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You can't do Nivarna without Power Chords!
Anyway, I love them! I don't play them exclusively, but when you need one, nothing else will do! Try E at - - 9 9 7 - That's some power! Especially on an acoustic. Frequently they are, as mentioned, 3 finger chords like this A (or slid around for other chords) x x x 7 7 5 |
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I give lessons to two students on Thursday evenings. In honor of this thread, last night we focused on - power chords. Did a little rock and a little blues. Had a blast! (thanks for the idea, cobain )
--jam |
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Dun-dun-da
dun-dun-da-da dun-dun-da dun-da Smoke on the water Fire in the sky Couldn't resist that.... |
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Funny for someone that dislikes power chords so much, his screen name is a person that played little other than and all his tab is either one finger or power chords.
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Smoke / Water is cool cuz it uses the most basic power chord, the 2 string : x 5 5 x x x x x 3 3 x x x x 5 5 x x (& etc.) As for me, power chords are more the sound than the theory that limits them to I and V tones... check out Hocus Pocus by Focus. I call that whole progression power chords, even though it's running through +9 and 11th chords. If they rock in that certain way, they's power chords. But that's JMO & to hear how far one can go musically w/ power chords, listen to 70s era King Crimson... tell me Mr Fripp didn't take it waaaay out there w/ essentially power chords. aggie & others into them, try this shape out: x 5 5 7 x x (G chord, 5th on bottom & top) 3 3 5 x x x (C chord, same voicing) & etc. Might come in handy, once you get used to the sound & where its root's at... |
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Lots of Variations...
Sean Watkins, one of my favorite acoustic artists uses a lot of "partial barres" with the E1 and B2 strings open for an interesting dissonant sound. Not strictly "power chords", but not really difficult either, and different sounding. The forms are good up and down most of the neck. Try the verse to Nickel Creek's "Sweet Afton":
079900 (E major) 799800 (B variant) 577600 (A variant) 079900 (E major) x46600 (C#m variant) x24400 (B variant) x02200 (A variant) 022100 (standard E chord) A couple other minor chord forms show up in the bridge (not in any order): 244200 (F#m variant) 466400 (G#m variant) There's also a G# major at one point in the bridge, but it sounds pretty awful with the open B and E strings, so you either need to play a cheap "power chord" (466xxx) or the full barre (466544)... These forms show up in lots of their songs. "This Side" uses pretty much the same ones. -Kent |
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You can do this too:
X02255 For an A5 that sounds great through a cranked amp. Lose the A string and it's moveable. If you can do a classical tremelo (p,a,m,i) you can get a cool sustained drone going on the high E string while the thumb picks out or strums the other notes. |