– 7/10 Found on YouTube (with downloadable PDF or Guitar Pro files) or Niconico. The best ones include performance videos for reference. Weaknesses: occasional wrong bass notes, missing ghost notes, or simplified chord voicings. Still playable and musical.

: Extensive use of "let ring" instructions to maintain harmonic resonance. Dynamic Markings

, who provides slow-motion breakdowns and full tabs for Masuda-style playing. Personal Website & Social Media

Start your search today. Buy the official Japanese songbook. Isolate the bass line. And remember: every great guitarist who ever learned from Hiroshi Masuda started exactly where you are now, staring at a page of cryptic numbers, wondering where to put their thumb.

: One of his most-viewed arrangements, featuring a lush, flowing fingerstyle pattern.

Hiroshi Masuda (also known by his handle "Guitarist Masuda") is a prominent Japanese fingerstyle guitarist and arranger. He is widely regarded in the global guitar community for his highly melodic arrangements of anime themes, J-Pop, and classic rock songs.