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Chosen by a YouTuber guitarist! Practice songs for guitar strumming: Japanese rock edition

My name is Makio, and I play guitar on YouTube.

I got into guitar because I love Japanese rock, but my right-hand strumming just wasn’t coming together…

For beginners who feel the same, I’m going to introduce some Japanese guitar rock songs that are great for practicing right-hand strumming.

If you can play the songs here, it’ll be a big step toward becoming a guitarist!

Chosen by a YouTuber guitarist! Practice songs for guitar strumming: Japanese rock edition

Emmago!go!vanillas

go!go!vanillas / Emma (MUSIC VIDEO)
Emmago!go!vanillas

It’s a song you can enjoy playing without doing anything complicated throughout, using clear chord and strumming patterns.

There are also some accent hits here and there, so I think it can be good practice for locking in with others when playing in a band.

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LOSERYonezu Kenshi

This one also has a shuffle rhythm.

Unlike the other songs, there are many parts where you lightly touch the strings with your left hand to mute them while strumming.

It’s a song that won’t sound cool unless you clearly contrast the notes you let ring and the parts you mute.

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You, the Sheep, and the BlueRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – You, Sheep and Blue [Official Music Video]
You, the Sheep, and the BlueRADWIMPS

A straightforward shuffle piece.

In each cycle, the last stroke must be an upstroke, or you won’t be able to start the next cycle with a downstroke.

Because shuffle rhythm uses triplets, your up and down strokes tend to get reversed, which makes it tricky until you get used to it.

Practice very slowly and let your body memorize the motion.

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