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! (31–40)
Marigoldaimyon
Aimingyon’s “Marigold,” released in 2018, became a massive hit.
Some of you may have even bought an acoustic guitar just to play this song.
If you use a capo, the song can be played with a very simple chord progression in the key of C major, allowing you to focus on practicing your strumming without worrying too much about your left hand.
Once you get good at strumming, playing will become much easier from here on out, so take your time with it.
It’s also a great choice for those aiming to sing and play.
AliensKirinji
This song by Kirinji, released in 2000, is a hidden gem that became a theme for a LINE Mobile commercial and has been covered by various artists.
The intro and interlude sections will likely be the main focus for beginners’ practice.
Also, pay attention to the stylish chord progression.
If you can perform this song gracefully with just voice and guitar, people’s perception of you might change.
Start practicing slowly and build up little by little.
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
This song by Fujifabric, released in 2007, is said to have lyrics that evoke the fireworks festival at Lake Kawaguchi.
As for the guitar in this track, it mainly features steady, consistently played strumming, so it may not be too challenging for beginners.
However, whether you firmly master these fundamentals will greatly influence your future as a guitarist.
So why not pay meticulous attention and aim to play with more stable strumming?
43168Remioromen
A rock song released in 2004 by Remioromen.
The B-melody and chorus use chord strumming, so they aren’t very difficult, but from the opening line through the A-melody, the arpeggio technique—playing broken chords—requires careful execution.
Since the tempo is slow, once you’ve learned it well, it’s a song that even beginners can play confidently.
SolaninASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
A track by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, the rock band affectionately known as Ajikan.
The song’s overall tempo is fast, but the guitar uses relatively relaxed phrases, making it easy for beginners to copy.
In the chorus, phrases that highlight the vocal melody are played, giving the piece a presence distinct from chord-based accompaniment guitar.
These are the songs you should work on over winter break to improve your guitar skills! (41–50)
Heroineback number
Formed in 2004 and making their major debut in 2011, back number is a rock band from Gunma.
This is their 11th single.
The guitar is mainly chord strumming throughout the song, and the tempo is slow, making it an easy piece to try both for band practice and for solo acoustic practice.
loadToraburyū
“Road” is a work that became a million-seller in 1993.
It’s a heartrending rock ballad that sings of profound grief for a lover lost in a traffic accident and an unchanging love.
Its dramatic structure, unfolding from simple guitar-and-vocal accompaniment into a full band sound, strikes a chord with listeners.
