Power chords

:nw: hi everyone,

I am new to this site, and i want to know about power chords.
give me tabbed figure.its very uegent.

roshan kindo :beer:

 

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means B5 (power chord of the chord B)

you basically add the tonic(first), dominant(fifth) and the octave(eighth) notes in order to obtain a power chord. but in a nutshell power chords are the chords that are played that contain the tonic and its dominant.

search power chords in this forum for more info.

 

add as in raise?

 

@rabi
tonic being the root note? right?(i hope i am right..cuz i am not good at theory)

 

Just 1 chord???? Is it enough for begineers???

 

rabi gave the formula ... you can make any power chord using that formula!
root+dominant+octave = (root)5 power chord

 

Shahrukh! can u explain this thing.

 

of course i can... first you need to know what intervals are ...cehck this thread by tejas
https://indianguitartabs.com/showthread.php?t=6183

once you know the intervals then simply follow this:

say for example you need a c5 power chord .. so c note will form your root note..therefore

C D E F A B C

here first C (in bold) is your root note ... the A (in bold) is your 5th ... now you can leave it here .. this will give you 2 note power chord ...but to complete the chord .. the 3rd C (in bold) will give you the octave ...so you get back from where you started ... this c,a and c give you a power chord ... now where to play this chord ?... the simple answer is: anywhere on the fret board where you can reach these three notes with your fingers !!! ...for example 8th fret on low-e 10th fret on A-string and 10th fret on d-string...or take the root note on 5th string ...so 3rd fret on 5th string 5th frets on 3rd and 4th strings .... you can even shift the chord towards the bridge ... just add 12 frets!!

 

which Scales can b used with the power chords...???

 

^ all scales ... but i prefer penatonics

 

well i thin pentatonic n Mjor scales wud b best

 

yeah, i love pentatonics.
They seem to have more emotion in them. On the other hand with major scales i just keep on doing runs/patterns. I guess i need to practise improvisation more.

 

i dont want to explain because people should be using the SEARCH feature. Plus for greater convenience if you scroll down to the bottom of this thread you'll see links.

 

@ shahrukh : can u post net links abt this. plz.. explanation u gave was good n' nice.

 

i read on a site that power chords are easy to play with only 2 fingers....i find it comfy with 3....

is it more helpful to play with 2?

 

U said it urself, if u find playing with 3 easier then use it.

 

ok dokie i guess i will then