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Power Chord Guitar
Lesson
A Power Chord
is a two or three-note chord that's easy, fun, and POWERFUL!!
- Start with a 2-note power chord. When you get good at
that, switch to the three-note power chord
- Angle the finger on the 5th string to mute out the 4th
string(See Picture)
- Use a quick, wristy strum - listen carefully to the audio
- Practice switching to and from all three power chords.
| Check out these songs which use the power chord: |
| Blink 182 - "Damn It", "All the Small Things" |
| Many Metallica songs |
| Soundgarden - "My Wave" |
The 2-Note Power Chord
(G5 and A5 can be played with 1st and 4th finger if it is easier)
Having trouble reading these guitar chord grids? Click
Here!
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The 3-Note Power Chord
On the E5, flatten your 1st finger over the 2nd fret on only
those two strings
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Power Chord Ex. 1
Strumming with the power chord
- Play the exercises with all down strums
- Practice switching between the E5, G5, and A5 power chord.
- When you are confident with switching, play exercises 2 and
3 slowly.
- In exercise 3, strum only the sixth string
on the last strum of each measure.
- Now try exercises 2 and 3 with palm muting.
- Now try exercises 2 and 3 alternating palm muting for one measure,
no palm muting the next.
Use all Down Strums!
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Practice these Exercises with the metronome set to somewhere
between 40 and 100.
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Practice these Exercises with the slow, medium, and fast practice
tracks
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