Beginner-friendly songs with small ranges, slow tempos and choruses you already know by heart. Pick one, press record, laugh at the wobbly bits.
Gentle pace, small range, lots of room to breathe. Perfect for a first-ever recording.
Stand By Me — Ben E. King
Slow, low, and only a handful of notes.
Can't Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
Sweet and steady — no big leaps.
Let It Be — The Beatles
Talky verses, easy chorus, everyone knows it.
Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen
Sing it plainly; the words do the work.
Make You Feel My Love — Adele / Bob Dylan
Quiet and slow, lovely half-sung.
Lean on Me — Bill Withers
Comfortable range and a chorus that carries you.
Big, shouty, hard to get wrong. These are the ones that get everybody joining in.
Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond
The 'bah bah bah' does half the singing.
Don't Stop Believin' — Journey
Verses are easy; go big on the last chorus.
Livin' on a Prayer — Bon Jovi
Save your voice for 'whoa-oh'.
I Love Rock 'n' Roll — Joan Jett
Four notes and pure attitude.
Mr. Brightside — The Killers
Half speaking, half shouting. Ideal car song.
Wonderwall — Oasis
Mumble the verses, everyone sings the chorus anyway.
Storytelling first, high notes never. Great if you'd rather talk a tune than belt it.
Jolene — Dolly Parton
Repeats one catchy line — easy to memorise.
Take Me Home, Country Roads — John Denver
Warm, mid-range, endlessly singable.
Ring of Fire — Johnny Cash
Low and steady; deep voices shine.
Wagon Wheel — Darius Rucker
Same chorus four times. That's a gift.
Islands in the Stream — Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
The all-time easy duet.
Modern songs that stay in a comfortable range instead of flying up to the rafters.
Shallow — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Sing the Bradley part and skip the big note.
Perfect — Ed Sheeran
Slow waltz, small range, very kind to beginners.
Riptide — Vance Joy
Three chords and a chorus you already know.
Blinding Lights — The Weeknd
Mostly rhythm; fun to bop along to in the car.
Shake It Off — Taylor Swift
More chant than sing. Impossible to be sad to.
Happy — Pharrell Williams
Light, bouncy, and it forgives everything.
Songs built for tiled acoustics and a shampoo-bottle microphone.
I Will Survive — Gloria Gaynor
Pure drama, easy notes.
Dancing Queen — ABBA
Joy in song form. Take the lower harmony.
Ain't No Mountain High Enough — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Brilliant with a partner.
Superstition — Stevie Wonder
Groove carries you; just stay on the beat.
Twist and Shout — The Beatles
Shouting counts as singing here.
Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen
Objectively hard. Do it anyway — that's the spirit.
Search the title plus the word "karaoke" to get a version without the original singer, then follow whichever guide fits where you like to sing.
Ready? The wall is waiting.
Off-key is encouraged. Laughing at yourself is the whole sport.
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