Power Chords

Lesson 16
Author : Chris Colby van Scyoc
Last Updated : April, 2024

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POWER CHORDS
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The entire first part of this course culminates in this lesson: Power chords. We make use of everything we learned. This is Fantastic! You will find power chords in rock, blues, punk, country, metal, hardcore, pop, rockabilly, and on and on... Power chords are everywhere!


C Power Chord

  • E (6th) string (Low) = first (1st) finger, eighth (8th) fret
  • A (5th) string = third (3rd) finger, tenth (10th) fret
  • D (4th) string = mute / not strummed
  • G (3rd) string = mute / not strummed
  • B (2nd) string = mute / not strummed
  • E (1st) string (High) = mute / not strummed



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JAM!

JAM #1

Bells

This jam is called "Bells" - it's an easy song - just two chords! ...and it goes on for a long time. So, we don't have to concern ourselves with restarting or looping the video. This is an opportunity to get lost in a groove...playing the same chords until it becomes a meditation or a relaxing place of sorts. Be mindful of your fingers, though. If you feel any discomfort, pain, or fatigue, stop and take a rest. I love this groove - have fun!



JAM #2

Blues Before Sunrise



JAM #3

Color Outside the Lines





Review: What We Know!

  • NEW:
  • ~ From This Lesson ~
  • Power Chords

  • PREVIOUS:
  • Flats and Sharps
  • Natural Notes on the Low E String
  • Notes on the Low E String
  • Single-String Picking
  • Eighth Notes
  • Am Chord
  • Changing Chords - E and Am
  • Am7 Chord
  • Changing Chords - E7 and Am7
  • E7 Chord
  • E Chord
  • Em Chord
  • Em7 Chord
  • Tuning and Tuners
  • Your first open chord - Em11
  • Quarter Notes
  • Half Notes
  • Whole Notes
  • Downstroke
  • Counting bars (measures) of four. Also known as 4/4 ("four, four time")
  • Muting all the strings with the fretting hand
  • Playing on beat one of every measure (the first beat of each measure)
  • Playing in time
  • Let's build upon this! Fantastic!

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