Power Chords for Acoustic and Electric Guitar Players
Power chords are something that a lot of players seem to ignore, especially those that have been trained in harmony and come from a reasonably concervative musical background. Although they are common to a lot of rock players, sometimes players don’t know the names of them. So what I’ve done is make up a simple Guitar Tab and Music Notation of them as a reference for players who wish to improve their musical knowledge.
As a general rule, a chord has a 3rd. I’ll just explain this:
A basic Major scale starting on a C note would go C D E F G A B and just to complete it , I’ll add another C note.
We could give each of those notes a numerical value e.g. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.
A standard Major chord is made up of the 1st 3rd and 5th of the scale.
This would equal C E and G
Minor scales are built the same but the 3rd note is flattened, 1 fret lower
This would equal C E flat and G
Power Chords are neither Major or Minor, they are built of the 1st and 5th of the scale
So, the C Power Chord is just a C and a G. In the example I have duplicated the C. It’s just a couple of C’s and a G.
To download the printable version of How to Play Power Chords click the linkHow to Play Power Chords for Guitar
