Breaking Past Powerchords - Lesson Request |
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Breaking Past Powerchords - Lesson Request |
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Sep 11 2008, 08:07 PM |
name a song. Anyway, as I say, you gotta involve more than R+5. Try experimenting with Maj7, min7, etc. There's alot of great chords that add ALOT of flavor. Opeth "Bleak" from the album "Blackwater Park" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpH3qhP_UE In Flames "My Sweeet Shadow" from "Soundtrack To Your Escape" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lolM8GeGRQc Oh I hear ya man, thats why I asked. I'm getting nowhere with just powerchords. Thats why I brought this up. Thanks! -------------------- My Gear
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Sep 11 2008, 08:23 PM |
I recently took this lesson up https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-gu...er-chords/which has quite a few positions of power chords. It made me think out of the box. Maybe you have seen it maybe not . Don't know if this is what you're looking for. I've had that lesson bookmarked for a long time. Big reminder that there's more to power chords than "down one string up two frets". I don't know if I'll ever get any of those chords with the thumb wrapped around, but they're fun to listen to. -------------------- Guitars: ESP Semi-Hollow Eclipse, 1984 Ibanez Roadstar RS440, Peavey T-60, Daisy Rock Rock Candy Custom
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Sep 11 2008, 08:39 PM |
the powerchord sound is what I am trying to stray from.
I'm not looking for another way to make the same sound, but a different sound altogether. Listen to this tune by Opeth. "Heir Apparent" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Ty-fwB4sw The chords they are using at the 1:09 mark... And again at 1:48 What are those? Imagine how mundane that song would sound if they were just good old powerchords. These other chords is whats making this tune sound as friggin huge as it does. -------------------- My Gear
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Sep 11 2008, 08:42 PM |
The chords they are using at the 1:09 mark... And again at 1:48 What are those? Imagine how mundane that song would sound if they were just good old powerchords. These other chords is whats making this tune sound as friggin huge as it does. Diminished ....in this case pretty similar ot a power chord, it is Root and a flattened 5th instead of root and a 5th, which, cinse it is the root, puts you in locrian mode. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Sep 11 2008, 08:44 PM |
Here's an example, my chord theory is ont the best so if I make any mistakes please forgive me (sometimes I read upside down ), but here's an mp3, and I played:
Dmin7+5, Em, C, D, F#m, D (another one) There's many differences between the chords, some of them I still don't know how to explain, but I'm sure kjutte or someone will correct me or add me I played in acoustic and just random, I know you want something in the area of metal, but for that, you have to build a chord progression, think about for example a power chord you like, let's say E5, what can you do to change that power chord? add an octave? make it minor? leave it major? seventh? diminished? lots of possibilites...it also depends on what you like... chord.mp3 ( 319.59K ) Number of downloads: 224 Again, if I'm mistaken please forgive me, but I'm just trying to give you an idea of changing stuff instead of playing only powerchords, my way of doing it is, start with acoustic, and see if it fits well together, than try with a bit of distortion, because normally all stuff that isn't R+5 usually sounds wierd, atleast for me it used to -------------------- Currently Practicing
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Sep 11 2008, 09:09 PM |
Hmm, let me ask you, do you know how to make chords from major chords? from the 1 3 5 formation? Yes. And adding 7ths, 9ths etc... "Stacking 3rds" Let me try wording it this way. "What chords are commonly used in metal by bands such as Opeth, In Flames, Iron Maiden, Queensryche, etc besides powerchords? I hear these bands using other chords in places many bands use plain old powerchords. It gives them a very specific and identifiable sound." Here is an example. "Beneath The Mire" by Opeth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABj6YAk6Lys This song wouldnt sound at all like it does with regular R5 powerchords. What are these chords and what are some others that can be used to give songs a more textured sound like this? -------------------- My Gear
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