What is a POWER CHORD?

[agentcoleson]

to those a bit confused heres the music theory behind it in a nutshell:

chords are made of 3 letters
first letter is the name of chord(hence called the root)
next 2 letters are the 3rd and 5th letters on the scale
example scale:
C D E F G A B C

C is the root
E is the 3rd
G is the 5th

power chords ignore the middle guy
(note: not all scales have the same letters)

[acunit]

this is really helpful thank you! i’ve been using your tutorials for a while now and you’re the sole reason i’ve improved so thank you

[petergibson]

I love power chords, and tend to include the root octave.

[MGM]

That kind of sounds like dynamite by ac/dc

[nolifecooper]

Just a question because I’m super curious, do you strum all the strings with the pick to play the chord or just the ones your fingers are on? Rock on dude 🤘🤘

[JoeCore]

I’m sitting here smoking a j, , putting strings in my razorback and you just confused the heck out of me 😂😂

[skeetsek]

Great thanks. NOW what is a root, what is an octave?

[warriorson]

I thought I knew what a power chord was before I watched this video...🤔
No I don't know wtf is going on.😟

[ezequielcanale]

If you only play the root and the fifth it wouldn't technically be a chord, since a chord is made of three notes or more ☝🤓