First, choose an instrument. Then you choose a song. Then you choose a difficulty. You try to get the notes. On guitar, you get the notes by pressing space and holding down the key for that color. On drums, you get the notes by pressing the key for that color. On guitar, A = green, S = red, D = yellow, F = blue, and G = orange. On drums, A = red, S = yellow, D = blue, F = green, and space is the orange bar. The rectangle at the top of the screen is the rank meter. The little purple circle with a triangle is your icom. It indicates where you are on the rank meter. If the triangle is touching the green, then you are doing good. If the triangle is touching the yellow, then you are doing okay. If the triangle is touching the red, then you are doing bad. When you get a note, blue lines will appear where it was.
Thanks to Rock Band for inspiration.