Okay, for this chord...

N-No, it sounds funny when I play it...

Oh, your fingers are touching the other strings. Try curling your fingers a bit more so you're only pressing the strings you want to fret.

L-Like this...?

Yes, that's it!
You're such a quick study, Ichika.

Hehe...

Alright, I think I've memorized all the basic chords you told me about.

I'm still having trouble playing a couple of them, but...

Haha. That's okay.
Now you just have to practice and get your fingers to remember where they need to be for each chord.

You can also practice by learning any songs that you'd like to try playing.

Really...?!

Oh, then! I want to try playing this song, Dad!

Hm? What's this...?

It's a Hatsune Miku song!
Shiho and the others said they'd try playing it with me, so I had Mom print out the sheet music for it...!

Also, I want to learn how to sing while playing it...

Oh, you're going to sing?
But this song looks pretty tricky.
You might need to practice quite a lot.

Th-That's okay...!
I learned how to play those chords today, so I'm going to keep practicing lots and lots.

Then, let's learn it bit by bit.
I'll do my best to help you where I can.

...!

Thanks, Dad!

Listen, everyone!
I learned how to play some guitar chords yesterday!

Really?! That's awesome, Ichi!

I can play a part of that song now after asking my mom for some help.

Hey, that's pretty cool.

Oh, Mochizuki, you're getting pretty good with that snare drum. Your drum rolls sound much cleaner.

R-Really...?!
Thank goodness...

I was worried that I wouldn't be able to move my hands and feet at the same time, but I feel more comfortable with the snare now thanks to you.

Hehe. Your hard work is simply paying off, Mochizuki. You've improved quite a lot since you seem to be able to keep a steady rhythm now.

Thank you...!

Oh, also...!
Umm, as for my feet... I'd like to learn how to play the bass drum...!

Yes, I can show you how.
Let's learn how to create a beat with your foot. First, remember what we covered when playing the snare drum...

Okay, here we go!

*Nod*
Count us in, Honami.

Oh... O-Okay...!

♪——! ♪——!!

(Wow... This is amazing...!)

(Our sounds are all mixing together. We're playing as one...!)

(So this is what it's like to be in a band...)

(U-Uh oh... What part are we on now...?
I think I'm lost... Umm...)

(Honami seems a little lost...)

(Saki and Ichika are also making a bunch of mistakes, which is making them fall behind...)

♪——! ♪————!!

(But I guess we can keep going until the end, since they all seem to be having fun...)

♪——! ♪————!!

♪——...!

Huff... Huff...

W-We did it...

We did it!!!

No, not really.

What?! But that was my best run since I started practicing this song!

I'm so sorry, Shiho!
I got lost and forgot what I was supposed to play partway through...

Wait, really?
I couldn't tell.

Y-You couldn't?

I mean, all of you made mistakes.
You were all over the place by the time we got to the middle, Saki.

Wait, I was?

Yeah.
We weren't in sync at all. At this rate, we'll never...

But...

Huh?

I had a lot of fun...!

Playing that Miku song with all of you was really fun!

Ichika...

Yeah, I know what you mean...
I had fun too.

Shiho...

But I don't want to leave things here.

Since we get to play together like this, I want us to get it right.

Then, let's try playing it again!

Yeah, let's do it!

Better. A lot better...!
The four of us. As a band!

Alright, Honami, count us in.

Wait, now?
One second...!

Umm... One, two, three, four.