Guitar Hero was released on the PlayStation 2 on November 8, 2005 in North America.
Song list[]
Guitar Hero is the first of many games in the Guitar Hero series (preceding Guitar Hero II), that came with 47 songs. However, there are two additional songs that are left on the rom, which can only be accessed with a cheating device (GameShark 2, Codebreaker...). All songs (except bonus songs) are covers made by WaveGroup.
| Artist | Song | Career tier/venue | Other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | I Love Rock 'n' Roll | 1. Opening Licks /1 | Click Here |
| Ramones | I Wanna Be Sedated | 1. Opening Licks /2 | Burnout 3: Takedown, SingStar (PS3), Lips, Rock Band 3 |
| White Zombie | Thunder Kiss '65 | 1. Opening Licks /3 | |
| Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water | 1. Opening Licks /4 | Click Here |
| Bad Religion | Infected | 1. Opening Licks /5 | |
| Black Sabbath | Iron Man | 2. Axe-Grinders /1 | |
| Boston | More Than a Feeling | 2. Axe-Grinders /2 | Click Here |
| Judas Priest | You've Got Another Thing Comin' | 2. Axe-Grinders /3 | Click Here |
| Franz Ferdinand | Take Me Out | 2. Axe-Grinders /4 | Click Here |
| ZZ Top | Sharp Dressed Man | 2. Axe-Grinders /5 | |
| Queen | Killer Queen | 3. Thrash and Burn /1 | |
| The Exies | Hey You | 3. Thrash and Burn /2 | Guitar Hero Smash Hits |
| Incubus | Stellar | 3. Thrash and Burn /3 | Rock Band 4 (DLC) |
| Burning Brides | Heart Full Of Black | 3. Thrash and Burn /4 | Burnout 3: Takedown, NHL 2005 |
| Megadeth | Symphony of Destruction | 3. Thrash and Burn /5 | Click Here |
| David Bowie | Ziggy Stardust | 4. Return of the Shred /1 | |
| Sum 41 | Fat Lip | 4. Return of the Shred /2 | Click Here |
| Audioslave | Cochise | 4. Return of the Shred /3 | |
| The Donnas | Take It Off | 4. Return of the Shred /4 | |
| Helmet | Unsung | 4. Return of the Shred /5 | Click Here |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Spanish Magic Castle (Instrumental) | 5. Fret-Burners /1 | original in Rock Band 2 (DLC) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Higher Ground | 5. Fret-Burners /2 | Rocksmith |
| Queens of the Stone Age | No One Knows | 5. Fret-Burners /3 | Click Here |
| Motörhead | Ace of Spades | 5. Fret-Burners /4 | Click Here |
| Cream | Crossroads | 5. Fret-Burners /5 | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | Godzilla | 6. Face Melters /1 | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | Texas Flood | 6. Face Melters /2 | Rock Band 2 (DLC), Rocksmith 2014 (DLC) |
| The Edgar Winter Group | Frankenstein | 6. Face Melters /3 | original in Rock Band 2 (DLC), Rocksmith 2014 (DLC); Junkie XL Remix in Forza Motorsport |
| Pantera | Cowboys from Hell | 6. Face Melters /4 | Live version in Rock Band 4 (DLC) |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Bark at the Moon | 6. Face Melters /5 | original in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Rock Band 3 (DLC) |
| Black Label Society | Fire It Up | Bonus /01 | |
| Graveyard BBQ | Cheat on the Church | Bonus /02 | Rock Band Network 1.0, Rock Band 4 (DLC) |
| The Bags | Cavemen Rejoice | Bonus /03 | |
| The Upper Crust | Eureka, I've Found Love | Bonus /04 | |
| Shaimus | All of This | Bonus /05 | Rock Band 2 (DLC) |
| Anarchy Club | Behind the Mask | Bonus /06 | Rock Band Network 2.0 (Unreleased) |
| Artillery | The Breaking Wheel | Bonus /07 | |
| The Acro-Brats | Callout | Bonus /08 | |
| Drist | Decontrol | Bonus /09 | |
| The Slip | Even Rats | Bonus /10 | Rock Band Network 1.0 |
| Made in Mexico | Farewell Myth | Bonus /11 | |
| Din | Fly on the Wall | Bonus /12 | |
| Freezepop | Get Ready 2 Rokk | Bonus /13 | Rock Band 2 (DLC), Rock Band 4 (DLC) |
| Monkey Steals the Peach | Guitar Hero | Bonus /14 | |
| Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives | Hey | Bonus /15 | |
| Count Zero | Sail Your Ship By | Bonus /16 | |
| The Model Sons | Story of My Love | Bonus /17 | |
| Andi Buch (credited as Andrew Buch) | Trippolette | Bonus /18 *needs cheating device | Rock Band Network 1.0 |
| Unknown (credited as Gurney) | Graveyard Shift | Bonus /19 *needs cheating device |