[Piano/vocal] Super cool! Recommended songs you can breeze through
Watching those cool piano-and-vocal videos on social media, many of us have probably thought, “I wish I could casually sing and play like that!” At first glance, singing while playing the piano seems difficult, but if you choose songs with simple chord progressions or ones you’re already comfortable singing, you can actually master it surprisingly quickly.
In this article, we’ve carefully selected recommendations for those who want to perform stylish piano-and-vocal pieces, spanning a wide range of genres including Japanese music, Western music, and classical pieces.
Find your favorite song and give it a try right away!
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[Piano Solo with Vocals] Super Cool! Recommended Songs You Can Play Smoothly (1–10)
KanadeSukima Suichi
Released in 2004, this Skima Switch (Sukima Switch) song is one of their signature tracks, covered by many artists.
It’s a ballad that strongly evokes feelings of loneliness and bittersweetness—struggling through the season of parting while trying to move forward.
While Sukima Switch’s sound is typically centered around guitar and piano, this track gives a particularly prominent impression of the piano’s tone.
Even performed as a solo piano-and-vocal piece, it should be able to capture the song’s gentle atmosphere.
LeoYuuri
“Leo” is a track included on Yuuri’s 2022 album Ichi.
There’s a piano accompaniment version of the music video, which makes it easy to grasp the feel of playing and singing, so I highly recommend it.
Another plus is that it’s in F major, which has just one flat, making the chords easy to finger and remember.
In the video, the accompaniment uses a variety of techniques, from quarter-note playing to arpeggios, so try it with the technique that suits your level!
Marigoldaimyon
Singer-songwriter Aimyon rose to popularity by focusing on stripped-down performances with just vocals and an instrument.
Her signature song “Marigold” is perfectly suited for beginner piano-and-vocal players.
The chord progression it uses is the well-known “Canon progression,” which you can apply to many other songs.
It’s a progression you should learn and have under your fingers at least once.
[Piano and Vocals] Super Cool! Recommended Songs You Can Play Smoothly (11–20)
dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo
There are many songs in the world with striking piano intros, and Yo Hitoto’s “Hanamizuki” is one of them.
It’s one of her signature songs, which peaked at No.
4 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and it’s hugely popular at karaoke.
The piano accompaniment that supports Yo Hitoto’s one-of-a-kind voice is wonderful, too—the careful way it assigns parts to higher and lower registers helps underpin the song’s sound.
It’s a piece I’d love for you to try and add to your sing-and-play repertoire!
Letter ~Dear You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki
When it comes to female artists who sing and play the piano, you can’t leave out Angela Aki.
Among her works, “Tegami: Haikei Jugo no Kimi e,” released in 2008, is a masterpiece with beautiful piano.
It’s well-loved as a graduation song and reached No.
3 on the Oricon singles chart.
The intro is played with arpeggios and chords, but from the middle it shifts to a more rhythmic approach with repeated keystrokes.
It was featured on NHK’s Minna no Uta and chosen as the set piece for the junior high division of the NHK National School Music Competition, so it’s a familiar song for children as well.
Hayley WestenraAmazing Grace
Amazing Grace, with lyrics by the English clergyman John Newton, is the world’s most famous hymn, beloved for its beautiful melody.
It’s performed on a variety of instruments and is also great for piano-and-vocal renditions.
True to its traditional roots, the sound is very simple—you can play it if you just learn three chords.
Since you likely already know the melody, you don’t really need to practice it, which makes it perfect for singing while playing.
As you get more comfortable, you can add more chords and decorate it in different styles—making it jazzier or bluesier—another hallmark of Amazing Grace.
BoyhoodInoue Yosui
Among Yosui Inoue’s songs, the one with a strikingly simple piano accompaniment is “Shonen Jidai” (Childhood).
Released in 1990, it reached No.
4 on the Oricon singles chart and became a million-seller—his biggest hit and signature song.
From the intro to the end, it features steady quarter-note chord playing.
While there are occasional chords that require two black keys, the progression is relatively easy to finger and memorize.
Several times throughout the piece, a beautiful high-register phrase is interwoven, so be sure to practice until you can sing while playing!