I want to sing songs that use a lot of falsetto—tracks that are also good for practicing falsetto at karaoke.
I want to be able to sing in falsetto at karaoke! But I don’t know how to choose practice songs… Many people probably share this concern.
In fact, when practicing falsetto, choosing songs with moderate melodic contours and a suitable range is the shortcut to improving.
In this article, we’ll introduce the characteristics of songs that are effective for practicing falsetto, as well as tracks that are easy to try at karaoke.
From songs you can tackle casually to ones that help you step up gradually, you’re sure to find options that let you practice enjoyably within your vocal range!
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I want to sing songs with lots of falsetto. Songs that are good for practicing falsetto at karaoke (91–100).
AdventureYOASOBI
This is YOASOBI’s 17th digital-only single, released in February 2023.
It was also used as Universal Studios Japan’s spring 2023 commercial song, so many of you may have heard it there.
In this track, the use of falsetto feels limited to just brief high notes within the melody, but that fleeting touch of falsetto mixed into a voice rich in higher overtones plays a very important role in creating contrast across the song.
The slightly inorganic treatment of the falsetto also works nicely.
I highly recommend this track as a karaoke or practice piece for those who are good at falsetto.
It’s also an ideal song for studying how to use falsetto within a track.
BlessingYOASOBI
This is YOASOBI’s 16th digital-only single, released in October 2022.
It was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.
As you might expect from a track produced by Ayase, who is also active as a Vocaloid producer, YOASOBI’s vocals feature a somewhat mechanical sound design that is both characteristic and appealing.
Contributing greatly to this distinctive sense of “inorganic” texture—especially noticeable in the chorus—is ikura’s falsetto singing.
It’s another song where you can enjoy a fascinating use of falsetto voice!
I want to sing songs with lots of falsetto. Karaoke-friendly tracks that are also good for practicing falsetto (101–110)
NAOHY
This song is beloved as HY’s signature heartbreak anthem.
The vocalist, Izumi Nakasone, delivers a captivating falsetto.
Because she uses a fairly advanced technique, reproducing that falsetto at karaoke is a bit challenging—but sing it beautifully with feeling! Her voice truly resonates with the heart.
You can sense the unique vocal style of Okinawa.
Isn’t it a song everyone wants to try singing at least once?
guidelinesUru
This is Uru’s 13th single in total, released in May 2023.
It was selected as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.
m.
drama “Kazama Kimichika: Kyōjō 0.” It’s a beautiful slow ballad that lets you fully enjoy Uru’s clear vocal tone.
It’s not easy to describe singing purely in words, but if you listen carefully to Uru’s performance in the chorus of this song, I think you’ll get a good sense of how to use falsetto effectively within a piece.
Try studying the differences in resonance between chest voice and falsetto.
Emeraldback number
This was back number’s second digital single, released in October 2020, and it was used as the theme song for TBS’s Sunday drama “Dangerous Venus.” In this track, falsetto is used very effectively and clearly in the last part of the chorus and the section right before the first chorus, making it an ideal practice piece for anyone looking to try singing with falsetto.
The chest-voice range used isn’t very wide either, so it feels like a song many people can enjoy singing.
Give it a try!
Gentle RedMiho Fukuhara
This is Miho Fukuhara’s third single overall, released in November 2008.
It was used as the song for au’s “LISMO” commercial.
Miho Fukuhara possesses exceptionally strong vocal expressiveness, and I feel what further enhances her voice and that expressiveness is her use of falsetto—very soft yet never weak—as heard in the song’s chorus.
She switches between chest voice and falsetto extremely smoothly, and the way she gently lets the sound fall away at the end of phrases is something you’ll realize is quite difficult when you try it yourself.
Keep that in mind and give it a try in your practice.
M87Kenshi Yonezu
This is Kenshi Yonezu’s 12th CD single, released in May 2022.
It was written as the theme song for the film Shin Ultraman, which premiered the same month.
Compared to the classic Showa-era Ultraman theme songs, this track has an unexpectedly subdued, mature mood.
Of course, that mature feel comes partly from the composition and arrangement themselves, but I also think a great deal of it owes to Yonezu’s richly expressive vocal performance over the backing track.
You only hear his falsetto for a brief moment within the chorus, but the choice to sing that spot in falsetto rather than belting it in chest voice really showcases his superb vocal sensibility.
I’d rate it highly as an example of effective falsetto usage within a song.
If you’re confident in your falsetto, try tackling it at karaoke—you’ll likely notice just how challenging this “split-second falsetto” passage really is.