Power Chords or Fifth Chords
The chords are made up of 3 notes, in this case the Power Chords only include 2, what really more than a chord is an interval:
Root - Perfect Fifth (R - 5)
You can also repeat the Root (R – 5 – R)
They are represented only with the letter that represents the name of the chord followed by the number "5" that represents the interval of R - 5, for example Do Power Chord is represented as C5.
* In the examples we will use the 2-note version, with the repeated root represented as imaginary.
They are generally used in Genres such as Rock, Blues Y Metal. It is common to use them on guitars with distortion, and making use of the technique Palm mute.
Power Chords Chart
| Chord | Root | Perfect Fifth |
|---|---|---|
| C5 | C | G |
| C♯5 | C♯ | G♯ |
| D ♭ 5 | D ♭ | A ♭ |
| D5 | D | A |
| D♯5 | D♯ | A♯ |
| E ♭ 5 | E ♭ | B ♭ |
| E5 | E | B |
| F5 | F | C |
| F♯5 | F♯ | C♯ |
| G ♭ 5 | G ♭ | D ♭ |
| G5 | G | D |
| G♯5 | G♯ | D♯ |
| A ♭ 5 | A ♭ | E ♭ |
| TO 5 | A | E |
| A♯5 | A♯ | E♯ (F) |
| B ♭ 5 | B ♭ | F |
| B5 | B | F♯ |
They are chords that we can perform using the open strings of the guitar, using a capotrasto, or sometimes making capo.
Fundamental
Investment
Set 5 on the first 6 frets can be used to simulate a 7-string guitar and be able to play some extra chords not available on 6-string guitars.
