Question for Guitar Hero / Rock Band players

[bjkrautk]

When playing on Hard mode, do you call in the pinky finger, or still slide the main 3 fingers up and down the fret board?

I'm over 90% on most of the songs at medium difficulty (using the 3 fingers), but find myself failing quickly when trying songs on Hard mode.
Practice is obviously the key, but I'm curious to find out if there's a universally preferred way to go about practicing these songs.

(Moving to Medium, I made the conscious decision to shift fingers to the middle 3 buttons, and slide up to green....thinking that would make the transition I'm currently working on an easier one.)

[stoutdude04]

Pinky...it is tough, it took me awhile to get the hang of it when I used to play. You could use 3, but I think it would be tough. Thats just me though.

[Raw Biz]

Pinky easily. When I first started I could barely play on medium. Now I can play most songs on expert fairly easily. It just takes a little getting used to but it's really not that hard.

[Baldkin]

Gotta use the pinky, my hands are too small to stretch for the 3-note sperations that will eventually come (ie: green/blue) Although I am known to slide pointer/ring finger back and forth when its all 2-spaced notes (green/yellow, r/b, y/o)

 

The easiest way to learn to use the pinky is to just play with the 4 fingers on medium, especially since you've got the sliding thing down already.

[sgtcluels]

I generally play with my pinky on the orange button and then work my way down the fret board when I have to go green.

[pogokat]

pinky all the way...i lose my placing if i move my hand too much

[BuckyTuba]

you have to learn to use the pinky. you'll never get through hard or expert without it.

[And That]

As a person who appreciates music, even top 40 hits...

 

Rock Band is the worst thing ever created. My friends are I guess sub-par at it and about a dozen songs have been ruined for me.