Power Chords are basically chords made up of two or three notes. A root 5 power chord is played with the first finger on the A string. A root 6 power chord is played with the first finger on the low E string.(See bottom of page for a diagram of power chords)
Root 6 Power chords:
Fret(with index finger), Name
1 F
2 F#/Gb
3 G
4 G#/Ab
5 A
6 A#/Bb
7 B
8 C
9 C#/Db
10 D
11 D#/Eb
12 E
13 F
14 F#/Gb
15 G
16 G#/Ab
17 A
18 A#/Bb
19 B
Root 5 Power Chords:
Fret(with index finger), Name
1 A#/Bb
2 B
3 C
4 C#/Db
5 D
6 D#/Eb
7 E
8 F
9 F#/Gb
10 G
11 G#/Ab
12 A
13 A#/Bb
14 B
15 C
16 C#/Db
17 D
18 D#/Eb
19 E
Power chords can be played with two fingers or three:
Root 6 "Two Finger", Root 5 "Two Finger"
E------------------------ E---------------
b------------------------ b---------------
g------------------------ g---------------
d------------------------ d-5-------------
a-5---------------------- a-3-------------
e-3---------------------- e---------------
Root 6 "Three Finger", Root 5 "Three Finger"
E--------- E---------------
b--------- b---------------
g--------- g-5-------------
d-5------- d-5-------------
a-5------- a-3-------------
e-3------- e---------------
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