I guess it'll depend on how comfortable you are with Tao, for example the first combo most Tao's learn is 6a -> JC(jump cancel) -> j.a -> j.c -> JC -> j.a -> j.c -> JC -> j.a -> j.c -> j.236bbbb, but it does really terrible damage and is mainly for learning how to do other harder combos, but you should practice it until you can get it 99% of the time.
A step up in difficulty and damage from that are 3c combos; A good starter for me at least was 5b -> 3c -> 5d~6 -> (j.c -> d~6) x3 -> j.a -> j.c -> 9d -> 66 (air dash) -> j.c -> j.236bb -> j.236bbbb, you don't have to do the two part cat spirit two ending, if you're just learning these combos then the idea is just to get the drive loop part.
But that last 3c combo will only work on Ragna, Jin, Tager, Arakune, Bang, Litchi, and Hakumen, if you want a combo that will work on the other characters then 5b -> 3c -> d~b(no hit) -> 5b -> 5c -> 2d~9 -> j.c -> j.8d~9 -> j.236bb -> (pause after the cat spirit two as you fall a little bit) -> j.c -> j.8d~9 -> j.236bbbb will work, but will be a little more tricky and less damaging.
A more damaging but harder combo for characters that (j.c -> d~6) x3 combos won't work on is 5b -> 3c -> d~6 -> j.c -> j.236b -> j.2d~b(hit) -> 5c -> 2d~9 -> j.c -> j.8d~9 -> j.c -> j.8d~9 -> j.236bb -> j.236bbbb, also, this combo won't work on Carl, but all you'll have to do is only do one (j.c -> j.8d~9) and then just do j.236bbbb all the way down.
And then when it comes to combos off of (whatever) -> 6a, the two main choices are cat spirit one route combos and taunt combos, and the front page of this thread has those covered, mainly because I'm sick of typing:vbang:
