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Easy karaoke songs for beginners

Easy karaoke songs for beginners stay in the middle of your voice, repeat the chorus, and never leave you a big finish to land alone.

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Before you sing it

Where it sits

How hard

Easy goingSome effortA big sing

Every song below shows where it sits and how hard it is. Open one for what to sing next and a little trivia.

First time up? Skip the showstopper you love. Pick the song you know cold, the one you've belted in the car without thinking.

Then check it. Does it climb at the end? Does the room know the chorus? Any long gap where everyone just stares at you? The picks below pass, and any trap gets named.

Worried about your voice more than the song? Start with songs for people who can't sing. Want picks by voice? There's an easy list for men and an easy list for women.

Stays in the middle

Songs that never leave the middle

No climbing for the chorus, no dropping for the verse. You finish in the same voice you started with.

The room helps

Choruses the room sings with you

You take the verses. The bar takes the chorus. You're never out there alone for long.

  • Brown Eyed Girl

    Van Morrison

    The wordless sing-along after each chorus is the easiest part of the song, and the whole bar will be doing it.

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    Sits in the middle

    Easy going
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    1. Song 1Take Me Home, Country RoadsJohn Denver
    2. Song 2Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
    3. Song 3Dancing in the MoonlightKing Harvest

  • Take Me Home, Country Roads

    John Denver

    Gentle verses at a stroll, then a chorus so well known the room gets there before you do.

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    1. Song 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
    2. Song 2Dancing in the MoonlightKing Harvest
    3. Song 3KokomoThe Beach Boys

    Did you know

    1. It was officially adopted as one of the state songs of West Virginia.
    2. The songwriters had never actually visited West Virginia when they began writing it.

  • Build Me Up Buttercup

    The Foundations

    Short, comfortable verses and a chorus the room grabs on the first pass; you are mostly the person holding the microphone.

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    Sits on the high side

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    1. Song 1Have You Ever Seen the RainCreedence Clearwater Revival
    2. Song 2PompeiiBastille
    3. Song 3Somewhere Only We KnowKeane

    Did you know

    1. It gained renewed fame after being featured during the end credits of the movie There's Something About Mary.
    2. Lead singer Colin Young was born in Barbados before joining the British soul group.

  • Margaritaville

    Jimmy Buffett

    Talking pace and low enough to stay relaxed, and there is always someone in the bar who knows it better than you and shows it.

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    Sits on the low side

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    1. Song 1Yellow SubmarineThe Beatles
    2. Song 2Achy Breaky HeartBilly Ray Cyrus
    3. Song 3Walk of LifeDire Straits

    Did you know

    1. Buffett got the idea after drinking margaritas at a Mexican restaurant in Austin, Texas.
    2. The song inspired a massive global restaurant, resort, and lifestyle brand.

  • Yellow Submarine

    The Beatles

    Stays in a small, comfortable stretch the whole way, and the room shouts the title back like it is their job.

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    1. Song 1Achy Breaky HeartBilly Ray Cyrus
    2. Song 2Walk of LifeDire Straits
    3. Song 3Can't Help Falling in LoveElvis Presley

    Did you know

    1. Ringo Starr sang lead vocals on this playful track written primarily by Paul McCartney.
    2. It inspired an animated musical fantasy film of the same name released two years later.

  • Achy Breaky Heart

    Billy Ray Cyrus

    Low, talky and so repetitive that the room has the chorus by the second time round.

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    Sits on the low side

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    1. Song 1Walk of LifeDire Straits
    2. Song 2Can't Help Falling in LoveElvis Presley
    3. Song 3Knockin' on Heaven's DoorBob Dylan

    Did you know

    1. The song sparked an international line-dancing craze in the early '90s.
    2. Originally recorded by The Marcy Brothers under a different title, it became Billy Ray Cyrus's signature smash.

  • Walk of Life

    Dire Straits

    Talky verses over a happy organ riff, and a room that will be bopping before you open your mouth.

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    Sits on the low side

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    1. Song 1Can't Help Falling in LoveElvis Presley
    2. Song 2Knockin' on Heaven's DoorBob Dylan
    3. Song 3The GamblerKenny Rogers

    Did you know

    1. The producer initially wanted to leave this track off the album, but the band outvoted him.

  • Seven Nation Army

    The White Stripes

    Barely moves at all, and the whole bar chants the famous riff for you like a football crowd.

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    Sits in the middle

    Easy going
    Before you sing itMiddle · Easy going

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    1. Song 1Dancing in the MoonlightKing Harvest
    2. Song 2KokomoThe Beach Boys
    3. Song 3Let It BeThe Beatles

  • Dancing in the Moonlight

    King Harvest

    Easygoing and warm, with a chorus the room picks up halfway through the first time round.

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    Sits in the middle

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    Before you sing itMiddle · Easy going

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    1. Song 1KokomoThe Beach Boys
    2. Song 2Let It BeThe Beatles
    3. Song 3Leaving on a Jet PlanePeter, Paul and Mary

    Did you know

    1. Songwriter Sherman Kelly wrote the song while recovering from a severe assault by a gang while on vacation.

  • Kokomo

    The Beach Boys

    Slow and breezy, half of it is a list of holiday spots, and the backing part is the room's to croon.

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    Sits in the middle

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    Before you sing itMiddle · Easy going

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    1. Song 1Let It BeThe Beatles
    2. Song 2Leaving on a Jet PlanePeter, Paul and Mary
    3. Song 3Wish You Were HerePink Floyd

    Did you know

    1. It was prominently featured on the soundtrack of the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail.
    2. It gave The Beach Boys their first number-one hit in over two decades.

Slow and steady

Slow enough to keep up

Slow songs give you time to read the next line. These never build to a big reach.

  • Let It Be

    The Beatles

    A walking pace, a chorus that is the title and little else, and a room that will quietly join in.

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    1. Song 1Leaving on a Jet PlanePeter, Paul and Mary
    2. Song 2Wish You Were HerePink Floyd
    3. Song 3RiptideVance Joy

    Did you know

    1. Paul McCartney wrote the song after dreaming about his mother, Mary, during a stressful period.
    2. It served as the title track to the final studio album released by the Beatles.

  • Imagine

    John Lennon

    Soft, slow and never high; the only risk is the room going quiet to listen.

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    Easy going
    Before you sing itEasy going
    Easy going

    Did you know

    1. John Lennon was inspired by poetry from Yoko Ono's conceptual art book Grapefruit.

  • Can't Help Falling in Love

    Elvis Presley

    Short and gentle, with room between every line; the work is holding the long ends steady, not reaching for anything.

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    Sits on the low side

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    Before you sing itLow side · Some effort

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    1. Song 1Knockin' on Heaven's DoorBob Dylan
    2. Song 2The GamblerKenny Rogers
    3. Song 3Wonderful TonightEric Clapton

  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door

    Bob Dylan

    Dylan's own version runs about two and a half minutes, and the chorus is the title four times over — the room joins by the second pass.

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    Sits on the low side

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    Before you sing itLow side · Easy going

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    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1The GamblerKenny Rogers
    2. Song 2Wonderful TonightEric Clapton
    3. Song 3Banana PancakesJack Johnson

    Did you know

    1. Bob Dylan wrote and recorded it for the soundtrack of the western movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

  • The Gambler

    Kenny Rogers

    The verses are a story told at talking speed, and the chorus is the part everyone already has.

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    Sits on the low side

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    Before you sing itLow side · Easy going

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    1. Song 1Wonderful TonightEric Clapton
    2. Song 2Banana PancakesJack Johnson
    3. Song 3Free Fallin'Tom Petty

    Did you know

    1. Written by Don Schlitz, the song inspired a successful TV movie starring Rogers himself.
    2. It won the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in the early '80s.

  • Wonderful Tonight

    Eric Clapton

    Slow and steady with lots of space between lines, and it never asks you to get loud.

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    Sits on the low side

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    Before you sing itLow side · Easy going

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    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1Banana PancakesJack Johnson
    2. Song 2Free Fallin'Tom Petty
    3. Song 3Save TonightEagle-Eye Cherry

    Did you know

    1. Eric Clapton wrote the song while waiting for Pattie Boyd to finish dressing for an evening out.

  • Have You Ever Seen the Rain

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Short, steady and warm, with a chorus that's a question the whole room answers by singing it.

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    Sits on the high side

    Some effort
    Before you sing itHigh side · Some effort

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    Some effort

    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1PompeiiBastille
    2. Song 2Somewhere Only We KnowKeane
    3. Song 3Hey JudeThe Beatles

    Did you know

    1. Written by John Fogerty, the song was widely interpreted as an allegory for the rising tension splitting CCR apart.
    2. It became one of the band's signature hits alongside other classics on their album Pendulum.

  • Leaving on a Jet Plane

    Peter, Paul and Mary

    Gentle and narrow, and the chorus repeats enough to settle any wobbles by the second pass.

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    Sits in the middle

    Easy going
    Before you sing itMiddle · Easy going

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    1. Song 1Wish You Were HerePink Floyd
    2. Song 2RiptideVance Joy
    3. Song 3Hey There DelilahPlain White T's

    Did you know

    1. This was the group's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

  • Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd

    Soft, slow and conversational, and the long guitar intro gives you time to find your feet.

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    1. Song 1RiptideVance Joy
    2. Song 2Hey There DelilahPlain White T's
    3. Song 3I'm YoursJason Mraz

    Did you know

    1. David Gilmour and Roger Waters collaborated on the song as an ode to former bandmate Syd Barrett.
    2. The intro was mixed to sound like it was playing through a tiny transistor radio.

Newer easy ones

Easy songs from this century

Not everything easy is older than your parents. These newer ones stay friendly from start to finish.

  • Riptide

    Vance Joy

    Quick and chatty but narrow, with a ukulele strum that keeps you on time without trying.

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    Sits in the middle

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    Before you sing itMiddle · Easy going

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    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1Hey There DelilahPlain White T's
    2. Song 2I'm YoursJason Mraz
    3. Song 3Viva la VidaColdplay

  • Hey There Delilah

    Plain White T's

    Soft, slow and sweet, sung like a phone call, and it never once gets loud.

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    Sits in the middle

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    Before you sing itMiddle · Easy going

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    1. Song 1I'm YoursJason Mraz
    2. Song 2Viva la VidaColdplay
    3. Song 3The MiddleJimmy Eat World

    Did you know

    1. Tom Higgenson wrote the acoustic love song for steeplechase runner Delilah DiCrescenzo, though they never dated.
    2. It earned two Grammy nominations and topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the mid-2000s.

  • Banana Pancakes

    Jack Johnson

    So relaxed it's nearly asleep, and it stays in one cozy patch of your voice.

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    Sits on the low side

    Easy going
    Before you sing itLow side · Easy going

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    1. Song 1Free Fallin'Tom Petty
    2. Song 2Save TonightEagle-Eye Cherry
    3. Song 3MargaritavilleJimmy Buffett

    Did you know

    1. It remains one of his most beloved acoustic soft-rock staples.

  • I'm Yours

    Jason Mraz

    Breezy and sunny; the wordy bits go by fast, but the chorus is slow and easy to land.

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    1. Song 1Viva la VidaColdplay
    2. Song 2The MiddleJimmy Eat World
    3. Song 3Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd

    Did you know

    1. This sunny tune set a record by spending seventy-six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
    2. Jason Mraz originally played it casually during live gigs for years before formally recording it.

  • Viva la Vida

    Coldplay

    Steady and stately, and the whole bar joins the wordless chant like a stadium crowd.

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    1. Song 1The MiddleJimmy Eat World
    2. Song 2Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd
    3. Song 3Piano ManBilly Joel

    Did you know

    1. The title was inspired by a still-life painting of watermelons by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
    2. The song won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in the late 2000s.

  • The Middle

    Jimmy Eat World

    Quick, bright and narrow, and the chorus is a pep talk the room is happy to give you.

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    1. Song 1Sweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrd
    2. Song 2Piano ManBilly Joel
    3. Song 3American PieDon McLean

    Did you know

    1. Its music video featuring a party full of people in their underwear became an MTV staple.

  • Pompeii

    Bastille

    The room chants the wordless hook while you take the verses at a comfortable march.

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    Sits on the high side

    Before you sing itHigh side

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    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1Somewhere Only We KnowKeane
    2. Song 2Hey JudeThe Beatles
    3. Song 3Life Is a HighwayTom Cochrane

    Did you know

    1. Frontman Dan Smith wrote the song after being inspired by reading about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

  • Somewhere Only We Know

    Keane

    Gentle piano, a steady pace, and a chorus that lifts just enough to feel good.

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    Sits on the high side

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    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1Hey JudeThe Beatles
    2. Song 2Life Is a HighwayTom Cochrane
    3. Song 3Thinking Out LoudEd Sheeran

    Did you know

    1. The song relies prominently on a piano rather than guitars, which became Keane's signature sound.

One trap

Easy, apart from one moment

Easy to sing, with one thing to know before you put your name down.

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Easy to sing and long to stand through: the guitar breaks leave you holding a microphone with nothing to do, so plan to dance.

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    1. Song 1Piano ManBilly Joel
    2. Song 2American PieDon McLean
    3. Song 3CreepRadiohead

    Did you know

    1. The band wrote the song as an answer to Neil Young's Southern Man and Alabama.

  • Piano Man

    Billy Joel

    The verses sit at talking pace and the room sways through the chorus; the traps are the harmonica breaks and a run time past five minutes.

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    1. Song 1American PieDon McLean
    2. Song 2CreepRadiohead
    3. Song 3Take It EasyEagles

    Did you know

    1. The song was inspired by Joel's actual gig playing piano at an executive lounge in Los Angeles under a pseudonym.

  • Hey Jude

    The Beatles

    Gentle for three minutes, then a long ending that climbs into shouting — hand that part to the room, which will gladly take it.

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    Sits on the high side

    Before you sing itHigh side

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    1. Song 1Life Is a HighwayTom Cochrane
    2. Song 2Thinking Out LoudEd Sheeran
    3. Song 3I'm a BelieverThe Monkees

    Did you know

    1. Paul McCartney wrote the song to comfort young Julian Lennon during his parents' divorce.
    2. The track spent nine weeks at number one in the US, making it The Beatles' biggest chart hit there.

  • American Pie

    Don McLean

    Nothing in it is hard, but it runs past eight minutes and the room only knows the chorus.

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    1. Song 1CreepRadiohead
    2. Song 2Take It EasyEagles
    3. Song 3Stand by MeBen E. King

    Did you know

    1. The lyrics famously chronicle the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper.
    2. At over eight minutes long, it was once the longest track to reach number one on the US charts.

  • Creep

    Radiohead

    Low and mumbled most of the way, with one high wail near the end that you can go for or quietly skip.

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    1. Song 1Take It EasyEagles
    2. Song 2Stand by MeBen E. King
    3. Song 3Three Little BirdsBob Marley & The Wailers

    Did you know

    1. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood tried to sabotage the song by playing heavy distorted slashes right before the chorus.
    2. The band famously grew tired of playing this breakthrough hit and dropped it from live setlists for years.

  • Free Fallin'

    Tom Petty

    The verses are low and lazy; the title jumps up, so sing it with the room or drop it down where you like.

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    Sits on the low side

    Easy going
    Before you sing itLow side · Easy going

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    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1Save TonightEagle-Eye Cherry
    2. Song 2MargaritavilleJimmy Buffett
    3. Song 3Yellow SubmarineThe Beatles

    Did you know

    1. Petty's record label initially rejected the album containing this signature track.

  • Take It Easy

    Eagles

    Lives up to its name, apart from a wordy verse or two that comes faster than you think.

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    1. Song 1Stand by MeBen E. King
    2. Song 2Three Little BirdsBob Marley & The Wailers
    3. Song 3Island in the SunWeezer

    Did you know

    1. Jackson Browne started writing the song before his neighbor Glenn Frey helped finish it.
    2. It was the Eagles' very first single and launched their career into superstardom.

  • Life Is a Highway

    Tom Cochrane

    Great fun once it gets going, but the verses come at a gallop, so read ahead.

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    Sits on the high side

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    1. Song 1Thinking Out LoudEd Sheeran
    2. Song 2I'm a BelieverThe Monkees
    3. Song 3JoleneDolly Parton

    Did you know

    1. Cochrane was inspired to write it as a mental boost after returning from a tiring trip to West Africa.

  • Thinking Out Loud

    Ed Sheeran

    Slow and swaying, and half the room has danced to it at a wedding; the chorus climbs a little, so let it float rather than push.

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    Sits on the high side

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    Sing nextSame spot for your voice

    1. Song 1I'm a BelieverThe Monkees
    2. Song 2JoleneDolly Parton
    3. Song 3Build Me Up ButtercupThe Foundations

    Did you know

    1. The song won Song of the Year at the Grammys in the mid-2010s.
    2. Ed Sheeran spent weeks learning ballroom dancing specifically for the official music video.

How to find your easy songs

Easy is personal. You only find out by singing. Add the winners to your setlist in KaraokeList: Skill if you can really sing it, Fun if the room loved it anyway.

After each sing, give it stars and tap Too high, Just right or Too low. The one that flopped gets stamped Not again, and the Magic Mic never suggests it back.

Out of ideas? Tap the Magic Mic for songs you don't have yet, each with its reason.

Questions

What are the easiest karaoke songs?

Songs that barely move and keep coming back to a chorus the room knows. Stand by Me, Three Little Birds, Seven Nation Army and Riptide are about as easy as karaoke gets.

What is the easiest karaoke song for a first-timer?

The one you already know by heart, as long as it stays in the middle and never ends high. Stand by Me, Three Little Birds and Save Tonight are safe first songs because they barely move and keep coming back to the chorus.

What karaoke song should I sing if I'm nervous?

Pick one where the room sings the chorus with you, so you are never alone for long. Brown Eyed Girl, Build Me Up Buttercup and Take Me Home, Country Roads all hand the chorus to the bar.

Are slow songs easier to sing at karaoke?

Slow songs give you time to read the next line, but they also leave every held word exposed. A slow song that stays in the middle, like Let It Be or Knockin' on Heaven's Door, is far easier than a ballad that builds.

What songs should beginners avoid at karaoke?

Anything that ends on a big high finish, anything over five minutes, and anything with long instrumental breaks. Piano Man and American Pie are easy to sing but long to stand through.

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