Songs are how theory becomes music. Below are practice targets grouped by style — each with its chord progression and structure (which are facts you can learn freely), why it's good practice, and a link to look up the full lyrics and official tabs on a licensed site.
Tick the chords you can play. Songs that use only those chords rise to the top, marked playable.
These are original practice patterns written to capture the feel of each style — safe to learn note-for-note and a way to internalize what makes a genre sound like itself.
Many Hindi film ballads sit in a minor key and lean on gentle arpeggios and a swaying strum. Practice this over an Am–F–C–G loop:
Try the same loop with a capo on the 2nd or 4th fret to match a singer's range — very common in film songs.
The foundation of blues, rock and roll, and countless riffs. One chord per bar, shuffle rhythm:
Solo over it with E minor pentatonic (the scales page shows the box). Add the blue note for grit.
A huge share of pop songs ride the I–V–vi–IV loop. In G that's:
Once this loop is automatic, you can play along with hundreds of songs by ear. Use the key tool to transpose it anywhere.
Alternating-bass fingerpicking is the heart of folk and acoustic playing. Over a C chord:
Keep the thumb steady like a metronome; the fingers weave around it. Full pattern is on the technique page.