Guitar Hero II is the 2nd entry in the Guitar Hero series. It follows the successful 2005 predecessor Guitar Hero, with more well known songs, and more songs in general.
Guitar Hero II was released on the PlayStation 2 on November 7, 2006. And on the XBOX 360 on April 3, 2007.
Song list[]
Guitar Hero II is the second entry in the main series (succeeding Guitar Hero and preceding Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock), that came with 64 songs on the PlayStation 2 version, and 10 additional songs on the XBOX 360 version. All songs in the game are covers made by WaveGroup. Except "Dead", "John The Fisherman", "Possum Kingdom", "Stop!", and all bonus tracks are their original master recordings.
For the list of DLC songs, click here.
| Artist | Song | XBOX 360 tier | PS2 tier | Other games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap Trick | Surrender | 1. Opening licks /1 | 1. Opening licks /3 | Skate |
| Toadies | Possum Kingdom | 1. Opening licks /2 | N/A | |
| Nirvana | Heart Shaped Box | 1. Opening licks /3 | 2. Amp-Warmers /2 | cover in Tap Tap Reloaded, cover in InFAMOUS: Second Son |
| Rancid | Salvation | 1. Opening licks /4 | N/A | |
| KISS | Strutter | 1. Opening licks /5 | 2. Amp-Warmers /1 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| Mötley Crüe | Shout at the Devil | 1. Opening licks /E | 1. Opening licks /1 | Guitar Hero III Mobile, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, Saints Row: The Third |
| Danzig | Mother | 2. Amp-Warmers /1 | 1. Opening licks /2 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| Pearl Jam | Life Wasted | 2. Amp-Warmers /2 | N/A | |
| Warrant | Cherry Pie | 2. Amp-Warmers /3 | 4. Thrash And Burn /1 | |
| Wolfmother | Woman | 2. Amp-Warmers /4 | 1. Opening licks /4 | Click Here |
| Van Halen | You Really Got Me | 2. Amp-Warmers /5 | 2. Amp-Warmers /4 | Click Here |
| Spinal Tap | Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight | 2. Amp-Warmers /E | 1. Opening licks /E | |
| Kansas | Carry on Wayward Son | 3. String Snappers /1 | 2. Amp-Warmers /E | Click Here |
| Iggy Pop and the Stooges | Search and Destroy | 3. String Snappers /2 | 3. String Snappers /3 | |
| The Police | Message in a Bottle | 3. String Snappers /3 | 2. Amp-Warmers /3 | |
| Alice Cooper | Billion Dollar Babies | 3. String Snappers /4 | N/A | |
| Alice In Chains | Them Bones | 3. String Snappers /5 | 3. String Snappers /2 | Click Here |
| Black Sabbath | War Pigs | 3. String Snappers /E | 3. String Snappers /E | |
| Foo Fighters | Monkey Wrench | 4. Thrash And Burn /1 | 3. String Snappers /1 | |
| Deep Purple | Hush | 4. Thrash And Burn /2 | N/A | |
| Matthew Sweet | Girlfriend | 4. Thrash And Burn /3 | 4. Thrash And Burn /3 | |
| Butthole Surfers | Who Was in My Room Last Night? | 4. Thrash And Burn /4 | 4. Thrash And Burn /2 | |
| The Rolling Stones | Can't You Hear Me Knockin' | 4. Thrash And Burn /5 | 4. Thrash And Burn /4 | |
| Guns N' Roses | Sweet Child O' Mine | 4. Thrash And Burn /E | 4. Thrash And Burn /E | Beat Saber, Fortnite Festival |
| Rick Derringer | Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo | 5. Return Of The Shred /1 | N/A | |
| The Pretenders | Tattooed Love Boys | 5. Return Of The Shred /2 | 3. String Snappers /4 | |
| Primus | John the Fisherman | 5. Return Of The Shred /3 | 5. Return Of The Shred /2 | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | Jessica | 5. Return Of The Shred /4 | 6. Relentless Riffs /4 | |
| Thin Lizzy | Bad Reputation | 5. Return Of The Shred /5 | 5. Return Of The Shred /4 | Sleeping Dogs |
| Aerosmith | Last Child | 5. Return Of The Shred /E | 5. Return Of The Shred /E | |
| Heart | Crazy on You | 6. Relentless Riffs /1 | 6. Relentless Riffs /1 | |
| Stone Temple Pilots | Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart | 6. Relentless Riffs /2 | 6. Relentless Riffs /2 | |
| My Chemical Romance | Dead! | 6. Relentless Riffs /3 | N/A | |
| Rage Against the Machine | Killing in the Name | 6. Relentless Riffs /4 | 5. Return Of The Shred /1 | Click Here |
| The Sword | Freya | 6. Relentless Riffs /5 | 5. Return Of The Shred /3 | Burnout Dominator |
| Jane's Addiction | Stop! | 6. Relentless Riffs /E | 6. Relentless Riffs /E | Burnout Paradise |
| Anthrax | Madhouse | 7. Furious Fretwork /1 | 7. Furious Fretwork /1 | |
| Iron Maiden | The Trooper | 7. Furious Fretwork /2 | N/A | Beatstar |
| Stray Cats | Rock This Town | 7. Furious Fretwork /3 | 6. Relentless Riffs /3 | |
| Lamb of God | Laid to Rest | 7. Furious Fretwork /4 | 7. Furious Fretwork /3 | |
| The Reverend Horton Heat | Psychobilly Freakout | 7. Furious Fretwork /5 | 7. Furious Fretwork /4 | |
| Rush | YYZ | 7. Furious Fretwork /E | 7. Furious Fretwork /E | Guitar Hero Smash Hits |
| Avenged Sevenfold | Beast and the Harlot | 8. Face-Melters /1 | 8. Face-Melters /1 | Burnout Revenge |
| The Living End | Carry Me Home | 8. Face-Melters /2 | 7. Furious Fretwork /2 | Full Auto 2: Battlelines |
| Suicidal Tendencies | Institutionalized | 8. Face-Melters /3 | 8. Face-Melters /2 | Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2, Senses Fail version in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland |
| Dick Dale | Misirlou | 8. Face-Melters /4 | 8. Face-Melters /3 | Click Here |
| Megadeth | Hangar 18 | 8. Face-Melters /5 | 8. Face-Melters /4 | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | Free Bird | 8. Face-Melters /E | 8. Face-Melters /E | Click Here |
| The Last Vegas | Raw Dog | Bonus /01 | Bonus /01 | |
| Drist | Arterial Black | Bonus /02 | Bonus /02 | |
| Anarchy Club | Collide | Bonus /03 | Bonus /03 | |
| Ounce of Self | Drink Up | Bonus /04 | N/A | |
| That Handsome Devil | Elephant Bones | Bonus /05 | Bonus /04 | |
| Valient Thorr | Fall of Pangea | Bonus /06 | Bonus /05 | |
| VAGIANT | FTK | Bonus /07 | Bonus /06 | |
| Brian Kahanek | Gemini | Bonus /08 | Bonus /07 | |
| Noble Rot | Kicked to the Curb | Bonus /09 | N/A | |
| Bang Camaro | Push Push (Lady Lightning) | Bonus /10 | Bonus /08 | Rock Band 4 (DLC) |
| The Acro-Brats | Laughtrack | Bonus /11 | Bonus /09 | |
| Freezepop | Less Talk More Rokk | Bonus /12 | Bonus /10 | Rock Band Unplugged, Rock Band 2 (DLC), Neon FM, Rock Band 4 (DLC) |
| Buckethead | Jordan | Bonus /13 | Bonus /11 | |
| The Amazing Crowns | Mr. Fix It | Bonus /14 | Bonus /12 | |
| Every Time I Die | The New Black | Bonus /15 | Bonus /13 | |
| The Breaking Wheel | One for the Road | Bonus /16 | Bonus /14 | |
| The Neighborhoods | Parasite | Bonus /17 | Bonus /15 | |
| Count Zero | Radium Eyes | Bonus /18 | Bonus /16 | |
| Megasus | Red Lottery | Bonus /19 | Bonus /17 | |
| All That Remains | Six | Bonus /20 | Bonus /18 | |
| Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives | Soy Bomb | Bonus /21 | Bonus /19 | |
| Shadows Fall | The Light That Blinds | Bonus /22 | Bonus /20 | |
| Dethklok | Thunderhorse | Bonus /23 | Bonus /21 | |
| Strong Bad | Trogdor | Bonus /24 | Bonus /22 | |
| Voivod | X-Stream | Bonus /25 | Bonus /23 | |
| Made In Mexico | Yes We Can | Bonus /26 | Bonus /24 |