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'''Vamp:''' Playing the root note of the chord followed by the other notes of the chord. Common technique in piano and ragtime bass lines.
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Powerchord: Two notes played together, a root note and a Perfect 5th interval. Sometimes extra perfect 5th and roots are added in, down and up octaves.

Revision as of 10:47, 12 October 2009

Powerchord: Two notes played together, a root note and a Perfect 5th interval. Sometimes extra perfect 5th and roots are added in, down and up octaves.