Need Help in Power Chord Names

[mysteryrr]

First of all, this is my first post here, so hi everyone

I am a new student taking guitar lessons (been only 2 months now). I lately came into the term called power Chord, and I was faced with a G power Chord.

Can anyone help in telling me how are those chords classified and how are they called, especailly that i read that a g string can be played as 244(on E A D Strings respectively) and can be also played on others like 9,11,11.

Also what are the major power chords.
any help is highly aprreciated.

thanks in advance

2R

[Admin]

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"Sample 2 * Powerchords"
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You could also download sample's 1&2 from Volume that will help explain the names of the notes and sharps and flats. In addition, you'll find more information on powerchords here:
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Chord Formulas
A powerchord (also reffered to as a 5th chord) is not known as major or minor. The reason being is that it takes 3 "different" notes to make a chord "major" or to make a chord "minor".

For example, G major chord consist of the 1st,3rd and 5th intervals of G major scale. The notes are G,B and D.
The G minor chord consisit of the 1st,flatted 3rd and 5th intervals of G major scale. The notes are G,Bb and D.

A Powerchord consist of only 2 notes (G&D) which are the 1st and 5th intervals, which gives a powerchord the actual name "5th chord" which was then re
nicknamed "Powerchord" by adding the effect known as distortion. The 5th chord (powerchord) is not major or minor(as it consist of only 2 notes). It is often referred to as a subdominant (or substitue) chord that will
work for a substitute chord for nearly any chord.

Remember that chords are built upon "formulas" using "intervals" from the major scale. You can learn chord & scale formulas in Volume 3 "You Can Play Guitar".

This topic will make a good study for those in question of powerchords and their names.This post has been forwarded to instructor Scott Morris, who has agreed to create this very topic to add as an addition to the
free daily lessons.

Welcome to the forum, and thank you for your post.

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[mysteryrr]

Thanks very much.
Very much aprreciated.
2R

[danzigulusman]

Any success with those powerchords yet mate? Name some groups you like and songs. Maybe I can help post some tabs that will teach the powerchords to those songs.

[mysteryrr]

I know the chords danzigulusman, just wanted to know how they are constructed, thats it, but anyway, ure very much thanked dude

Cheers

[anthony]

Ryan,

Be more than happy to help with major power chords.

First of all a major power chord contains the root and the fifth of the major scale. In C major that would be the notes C and G. In D major that would be the notes D and A, etc... The power chord would be called "C5", "D5", etc.

To make a power chord on the guitar. You could use the shapes. 133xxx, xx134x, x133xx, xxxx13. All of these shapes are movable and can slide up and down the guitar.

The power chord is named for the root note. The notes on the sixth string in order are E,F,F#,G,Ab,A,Bb,C,C#,D,Eb,E.... So a power chord 133xxx would be an "F5", a power chord 244xxx would be "G5",etc.

On the fifth string the notes are A,Bb,B,C,C#,D,Eb,E,F,F#,G, Ab,A.... So then a the power chord x355xx would be "C5".

On the fourth string the notes are D,Eb,E,F,F#,G,Ab,A,Bb,B,C,C#,D. So the power chord xx578x would be "G5".

On the second string the notes in order are B,C,C#,D,Eb,E,F,F#,G,Ab,A,Bb,B... So xxxx68 would be a "F5" power chord.

Now the following power chords will work together in each major key.

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
key of A- A5,B5,C#5,D5,E5,F#5
key of Bb- Bb5,C5,D5,Eb5,F5,G5,A5
key of B- B5,C#5,Eb5,E5,F#5,Ab5

Just so you know Ab is the same as G#, Bb as A#, Db as C#, Eb as D#, and Gb as A#.

Try mixing up the power chords for key of C with the chords C,Dm,Em,F,G,G7,Am and you'll see what I mean.

Happy playing,
Anthony

[mysteryrr]

Cant thank u enough Anthony,
Cheers mate

2R