Hello and welcome to the Music Theory Series. In todays lesson we will study power chord basics. Let's begin.
Definition:
In music a power chord consists of a root note and the fifth intervall and sometimes we can add a octave. Generally these chords are played on
a electric guitar with distortion.To name a power chord, just take the root note and add a "5" after it. Like E5, A5 etc..
We can play a power chord with different ways.
First way is the common way we know. Let's take a look at this with an example.
why are they call power chord, what dif does it make if we had an octave of the tonic on it?
It'd be still a power chord if we have an octave of the root on it. So there isn't so much difference playing the same chord with or without adding an octave. It's just, if you add an octave you can get brighter sounds. And the name "power chord" comes from the powerful sound created by the harmonics of the two notes played simultaneously. Hope that helps
Dogukan,
Just added this one to the knowledge base
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Quadrim_-_Music_Theory_Series_Part_5-_An_Extensive_Look_To_The_Chords_1%2C_Power_Chord_Basics_SI_Lesson
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