HARD / EXPERT: song-by-song practice

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The next-run plans and checks below are editorial practice suggestions prompted by brief player reports, not a cross-device difficulty ranking.

Four HARD charts to practise specific patterns

Touchscreen practice choices based on Hamu’s chart examples. Passage locations and full-chart fingering remain unverified.

Song	Difficulty	Focus
Shiny Smily Story (2022 ver.)	HARD Lv16	Plan the hand that moves after a pair ● Left hand L● Right hand R 1. Hit the pair together 2. Take the centre with the right A paired-hit practice choice. Try on the next run Read a same-height pair as one event instead of chasing each side separately. Prepare both hands. On the next attempt, also check whether one hand is too far away just before the pair. Check afterwards If only one side misses, check position and preparation. If the next single note also fails, decide which hand moves after the pair.
ビビデバ	HARD Lv16	After the flick, prepare for the next tap ● Left hand L● Right hand R 1. Keep the flick short 2. Move the right finger to the centre Tap-to-flick transitions. Try on the next run An oversized swipe can delay the following tap. Try a small fingertip motion rather than moving your whole arm. Practise tap, flick and the next tap as one sequence. Check afterwards Separate a missed flick from a missed following tap. For the latter, adjust swipe distance and direction to make the return easier.
唱	HARD Lv18	After the flick, prepare for the next tap ● Left hand L● Right hand R 1. Keep the flick short 2. Move the right finger to the centre Mixed flick passages. Try on the next run Read the required movement as well as the note colour. For successive flicks, avoid lifting farther than needed and preserve time to return to the next input position. Check afterwards For a repeat failure, separate timing from travel to the next input. Before changing global speed, look for an unnecessary movement in that sequence.
FIRE BIRD	HARD Lv20	Plan the entrance and exit of an alternating run ● Left hand L● Right hand R Repeated and alternating hits. Try on the next run Decide the starting hand and avoid adding panic presses. Read the landing after the run as part of the same sequence. Stabilise short bursts before demanding a full-chart combo. Check afterwards A failed start, middle or exit calls for a different fix. This is HARD Lv20; you need not force it before lower-level charts are stable.

Song-specific practice points

Practice suggestions informed by inari’s PC play report. Mobile flick difficulty can differ. These are not charts playtested by this site.

Song	Difficulty	Practice focus
雪の華	EXPERT Lv22	Choose what to adjust from the pattern of errors FAST / SLOW bias across the song↓ Check audio output and timing Errors only in one difficult passage↓ Check fingering and where you look A PC EXPERT entry candidate. Try on the next run If sparse passages lead to early presses, check their rhythm before changing the global offset. Once clears are stable, compare whether FAST repeats at the same places. Check afterwards Check where isolated misses occur. Repeated misses at one entrance call for pattern practice; a chart-wide early bias calls for calibration.
再会	EXPERT Lv22	Choose what to adjust from the pattern of errors FAST / SLOW bias across the song↓ Check audio output and timing Errors only in one difficult passage↓ Check fingering and where you look A PC accuracy-practice candidate. Try on the next run First locate misses. Once clears are stable, choose one short passage with frequent GREATs. Keep speed and audio output unchanged so successive attempts are comparable. Check afterwards Track full combo and accuracy separately. If the combo survives but accuracy stalls, work on timing rather than adding presses.
Here I am	EXPERT Lv22	The later section needs concentration. Try on the next run Use small, relaxed key movements in the first half. If the later section breaks down, distinguish a hesitation just before it from tapping faster than the beat. Check afterwards Separate early misses from late misses. Fewer late mistakes with a stable opening show progress in sustaining a full run.
いのち(2024 ver.)	EXPERT Lv22	Repeated uneven rhythms. Try on the next run Distinguish the short gaps from the space before the next group. Hum the rhythm before playing, then aim to reproduce just one group accurately on the next run. Check afterwards Look for an early first hit or a late final hit in each group. Relearn that rhythm before changing the global timing offset.
奏（かなで）	EXPERT Lv23	Short slides are a sticking point. Try on the next run After the start, read where the line moves next. Do not release simply because the gesture looks short; prepare the start and continuation as one sequence. Check afterwards A break immediately after the start suggests a hold issue; a break during movement suggests a transition issue. Touchscreen fingering is not a keyboard key map.
オレンジ	EXPERT Lv24	Small notes before the chorus. Try on the next run Identify the input positions before the chorus. Avoid moving both hands towards a small note in panic. Assign a hand and plan the transition from the preceding note. Check afterwards If timing seems right, inspect the input position. If you cannot read the note, change only one visibility setting before comparing another run.
VIOLET	EXPERT Lv24	Bursts interrupt the flow. Try on the next run Plan the starting hand and the first input after the burst. Keep the last press compact so you can reach the following note instead of treating the burst as an isolated task. Check afterwards Record whether the break happens inside the burst or immediately afterwards. An exit-only failure calls for a better transition, not faster tapping.
-ERROR	EXPERT Lv25	Crossing slides are the main obstacle. Try on the next run Trace both paths from their starts to their destinations. Decide the input assignment before they cross. Repeat a successful assignment on the next run to see whether it is reliable. Check afterwards Locate the break before, during or after the crossing. Narrow it to the start, transition or ending instead of treating every failure as the same crossing problem.

Touch controls: holds in two EXPERT charts

These examples come from AIKE’s play report dated 6 August 2026. The device and testing on the latest version are unspecified. They describe these patterns, not a universal rule for every hold.

Song	Difficulty	Finger movement
Daydream	EXPERT Lv23	Flick during the hold without lifting the finger ● Left hand L● Right hand R 1. Use a compact flick 2. Keep contact and follow the hold AIKE reports a flick inside a hold. Try on the next run Trace the line and check that it continues after the arrow. The reported approach keeps contact through the flick and subsequent hold. On the next attempt, focus on whether you release just after the arrow. Check afterwards A miss at the arrow and a break just afterwards are different problems: flick versus continued contact. This report does not establish a universal hold-release rule.
瞬間ハートビート	EXPERT Lv24	Start the next hold before releasing the previous one ● Left hand L● Right hand R 1. Start next: both fingers stay down 2. Release after the prior end passes AIKE reports overlapping hold hand-offs. Try on the next run Assign the finger for the next start in advance. The report alternates hands, starting the next hold before releasing the previous one. Distinguish releasing too early from keeping a finger down so long that the next input becomes unreachable. Check afterwards Check that the new start registered, then refine the release order. Do not assume the same hand-off applies to differently shaped patterns in other songs.

When HARD is difficult

• Filter the catalog to HARD up to Lv16 and choose a familiar song. Increase the cap one level after consistent full combos.
• Record whether you lose holds with taps, simultaneous hits or final flicks. Start with a chart that isolates one weak pattern.
• You need not jump directly to that song’s EXPERT. Another song’s low-level EXPERT may suit you better.

Chart-guide coverage

Includes four HARD practice choices and ten EXPERT examples: eight for PC controls and two for touch controls. Difficult passages, measure positions and full-chart fingering have not been verified for all 233 songs.