Every Punk Rock Chord Type Explained

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[SugarpillProd]

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[joeabernathy]

My imposter syndrome is so bad that I'll watch your videos thinking I'm gonna learn new information. Then I realize I already do all of these things, and what I don’t really know is the terms. Thank you for the reassurance that I'm not as bad at this as I think I am.

[MyBiPolarBearMax]

I was in a signed pop punk band (drummer) that toured warped and all that fun stuff but one of the biggest things i always noticed was how much we and other bands would use root changes (slash chords) in songs versus other smaller bands we used to play with that typically just always ran with power chords.

Unless youre playing straight punk, bass roots over power chords just too chunky and thick. Play slash chords and inversions and let the bass carry the heft of the song.

Everything SugarPill says on his channel is spot on and exactly what we’d do with pro producers (back when it was harder to record at home lol)

[Hobzgood]

DUDE thank you so much it's hard to find a good video breaking down punk chords this will help a lot!

[seatun]

As someone who has spent their entire life playing metal but finally decided to take the plunge into punk. Thank you so much for this video ❤ I had an idea know I know where I was right and wrong ✌️

[ericfritts]

Slash chords, or at least chords with the lowest note lowered a half step can also be called/used as minor 6th chords. In this case the lowest note is the root note. Just depends on what you want the chord to do.

[peanutbutterisfu]

Love ur channel man! I was in the punk scene playing in original pop punk music. I’d like to add that it’s a really good idea to play other music than punk to become a better player. I never had any real desire to create any music other that stuff in the pop punk/rock genre but learning Metallica, Van halen really helped me become a better player than just playing the easy stuff. Also the more challenging music in warped tour scene era as well

[TheMuro]

This is actual gold, really well put together

[roymartin]

Wow, you've just explained in 5 minutes what I had to slowly learn over years in the early 90s! Great refresher video as well not to mention what a service it is to all the kids beginning.

[danpeezie]

Good stuff- there’s a type of chord I didn’t see here that I hear (or think I do) and play when doing a lot of songs, especially alkaline trio songs as an example-
Curious of the type and name…
An example would be middle finger on top string top string 5th fret, index finger on A string 4th fret, ring finger on D string 6th fret.

Thanks and keep up the great work

[CryptToneMusic]

I like to play a shell version of barre chords usually the major version. Basically just a two finger power chord with one note added to make it sound major. I picked it up from a Josh Homme guitar lesson and it's cool to use if your sound is heavily distorted it comes through more clearly and it has a bit more punch to it. It's also handy if you're changing chords really fast as well.

[DomingoCaro-hv]

Hi how are you rock on dude l am learning to play guitar basic power chords you are a perfect guitarist

[standardmax]

I wish all guitar videos broke it down as simple as this.

[rickfinsta]

Late to the party but wanted to point out that a benefit to the faux Maj7 chords (that omit the 3rd) is the same as with the root/5 "chords" (power chords) in that that have no major or minor information since that is embedded in the third or flat third, respectively. So you can use them to write songs and then figure out if you want a major or minor tonal character as you flesh out your progression.

[whatburnsneverreturns]

yo whats the thing you use where you show off the chords in a digital interface thingy at for example at 1:32

[kashalakasha]

this video was so helpful id definitely love to see more like this!

[parvchetri]

I've been watching your Punk Rock series since March. Really improved my guitar skills. Thank you so much and I look forward to more videos! ❤

[snicka]

Great video. Can you make a video going over some more different / alternate chords that bands like Propaghandi play? Also The Heartsounds use a ton of chords I can’t figure out. Not sure if it’s the tuning they use

[zackreyna]

I’ve been on a binge watching the last few videos to get better ideas of how to utilize more techniques to write better songs so thank you for that. However that guitar at the 3:15 mark is so futuristic and crazy looking 😮 no headstock and it’s paper thin!

[kazukihiratani]

What software do you use to isolate audio channels? I've seen you isolate the left side and the right side on occasion, and I wanna be able to do that too!