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Hi fellow pickers. I thought I might post some info regarding Power Chords, Really "Chord" is an incorrect term in this instance as only two notes are effectively played . This is due to the root note being repeated.
Incidently in the examples given later if you only want to play the root and the 5th thats fine.

If you remember this next piece of info Power Chords will be a breeze for you to work out...

Power Chords Built on the root note i.e C if a chord D if a D chords etc.
with the 5th of the scale added and the root (Note can be added for more umph.!) Power Chord then basic !st and 5th Degree's os the scale .

I will give you some power chords all with their root on the 6th (Bass) string.

Power Chords are written as so E5 A5 G5 etc....the structure of the chord will make it plain why... So lets take G5 as an example.

With your first finger on the E string at the 3rd fret you have the note "G" so we need to add the 5th of the scale of "G " G A B C D so we add a "D" this is found on the 5th string at the 5th fret and the same fret on the 4th string is G so you have the root note "G" and the 5th D and a repeat of G

This pattern is moveable and on whatever fret your first finger is on is the chord name e.g 1st fret "F5" 3rd G5 5th A5 7th B5 and so on. I will post some more info on other patterns later. with power chords with the root on the 5th string and some open ones.

Of course only the fretted notes are played.


I will see if I can get a couple of illustrations down to size to add as well.

Fenderbender.