ezietsman wrote:
So in short, A chord is made up of three notes. The root, the 3rd and the 5th. The 3rd gives it the major/minor feel. A power Chord, aka a 5th chord is a chord only consisting of the root and the 5th.
In kinda tabby notation its like this:
G Gm G5
e 3 3 x
B 3 3 x
G 4 3 x
D 5 5 5
A 5 5 5
E 3 3 3
If you play that 3rd or 4th fret on the G string the chord will become a major or minor. if you don't play it at all its a 5th (power chord).
As always www.justinguitar.com is pretty good.
I like this description, nice and easy to understand :yup:
As shown in "kinda tabby notation," this is the main way to play power chords. However, sticking to the "Root and 5th" rule, experiment with constructing power chords with different fingering, encompassing more strings. When I was still being tutored, my tutor showed me an epic power chord using about 5 strings. Can't remember what it was though... :-[
Chord progressions, as far as I know, will be exactly the same as you would use when using major/minor/etc. chords.
Techniques... Some good palm-muting on top of some good ol' distortion works a treat with power chords ?
