50 Power Chord Anime Songs For Electric Guitar (+Tabs)

Power chords are underrated. Sure, they may be the easiest chords around, but they have unlimited potential! Not only can they work in almost every situation, they sound pretty rad with a lot of distortion, and that’s why so many punk, rock, and metal songs incorporate it.

Now, while power chords are simple in theory, you still need to work on them. Your hands will take some time getting use to the shape and staying in that position, you’ll have to mute the bottom strings and sometimes the 6th, may need to incorporate muting and dynamics, and so on.

However, because of it’s simplicity, it allows you to spend more time focusing on your strumming patterns and timing, as opposed to getting your chord shapes and changes right. My rhythm playing has greatly improved after learning some of these power chord anime songs myself!

So below, I have gathered 50 anime songs below, all ranging in style and speed. The majority are in standard tuning, as I know beginners don’t have the time or patience to retune their guitars everyday for every song. However, there are also a handful of drop D songs, as one may want to work on their power chords with that tuning.

I have also separated the list into 2 groups. The first section has songs that are fully or almost completely made of power chords. The second section has at least 50% power chords, but may include other elements like barre chords, octaves, and simple single-note riffs.

If you’re pretty new to guitar tabs, definitely check out My Ultimate Guide To Guitar Tabs where I discuss setup, tunings, techniques, and even things like theory and timing. It’s your all in one resource to understand anything you’ll see when reading guitar tabs 🙂

If you’re looking for more anime songs with tabs, please check out 25 Easy Anime Songs For Guitar, 25 Anime Songs With Epic Riffs & Licks, 20 Fun & Funky Anime Songs for Rhythm Guitar, 10 Easy Anime Songs To Practice Fingerpicking, and 15 Intermediate Anime Songs To Practice Barre Chords. You can also refer to my article with 8 Resources for Anime Chords, Tabs and Tutorials.

And if you love Japanese music and would like to learn and understand it more, please check out My Japanese Music Resources Page. And if you’d like to learn more about Japanese music theory so you can understand and create your own Japanese inspired music, check out The Complete Japanese Music Theory Course!

Let’s go to it, shall we?

90 to 100% Power Chords

No Thank You

K-On!!/Hokagou Tea Time

Tabs | BPM = 180

Kimiga Sukidato Sakebitai

Slam Dunk

Tabs | BPM = 143

Rolling Star

Bleach

Tabs | BPM = 159

Butterfly

Digimon

Tabs | BPM = 170

Closer

Naruto

Tabs | BPM = 166

Ichirin no Hana

Bleach

Tabs | BPM = 100 (16th beat strumming)

Hit In The USA

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

Tabs | BPM = 165

Last Dinosaur

FLCL

Tabs | BPM = 170

Minna No Peace

Gurren Lagann

Tabs | BPM = 212

Dan Dan Kokoro

Dragon Ball Z

Tabs | BPM = 128

Haruka Kanata

Naruto

Tabs | BPM = 175

Yokan

Kaichou wa Maid Sama

Tabs | BPM = 180

Tsukiakari no michishirube

Darker Than Black

Tabs | BPM = 132

Samurai Heart

Gintama

Tabs | BPM = 113

Hikari Are

Haikyuu!!

Tabs | BPM = 178

Start Dash

Love Live

Tabs | BPM = 150

Uragiri no Yuuyake

Durarara!!

Tabs | BPM = 156

My Boy

Shugo Chara

Tabs | BPM = 210

Go! Fighting Dreamers

Naruto

Tabs | BPM = 135

Seven

Seven Deadly Sins

Tabs | BPM: 170 | Drop D Tuning

Kyouran Hey Kids

Noragami

Tabs | BPM = 142

Rewrite

Fullmetal Alchemist

Tabs | BPM = 192

Zero

Kuroko no Basket

Tabs | BPM = 200

Voracity

Overlord

Tabs | BPM = 100

Blood Circulator

Naruto

Tabs | BPM = 91 (16th Beat Strumming)

I’m A Believer

Haikyuu!!

Tabs | BPM = 100

Tell Me Why

Berserk

Tabs | BPM = 120

Believe In Myself

Fairy Tail

Tabs | BPM = 180 | Drop D Tuning

Oracion

No Game No Life

Tabs | BPM = 166

Complication

Durarara!!

Tabs | BPM = 137

Shunkan Sentimental

Fullmetal Alchemist

Tabs | BPM = 170

Polaris

My Hero Academia

Tabs | BPM = 96 (16th Beat Strumming)

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50-90% Power Chords

Cruel Angel Thesis

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Tabs | BPM = 128

Inner Light

Hajime no Ippo

Tabs | BPM = 168

Chain

Air Gear

Tabs | BPM = 184

Run Run Run

One Piece

Tabs | BPM = 198

Oath Sign

Fate/Zero

Tabs | BPM = 152

Doubt & Trust

D.Gray-Man

Tabs | BPM = 156 | Drop D Tuning

High School Of The Dead OP

High School Of The Dead

Tabs | BPM = 190

Clattonia

Overlord

Tabs | BPM = 190

Strike The Blood

Strike The Blood

Tabs | BPM = 208

Crossing Field

Sword Art Online

Tabs | BPM = 179

Goya No Machiawase

Noragami

Tabs | BPM = 189

Redo

Re:Zero

Tabs | BPM = 190

Curry Nochi Rice

K-On!!

Tabs | BPM = 129 (16th Beat Strumming)

The Day

My Hero Academia

Tabs | BPM = 186

Moon Pride

Sailormoon

Tabs | BPM = 172

Lightning Flame Dragon Roaring

Fairy Tail

Tabs | BPM = 157 | Drop D Tuning

Hologram

Fullmetal Alchemist

Tabs | BPM = 152

NoW Loading!!!

New Game!

Tabs | BPM = 193