The Power Chord
A quick look at a what a power chord is and a few ways of playing them!
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Difficulty: Beginner
Video Time: 14:20
In this video you will learn how to play a power chord!
Power Chord
We hear power chords everywhere! Country, rock, pop, metal!
First up the power chord isn't really a chord at all by definition.
The definition of a chord is 3 or more notes however a power chord can be just 2.
A root and a 5th.
The root will the name of the power chord. A power chord has a root of A. The 5th is a perfect 5th higher. Which we will talk more about further down the page.
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F5
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Because of the way the guitar is tuned, if we were to play a 3 string power chord on strings 2 3 and 4 it would look like this:
F5
G5
G5
G5 Open Power Chord
