Let me tell you about power chords

When you learn about chords in music theory, you'll often be talking about "triads" - chords with 3 notes. However, there is a type of chord even simpler than that, excitingly called a "power chord". You get a power chord when you play any note plus the note 7 semitones above it, and it can be pretty versatile, for example when you realise this can be implemented in your synth's oscillators!

Content:
0:00 What are power chords?
2:19 The physics behind it
4:07 Tuning oscillators to a power chord

[unclespooky]

You know, I knew what a power chord was, and I've been playing synths for years and I don't know why, but it never dawned on my why a lot of my presets had 5ths already. the simplicity of your explanation almost blinded me with the light bulb that went off, lol. thanks happy holidays

[Jaspertine]

Speaking as a guitarist, I live and breathe power chords. Learning the way going from an E5 to a G5 has a different "mood" to it than going from an E5 to a G#5 was how my brain first started to understand the relationships between different intervals. In a way, power chords were my gateway into learning music theory.

Though admittedly, they're also many guitarists' excuse to not learn any theory at all. So, there's that too... I guess.

[tnbee]

oh so thats called power chord! been using it a lot but I don't know the theory behind it... thank you!

[haslo_]

Another gem of a video. Short and to the point, and getting straight to the place where lightbulbs light up and trigger inspiration! Thanks!

[grantrichymusic]

Dude you and Yalcin Efe are seriously some of the best teachers I’ve ever learned from forever grateful

[franciscomaestre]

Men you are a legend, best electronic exploication in all YouTube

[laviejaguardia]

2:10 the good piano players can´t explain it better than you Oscar, explain it by the physics view was brilliant mate, tank you so much

[alectriciti]

I often marvel at how a major triad's frequency ratio is 4:5:6... so mathematically clean. Our brains and the way they connect to our soul, emotions... it's truly wonderful musical science.

[shift.beats]

i can truly appreciate how you broke out the spectrum analyzer and explained the frequencies, truly fascinating

[travisbarron]

The physics aspect of this really helped connected the dots between two concepts I had already understood, but couldn't correlate during application of sound. I could the pitches by ear, but seeing that C was at 130hz on the graph, really painted the picture for me. Thanks for the good editing that illustrated this for me in a way I learn best!

[cateador]

Finally someone who explains the concept with the piano thx so much! i was so lost with e.guitar explanations cause i dont know how they work. Clearer than pristine water thx!

[yespeez]

Idk what I liked more... The video or the sweater?!

[XxKonneyxX]

My guy oscar is bringing it to the point. Another great video like usual.

[HBYIW]

As always Oscar, you can explain the things very good 👍 Thanks for sharing!

[scrattyrat]

Dude, your tutorials are amazing. I've been producing music for years and watching YouTube tutorials for even longer, and I've never found any videos which explain music theory in a way that I can easily understand. After only a couple of videos Ive been able to fill the gaps in my music theory knowledge. Thanks for the great videos 👍🙏

[stuartleighton]

The Foundations of Electronic Music course is well worth doing, really enjoying that and I get the feeling that once this course has been completed, some of the more complicated tutorials here will be a lot more accessible.

[Outr]

A good song that I recommend that’s a structure of power chords in a chord progression is Deadmau5 - HR Cephei. Amazing Song

[Tekker]

I watched billion tutorials about the music production, i v been following Underdog for a few month now and i can say that i learned more usefull tricks in few of his video than from all others, And i like the way how he is explaining stuff speacially about music theory, everything so logical and in the way that everybody can understand it.One of the best channels for music production. Thank you Oscar for shareing all this.You are true Undergrounder👊❤

[raydiasdj]

1:56 mins in and already just blew my brains - thank you

[samrichter]

Thanks! Most people seem too bothered to explain/show the frequencies. And until this I thought power chords were just easy guitar fingering.