Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Electric Guitars
- Guitar Amplifiers
- Guitar Cables
- Guitar Cases
- Guitar Picks
- Guitar Slide
- Guitar Stands
- Guitar Straps
- Guitar Strings
- Sheet Music For Guitar
- Guitar Magazine
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Step 1
Place your index finger on any fret on the thickest - low E - string.
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Step 2
Place your ring finger two frets higher on the adjacent - A - string.
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Step 3
Rock out.
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Step 1
Play this chord on any fret up and down the neck.
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Step 2
Move from string to string.
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Step 3
Experiment playing the chord in different positions.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Power chords are great if you are playing a fast song or if you don't like the way open chords sound. They are also great practice if you are learning barre chords. Adding an extra note onto the string makes the note sound much better and is a much more comfortable position once you get used to it.
Anonymous said
on 2/10/2006 If you're playing a fast song that has two power chords far apart (F to D for example), instead of sliding your hand all the way up from the F to the D on the 6th and 5th strings, go to the D and count five frets back, then move the power chord to the 5th and 4th strings -- same chord, different place!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 When playing metal, power chords are all downs strokes, to make a heavier sound. When playing punk, you use up and down strokes.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Power chords are great if you are playing a fast song or if you don't like the way open chords sound. They are also great practice if you are learning barre chords. Adding an extra note onto the string makes the note sound much better and is a much more comfortable position once you get used to it.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 When playing a power chord, try to fret the d-string (when playing on a) directly belowyour 2nd finger on the a string e.g
D--5--
A--5--
E--3--
this gives a more full sound.