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Many people who have just started playing the drums may be wondering which songs they should practice first.
If you don’t know how difficult the song you’re trying to tackle is, it’s hard to make steady progress.
So in this article, we’re introducing songs recommended for beginners who have just taken up the drums—tracks that will help you step up your skills.
We’ve picked a wide range, from the latest hits to timeless classics.
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[2026] Practice songs for beginner drummers: Easy and cool recommended tracks (1–10)
LemonYonezu Kenshi
It might seem surprising since the original track doesn’t use live drum sounds, but I also recommend performing this song with a band.
Focusing on the drums in particular, you’ll be fine as long as you can play two types of beats—and they’re quite similar, so they’re easy to practice.
One is the beat that appears in the chorus, and the other is the beat used outside the chorus.
The beat outside the chorus is slightly more complex, and the key is the bass drum.
Sixteenth notes appear there, so take this opportunity to learn to play sixteenth notes on the bass drum.
At this song’s tempo it isn’t strictly necessary, but to produce clean notes and keep your timing solid, it’s a good idea to master either the slide technique or the up-down technique.
AnarchyOfisharu Higedan Dism
For beginner drummers who shy away thinking “Higedan’s songs seem hard!”, here’s one of their tracks I’d like you to try—it’s relatively easy to play among their catalog.
It consists of repeated patterns of three similar beats, and there are no complex fills or grooves, so with a bit of practice many people should be able to play it.
The kick drum in this song uses a lot of offbeat strokes, so start by getting comfortable with that.
Once you can play the kick on the offbeats, you’ll definitely expand your toolkit for future performances! One thing to watch out for in this song is that the three types of phrases are similar and switch frequently between sections.
Until you’ve grasped the details of each beat, it’s easy to get mixed up, so at first I recommend practicing while looking at the sheet music to understand the structure.
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This is a track centered around an eighth-note beat, with a variety of striking fills.
The entire song is built on straight eighths and their variations, so if you’re just playing the basic groove, even beginner drummers should be able to handle it without too much trouble.
However, the key elements of this song are the fills that appear at crucial moments.
Even at a relaxed tempo, you’ll encounter various phrases combining sixteenth notes, and if you don’t carefully sort them out and understand each phrase, they can easily get tangled.
Before playing along to the track, it’s important to study the notation and get a grasp of each phrase.
You’ll also come across note values you may not have seen much before, such as sextuplets, sixteenth-note triplets, and thirty-second notes.
Since unfamiliar note values can be tricky to play, listen to the original recording and train your body to internalize them.
Marigoldaimyon
When it comes to drum practice, we tend to pick rock tunes, but there are plenty of hit pop songs that are great for practicing too.
For example, Aimyon’s 2018 love song “Marigold.” From the perfectly timed open hi-hat hits in the A section to the fills that don’t disrupt the song’s gentle vibe, it’s a track with lots to appreciate from a drummer’s perspective.
Ms. SeptemberRADWIMPS
For beginners who want to try a RADWIMPS song, “September-san” is highly recommended.
It has a relatively slow tempo and mostly simple beats, making it easy to tackle.
However, there are two major points to watch out for.
The first is to memorize the song’s structure.
The beats themselves are simple, but similar-sounding phrases switch frequently—intro, verse A, verse B, interlude, and so on.
There are also several breaks, so make sure you know exactly what to play, how, and when.
The second point is the tom fill that appears near the end of the track.
After a repeated phrase with crash cymbals and toms, it develops into a pattern that brings in the bass drum and snare as well.
It’s not just that the sticking is a bit tricky—you may also find it hard to make it sound “cool.” Keep practicing repeatedly until you really make the phrase your own.
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE
This is the perfect song for anyone who wants to improve their drumming by practicing a single track.
It’s up-tempo, features a wide variety of beats, and offers plenty of challenge.
Listen carefully to the intro, verse A, verse B, chorus, interlude, and bridge to identify what kind of beat is being played in each section, and master them one by one.
There are also phrases where the snare and toms alternate in 16th notes over multiple measures, and some of those sections even switch to irregular time signatures—so there are plenty of tough spots.
That said, it’s definitely doable.
Start by understanding the phrases and the song structure, then gradually bring the tempo up from slow practice toward the original tempo.
Take your time with it, aim to break out of the beginner stage, and stick with it.
You don’t listen to rock.aimyon
This is a song I’d recommend to beginner drummers who have just learned to play the basic 8-beat.
That’s because most of the track is built on the standard “boom, bap, boom-boom, bap” 8-beat pattern from start to finish.
There are fill-ins between sections, but those phrases are simple as well.
So if you practice calmly, you should be able to transition smoothly from the beat into the fills.
That said, there are plenty of small details to watch out for—like the bass drum rhythm being different only in the first two measures of the A section, and a brief hold at the start of the second verse.
If possible, have the sheet music on hand and practice while following along carefully; it will help your understanding.