Power Chords

A Power Chord (A5)

As with all power chords there’s a formula where you find the note you need, in this case an A note, and you put your index finger down and then you add two fingers to that. So let’s go through it here. This is for the root six.

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A Sharp / B Flat Power Chord (A#5 / Bb5)

So our formula is we find the note and then we put our index finger down followed by the remaining. So, the root six version. I’m going to go to the sixth fret, that’s a B flat note or A sharp, and I add the other fingers.

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B Power Chord (B5)

So what we need to do is find a B note on the guitar and press down on that note with the index finger. We’re going to start on the sixth string and go to the seventh fret, that’s a B.

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C Power Chord (C5)

We need to find a C note on the sixth string in order to make a root six C power chord. I’m going to the eighth fret, that’s a C note.

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C Sharp / D Flat Power Chord (C#5 / Db5)

And so we’re going to apply the formula here of first finding the note. We’re going to make our root six power chord. You have to go to the sixth string and go to the ninth fret.

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D Power Chord (D5)

We’re going to start by making the root six version. We go to the sixth string tenth fret with our index finger that means that that’s actually a D note.

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D Sharp / E Flat Power Chord (D#5 / Eb5)

We’re going to start by finding our D sharp note on the sixth string, which in this case means going all the way up to the eleventh fret. And you put your index finger down on that note.

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E Power Chord (E5)

The first one we’re going to do is the root six power chord, all the way up on the twelfth fret, which means that that’s an E note on the sixth string twelfth fret.

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F Power Chord (F5)

The first root six power chord for the F starts with the sixth string first fret. I use my first finger and now I apply the other two fingers in the power chord shape that’s always the same, fifth string third fret, fourth string third fret.

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F Sharp / G Flat Power Chord (F#5 / Gb5)

We’re going to start with the root six type of power chord. So first thing I do is find an F sharp note on the sixth string second fret. And I’m going to go there with my index finger. The

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G Power Chord (G5)

Let’s start out with our root six version. That means I go the sixth string and find a G note. That’s at the third fret. With my pointer finger I’m going to push down on that string.

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G Sharp / A Flat Power Chord (G5)

Let’s start with the root six version. So I’m going to go to the sixth string fourth fret to make this G sharp power chord with my index finger.

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Power Chords

Power chords are the easiest type of chord to master. Needing as little as two fingers, this types of chord is easy to use as you fly around your fretboard. These are important chords for most types of music, specifically, punk, blues & funk. (PREMIUM -- 12 videos - 24 Minutes)

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