Hello! It’s Nostalgia here, back at it again with another anime song list for guitarists. I have written a few already, 25 Easy Songs, 15 Easy Solos, 50 Power Chord Songs, 20 Funky Rhythm Songs, and 25 Epic Licks and Riffs.
In this article though, I’m going to make an ongoing list of songs I have found on Songsterr that have specific guitar skills that one can practice with, such as bends, slides, and tapping. The songs listed would have more than just a couple, to ensure you get more opportunities to practice them.
I will list the links to the song and tabs, along with the BPM, but I won’t add the videos to the list as I’m sure this will get quite long, and I don’t want the page to be too slow for you to browze through.
If you’re not sure how to read tabs or aren’t familiar with what certain techniques look like, please check out my Ultimate Guide To Tabs article.
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1. AGAIN
Fullmetal Alchemist | Yui
Song | Tabs | BPM = 145
2. SHUNKAN SENTIMENTAL
Fullmetal Alchemist | Scandal
Song | Tabs | BPM = 170
3. BUTTERFLY
Digimon | Kouji Wada
Song | Tabs | BPM = 170
4. DAN DAN KOKORO HIKARETEKU
Dragon Ball Z | Artist
Song | Tabs | BPM = 128
5. BE YOUR GIRL
Elfen Lied | Chieko Kawabe
Song | Tabs | BPM = 130
6. MOON PRIDE
Sailormoon | Momoiro Clover Z
Song | Tabs | BPM = 172
Bends
1. SHUNKAN SENTIMENTAL
Fullmetal Alchemist | Scandal
Song | Tabs | BPM = 170
2. Seven
7 Deadly Sins | FLOW Granrodeo
Song | Tabs | BPM = 170
3. AGAIN
Fullmetal Alchemist | Yui
Song | Tabs | BPM = 145
4. DAN DAN KOKORO HIKARETEKU
Dragon Ball Z | Artist
Song | Tabs | BPM = 128
5. BLUE BIRD
Naruto | Ikimonogakari
Song | Tabs | BPM = 151
6. KAIKAI KITAN
Jujitsu Kaisen | Eve
Song | Tabs | BPM = 185
7. TELL ME WHY
Berserk | The Penpals
Song | Tabs | BPM = 120
8. BRAVO BRAVO
Shugo Chara | Buono
Song | Tabs | BPM = 180
9. CENTIMETER
Rent-A-Girlfriend | The Peggies
Song | Tabs | BPM = 140
10. SAMURAI HEART
Gintama | Spyair
Song | Tabs | BPM = 113
Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs / TAPPING
1. GOD KNOWS
Haruhi Suzumiya | Aya Hirano
Song | Tabs | BPM = 140
2. MAKE MY STORY
My Hero Academia | Lenny Code Fiction
Song | Tabs | BPM = 133
3. START:DASH!!
Love Live | Muse (µ’s)
Song | Tabs | BPM = 150
4. HIKARI
K-ON!! | Death Devil
Song | Tabs | BPM = 160
5. KYOURAN HEY KIDS
Noragami | The Oral Cigarettes
Song | Tabs | BPM = 142
6. JIYUU NO TSUBASA
Attack on Titan | Linked Horizon
Song | Tabs | BPM = 135
7. CHALA HEAD CHALA
Dragon Ball Z | Hironobu Kageyama
Song | Tabs | BPM = 160
8. ZEN ZEN ZENSE
Your Name | Radwimps
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190
9. INFERNO
Berserk | 9mm Parabellum Bullet
Song | Tabs | BPM = 185
10. MERRY GO ROUND
My Hero Academia | Man with a Mission
Song | Tabs | BPM = ? | Drop C Tuning
11. POLARIS
My Hero Academia | Blue Encount
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190
12. DREAM LANTERN
Your Name | Radwimps
Song | Tabs | BPM = 172
13. ICHIRIN NO HANA
Bleach | High & Mighty Color
Song | Tabs | BPM = 100
14. NO PAIN NO GAIN
Btoom!! | Nano
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190 | Drop C# Tuning
Slides
1. NIWAKA AME NIMO MAKEZU
Naruto | Nico Touches The Wall
Song | Tabs | BPM = 180
2. THE HERO!!
One Punch Man | JAM Project
Song | Tabs | BPM = 130
3. ASTERICKS
Bleach | Orange Range
Song | Tabs | BPM = 130
4. RE:RE:
Erased | Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Song | Tabs | BPM = 153
5. INFERNO
Fire Force | Mrs. Green Apple
Song | Tabs | BPM = 185
6. CLIMBER’S HIGH
Fuuka | Manami Numakura
Song | Tabs | BPM = 179
Octaves
1. URAGIRI NO YUUYAKE
Durarara!! | Theatre Brook
Song | Tabs | BPM = 156
2. TARGET
Digimon | Kouji Wada
Song | Tabs | BPM = 160
3. REWRITE
Fullmetal Alchemist | Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Song | Tabs | BPM = 180
4. ASTERICKS
Bleach | Orange Range
Song | Tabs | BPM = 130
5. REDO
Re:Zero | Konomi Suzuki
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190
6. HIKARI ARE
Haikyuu!! | Burnout Syndromes
Song | Tabs | BPM = 178
7. BRAVO BRAVO
Shugo Chara | Buono
Song | Tabs | BPM = 180
8. AFTER DARK
Bleach | Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Song | Tabs | BPM = 191
9. KARMA
Tales of the Abyss | Bump of Chicken
Song | Tabs | BPM = 192 | D# Tuning
10. BELIEVE IN MYSELF
Fairy Tail
Song | Tabs | BPM = 180
11. UNRAVEL
Tokyo Ghoul | TK From Ling Tosite Sigure
Song | Tabs | BPM = 134 | D# Tuning
12. CLOSER
Naruto | Joe Inoue
Song | Tabs | BPM = 166
Palm Muting
1. WHAT’S UP, PEOPLE!
Death Note | Maximum The Hormone
Song | Tabs | BPM = 165
2. CROSSING FIELD
Sword Art Online | LiSA
Song | Tabs | BPM = 179
3. THE RISING FIGHTING SPIRIT
Naruto | Artist
Song | Tabs | BPM = 130
4. ZETSUBOU BILLY
Anime | Maximum The Hormone
Song | Tabs | BPM = 188 | Drop D
5. RE:RE:
Erased | Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Song | Tabs | BPM = 153
6. NO PAIN NO GAIN
Btoom!! | Nano
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190 | Drop C# Tuning
Multiple Techniques
These are songs that have multiple opportunities to practice at least 3 different techniques listed above, but they may also include harmonics, barre chords, arpeggios, and so on.
Only a handful of these songs are listed above as there’s an element that appears quite a bit. However, most of these songs are about equal between techniques or each technique only shows up a few times and thus doesn’t deserve a spot.
1. HITOHIRA NO HANABIRA
Bleach | Stereopony
Song | Tabs | BPM = 140
2. BRAVE SONG
Angel Beats | Girls Dead Monster
Song | Tabs | BPM = 124
3. DON’T SAY LAZY
K-ON!! | Hokago Tea Time
Song | Tabs | BPM = 189
4. SORA NI UTAEBA
My Hero Academia | Amazarashi
Song | Tabs | BPM = 204
5. GIRI GIRI CHOP
Detective Conan | B’z
Song | Tabs | BPM = 117
6. ALCHEMY
Angel Beats | Girls Dead Monster
Song | Tabs | BPM = 166
7. KIMI GA SUKIDATO SAKEBITAI
Slam Dunk| BAAD
Song | Tabs | BPM = 143
8. HIT IN THE USA
Beck Mongolian Chop Squad | Beat Crusaders
Song | Tabs | BPM = 165
9. HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD
High School of the Dead | Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190
10. CLATTONIA
Overlord | OxT
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190
11. STRIKE THE BLOOD
Strike The Blood | Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets
Song | Tabs | BPM = 208
12. CURRY NOCHI RICE
K-ON!! | Hokago Tea Time
Song | Tabs | BPM = 129
13. LITTLE BRAVER
Angel Beats | Girls Dead Monster
Song | Tabs | BPM = 128
14. SESSION
Given | Centimillimental
Song | Tabs | BPM = 135
15. MY SOUL, YOUR BEATS
Angel Beats | Girls Dead Monster
Song | Tabs | BPM = 145
16. FUDE PEN BORU PEN
K-ON!! | Hokago Tea Time
Song | Tabs | BPM = 154
17. NO PAIN NO GAIN
Btoom!! | Nano
Song | Tabs | BPM = 190 | Drop C# Tuning
18. DIVER
Naruto | Nico Touches The Wall
Song | Tabs | BPM = 149
19. KYOURAN HEY KIDS
Noragami | The Oral Cigarettes
Song | Tabs | BPM = 142
20. THOUSAND ENEMIES
Angel Beats | Girls Dead Monster
Song | Tabs | BPM = 164
21. THE DAY
My Hero Academia | Porno Graffiti
Song | Tabs | BPM = 186
22. CENTIMETER
Rent-A-Girlfriend | The Peggies
Song | Tabs | BPM = 140
23. URAGIRI NO YUUYAKE
Durarara!! | Theatre Brook
Song | Tabs | BPM = 156
24. NOW LOADING
New Game! | Fourfolium
Song | Tabs | BPM = 193
25. CATCH THE MOMENT
Sword Art Online | LiSA
Song | Tabs | BPM = 192
26. IN MY WORLD
Blue Exorcist | Rookiez Is Punk’d
Song | Tabs | BPM = 95
27. ICHIRIN NO HANA
Bleach | High & Mighty Color
Song | Tabs | BPM = 100
28. UNRAVEL
Tokyo Ghoul | TK From Ling Tosite Sigure
Song | Tabs | BPM = 134 | D# Tuning
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Anime | Artist
Song | Tabs | BPM = ?