Post by anthony on Oct 26, 2004 8:59:46 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
I discovered very something interesting about power chords, that will help you know which power chords to play together. First the results and then you can continue reading how I got those results if you like. A power chord, written with a "5", consists of the root note and the fifth. For example the A5 power chord is made using only the notes A and E.
In tab the A5 power chord would be 577xxx or x022xx. The next higher octave would be xx79 10x or xxx355. This is a movable chord so you should be able to figure out all of the other power chords.
Key of A - A5, B5, C#5, D5, E5, F#5
key of Bb - Bb5, C5, D5, Eb5, F5, G5
key of B - B5, C#5, D#5, E5, F#5, G#5
key of C - C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5
key of Db - Db5, Eb5, F5, Gb5, Ab5, Bb5
key of D - D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5
key of Eb - Eb5, F5, G5, Ab5, Bb5, C5
key of E - E5, F#5, G#5, A5, B5, C#5
key of F - F5, G5, A5, Bb5, C5, D5
key of Gb - Gb5, Ab5, Bb5, B5, Db5, Eb5
key of G - G5, A5, B5, C5, D5, E5
key of Ab - Ab5, Bb5, C5, Db5, Eb5, F5
And now the explanation. I wrote the power chords onto the musical staff and I grouped them into the musical key that they fit into. What I discovered is that the power chords which fit into a given key followed six of the seven notes in the major scale. For example the A major scale is A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. Write a "5" next to the first six notes of the scale and all of these are power chords within the scale. The G# power chord contains G# and D#, but the note D# is not contained in the key of A, so it doesn't fit.
And of course those power chords which fall into the key of C will play right along with C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim. (Bm7b5), and so on...
Happy playing.
Anthony
I discovered very something interesting about power chords, that will help you know which power chords to play together. First the results and then you can continue reading how I got those results if you like. A power chord, written with a "5", consists of the root note and the fifth. For example the A5 power chord is made using only the notes A and E.
In tab the A5 power chord would be 577xxx or x022xx. The next higher octave would be xx79 10x or xxx355. This is a movable chord so you should be able to figure out all of the other power chords.
Key of A - A5, B5, C#5, D5, E5, F#5
key of Bb - Bb5, C5, D5, Eb5, F5, G5
key of B - B5, C#5, D#5, E5, F#5, G#5
key of C - C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5
key of Db - Db5, Eb5, F5, Gb5, Ab5, Bb5
key of D - D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5
key of Eb - Eb5, F5, G5, Ab5, Bb5, C5
key of E - E5, F#5, G#5, A5, B5, C#5
key of F - F5, G5, A5, Bb5, C5, D5
key of Gb - Gb5, Ab5, Bb5, B5, Db5, Eb5
key of G - G5, A5, B5, C5, D5, E5
key of Ab - Ab5, Bb5, C5, Db5, Eb5, F5
And now the explanation. I wrote the power chords onto the musical staff and I grouped them into the musical key that they fit into. What I discovered is that the power chords which fit into a given key followed six of the seven notes in the major scale. For example the A major scale is A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. Write a "5" next to the first six notes of the scale and all of these are power chords within the scale. The G# power chord contains G# and D#, but the note D# is not contained in the key of A, so it doesn't fit.
And of course those power chords which fall into the key of C will play right along with C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim. (Bm7b5), and so on...
Happy playing.
Anthony
