This is the song you should work on over winter break to improve your guitar skills!
Winter break gives you plenty of time—it’s a great chance to practice guitar and make real progress!
Maybe you’re not only aiming to get better at guitar, but also feeling the urge to dive deeper into music itself.
You might be unsure which songs are effective for practice, or what to play to better understand music, and find yourself stuck.
So in this article, we’ve gathered lots of practice songs we’d love guitar beginners to try!
We’ll focus on songs that even those who just started playing can handle, so be sure to check them out.
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These are the songs you should work on over winter break to improve your guitar skills! (21–30)
spring skySuzuki Suzuki
Suzuki Suzuki’s “Haruzora” is a song themed around graduation and departures, blending gentleness with a touch of poignancy.
Built on gentle piano tones layered with vocals, it also feels like it would work well as a simple acoustic guitar-and-voice performance.
Rather than just strumming chords, incorporating arpeggios and muting can capture the light, single-note-like sparkle of the piano within the arrangement.
Instead of packing the sound with constant strumming, it might be better to make good use of silence to create an airy atmosphere.
Stand By MeBen E. King
When you want to show someone right away that you can play guitar with an intro chord riff that’s simple yet super cool, this song is my recommendation.
You can pretty much play it with just three chords, and simply strumming the chords and singing already sounds great.
I’ve done the exact same thing myself, to be honest.
These are the songs you should work on over winter break to improve your guitar skills! (31–40)
I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu
This is Spitz’s eighth single, written as the theme song for the drama “Hakusen Nagashi.” The guitar played in the intro and behind the vocals is striking, but because the song’s tempo is slow, the phrases are approachable even for beginner guitarists.
The guitar solo is also arranged with a small number of notes to suit the song’s atmosphere, making it easy for beginners to learn.
1.2. step to youKANA-BOON
Here’s a song included on KANA-BOON’s first major original album, released in 2013.
This track, which was used in NTT Docomo’s “d Hits” commercial, is a sequel to “Naimononedari.” It’s endearing that the same Chinese restaurant appears in the music video.
The guitar part starts with double-time strumming, which is likely the first major hurdle.
If you can get through that smoothly and transition into the regular-tempo strumming, it’ll mark a new page in your guitar-playing journey.
You’ve got this!
tremoloRADWIMPS
A song by RADWIMPS, a four-piece rock band formed in Kanagawa in 2001.
It’s packed with fundamental guitar techniques—such as single-note phrases that intertwine with the intro and vocals, palm muting, and arpeggios.
Since many of the phrases are relatively simple, it’s perfect for beginner guitarists to practice, and the driving feel makes it fun to play—guaranteed to keep you grooving while you practice.
Note that the rhythm suddenly shifts to 3/4 time in the outro, so be careful not to lose the beat as you practice.
Linda LindaTHE BLUE HEARTS
“Linda Linda” by THE BLUE HEARTS is a landmark work of Japanese punk rock and their major-label debut single, released in 1987.
It features a simple yet powerful chord progression and impulsive vocals.
The lyrics express straightforward love and a rebellious spirit toward society.
Transcending its era, it remains a classic that continues to capture the hearts of many young people.
Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro
A song by singer-songwriter Motohiro Hata, also famous as the theme song for the 2014 film STAND BY ME Doraemon.
While the track mainly features chord strumming on acoustic guitar, the intro and verses incorporate arpeggios—breaking up the chords and playing the notes separately—so for beginner guitarists, the key practice point is learning to play it calmly without rushing.