All Rocksmith 2014 Songs
Feature: The Definitive Rocksmith 2014 Base Setlist
Rocksmith 2014 shipped with a diverse set of 55 tracks ranging from classic rock to modern metal. Unlike the original Rocksmith, this edition focused heavily on playable techniques and instant Riff Repeater access.
- “Cherub Rock” – Smashing Pumpkins (the most downloaded, because it’s a CDLC enabler on PC)
- “Free Bird” – Lynyrd Skynyrd (the ultimate stamina test)
- “Master of Puppets” – Metallica (excellent official transcription)
- “Johnny B. Goode” – Chuck Berry (essential rock ‘n’ roll)
- “Cliffs of Dover” – Eric Johnson (for advanced players only)
- AC/DC - "Back in Black", "Highway to Hell"
- Aerosmith - "Walk This Way", "Sweet Emotion"
- Arctic Monkeys - "Do I Wanna Know?"
- Avril Lavigne - "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi"
- Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name"
- Bruce Springsteen - "Born to Run", "Dancing in the Dark"
- Coldplay - "Viva La Vida", "Paradise"
- Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me", "Love Bites"
- Foo Fighters - "Everlong", "The Pretender"
- Green Day - "American Idiot", "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
- Guns N' Roses - "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Welcome to the Jungle"
- Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive", "Demons"
- Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'", "Any Way You Want It"
- Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody", "Sex on Fire"
- Linkin Park - "In the End", "Crawling"
- Metallica - "Enter Sandman", "Master of Puppets"
- Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come As You Are"
- Queen - "We Will Rock You", "Another One Bites the Dust"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away", "Under the Bridge"
- R.E.M. - "Man on the Moon", "Losing My Religion"
- The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy", "Tighten Up"
- The Rolling Stones - "Satisfaction", "Gimme Shelter"
- U2 - "The Joshua Tree", "With or Without You"
- "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
- "Photograph"
Final Score Per Category
| Category | Score | Notes | |----------|-------|-------| | Base game variety | 8/10 | Rock-heavy but covers decades | | DLC depth | 9.5/10 | Massive, but $2–$3 per song adds up | | Learnability | 9/10 | Best in class for guitar education | | “Fun factor” | 9/10 | High; you’ll lose hours on Riff Repeater | | Missing legends | 6/10 | No Zeppelin, Floyd, Prince, or Hendrix (licensing) | all rocksmith 2014 songs