im getting all 5 star every time i play medium songs, hyperspeed also helps getting used to the faster speeds of hard and expert.

  • The_Joker

    To all who say the wii version is toned down and made easier, don;t because the songs are just as hard, maybe even harder on the wii version. Get the wii version, then play the song, you will see that they made the wii version harder.

  • Pepper

    me and my sister just got to this around 5pm. its 1am now and we have not left the tv, and no…we have not beaten lou.

    we got to the last set of expert and the songs were just too gnarly. we did them all on hard, and now we are stuck on the stupid devil went stupid down to stupid georgia…stupid.

    soooo annoying…But WE WILL DEFEAT LOU

    eventually

  • Brian

    The wii version is sooo much easier. I had no problem beating Lou on hard, but now that I’ve upgraded to the 360, I can’t beat him on hard… at all.

  • tony montana

    are you kidding me? brian, ur an idiot

    why the f*** wud they make wii version any different.

    maybe ur just shit, aye? and u got better as u kept playing through playing more to get to lou on 360

  • Christian

    Yeah, Lou is really hard..i just beat him on expert yesterday after about two months of being on that song..although i did put down an energy drink before attempting, which obviously helps i’ve now beat guitar hero 3, along with through the fire and flames on expert a few times, around 7 times i believe, highest score i’ve got on it is about 299 thousand..not that great but its still something, it takes time, and alot of effort to get good at the game but eventually all the practice will pay off..i’ve been playing for about a year now..so yeah, all i can really say is best of luck to everyone else.

  • Amaroq

    Lou is ****in’ hard! I finally beat him yesterday on expert. I tried to beat Lou for one week! YOu have to get lucky and get a whammy in the beginning. Also, if you get hit by an amp overload, try to memorize the song. Finally, keep on trying!

  • Heather

    It’s just a game people. No need to start cursing at each other.

    I can’t get past set seven on hard but I can get through set 6 on expert. Does that make sense to anyone else?

  • Deebo The Viking

    Ok Guys… You Want To Be Like That, I Will Post My Video Of Me Beating Through Fire And Flames On Expert With 86%… And For All The Haters I Have Been Playing For A Year So Actually I Am Quite Good… In Fact I Play Two Instruments On Rock Band At The Same Time, I Can Play Any Instrument With The Vocals At The Same Time On Expert… All It Is Is Hand Eye Cooridination… It Doesnt Matter If It’s For The Wii Or Not… First Time I Ever Played I Beat A Song On Hard With A 73%… And As For You Lucas Redman, I May Not Play A REAL Guitar… But I Dont Play The Drums And Sing In A Death Metal Band… So Dont Even Talk Buddy…

  • Danielle

    i can’t even beat lou on easy let alone expert

  • http://www.msn.com therocker jhon

    how do you get the god of rock?

  • WiseKise94

    lmfao…You kids crack me up. Guitar Hero is so easy. I might be saying this because I’ve played since the first one. (No offense to you people who just started I understand, cause everyone has to start somewhere). Anyway, I got GH3 the first day it came out and beat it on expert in a day including Lou and Through the Fire and Flames. I played that song three times, the first time i got 90% second i got 93% and the third time i got 100%. I mean…the song is full of hammer-ons and hammer-offs. The Devil Went Down to Georgia is pretty much the same. If ya’ll wanna see me play, then you can contact me on my xbox live account wich is WiseKise94. And I agree with Deebo The Viking. It doesn’t matter if you play it on the wii, ps2, ps3, xbox, or xbox 360. It’s all the same. I’ve played all of them and beat them on expert. I have never once played easy, medium, or hard with a guitar, only a hand-held controller. Now I can’t play Guitar Hero for the next 4-6 weeks because I just had surgery. If you wanna be a Guitar Hero Expert, then all I can really say is…just keep trying and don’t give up…if you guys want me to help you with the inhuman achievement and stuff like that…in return I want 500 microsoft points. I’ll tell you something right now too so I don’t wast my breath telling you. I don’t have the achievement on this account because I havn’t really played the carrer because it’s to boring. The account that has all 59 achievements got hacked by some kid because I beat him at Madden 125-7. Also, you get the God of Rock by purchasing him in the store for 20,000 for the Xbox 360 only…..PEACE OUT DAWGS…and best of luck to ya.

  • dylana

    lou ist sie easiist herr er ist evey beaden ist sie easi

  • dylan

    lou is rock i just beat him on medium but after that i tried hard but i cant beat story of my life and talk dirty to me i need help

  • FistofFlame45

    I can’t beat stinkin’ lou on Hard!

  • http://www.ripten.com shanazjah

    oh i beat the whole game 10 times from all the way to the begining so shut up

  • brad

    honestly, noone gives a f*** what bullsh*t you say coz you cant prove anything online. next time you do it, film it and then well talk

  • Sheldon

    I play guitar for real an you peoplevwho play games to be like ous need to grow up and if u can beat lou on hard you have no life

  • annonomus

    i can beat him on easy but that is easy sometimes i go into fases and deboo viking shut the f#ck up you #sshole go #uck a rat

  • dude

    i agree go #uck a rat

  • Will

    the devils song is hard as hell ive done everything but he to hard i tried ur hints (didnt work) the day i beat him im going throw a fucking party!!!

  • Will

    i have a tip playrockband the songs on hard are easy once u beat rockband go back and youll be able to beat gh3 easy (excluding lou)

  • equinox

    i play lead guitar and have just started playing GH3 with my 8 year old and i can NOT beat lou on hard! but to be fair GH is NOTHING like playing real guitar. i think the game is great fun and it's a shame some people have to come on here just to give sh*t to everyone else

  • DESOLATER IV

    I want to point out something. Some people would despise playing real guitar vs. actual guitar, because first off it is extremely boring, tiring, and difficult to learn. Guitar hero on the other hand is very easy to learn, and you constantly get better by “having fun”. No one cares if you play real guitar, because almost every band SUCKS. Ex. There are thousands of bands, and out of those thousands, only say 10-20 make it.

    Also, those who say they beat the game on expert in a day, are probably telling the truth. If you have played, and beaten every guitar hero then it is extremely easy, because you have had more practice, and more variety of songs.

    I’m currently trying to beat Lou on expert, I just beat all the devil songs today (fuck raining blood), and the devil is pretty hard no doubt.

    Games > Real Life

  • DESOLATER IV

    real guitar vs. virtual guitar*

    Sorry, lol

  • akki

    Wow! This is crazy! I play an actual guitar and tbh, I know its not the same at all apart from the strumming. I was stuck with lou on hard for ages. My best advice is to leave it for now, get about halfway through the career on expert, then go back to it. I’m now stuck with lou on expert and have been for about a month. I will get it tho I’m sure. Good luck peeps and quit bitching! As others have said… It IS just a game…