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Power Chords
Power chords were briefly introduced in the Course on Chords, but these 9 self-contained lessons cover the subject in much more detail.
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# | play time | date added | description |
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1 | 2:01 | 08-21-2009 | introduction to power chords and their use in rock, shred, and heavy metal. With distortion, the sound of power chords vs open position chords is contrasted. |
2 | 2:02 | 08-21-2009 | the composition of mini power chords using 5th intervals is discussed, and the chord patterns and fingerings are also explained. |
3 | 2:24 | 08-21-2009 | it is shown how to use mini power chords intelligently through the use of melodies. |
4 | 3:14 | 08-21-2009 | introduction to power chord picking technique begins with a discussion of palm muting (P.M.), or damping, of mini power chords. |
5 | 3:06 | 08-22-2009 | power chord picking technique is expanded upon with the demonstration of tremolo or alternate picking of mini power chords. Then simple melodies are created and played with this technique. |
6 | 3:04 | 08-22-2009 | full power chords are introduced, and contrasted with mini power chords, and the different ways to finger them are explained. Some melodies with full power chords are played, and tremolo or alternate picking is demonstrated with these chords. |
7 | 3:46 | 08-24-2009 | power chords are played pedaling an open string, and inverted power chords are explained. |
8 | 2:28 | 08-25-2009 | the positions on the different strings of mini, full, and inverted full power chords are shown, and a simple melody is played with power chords. |
9 | 3:16 | 08-29-2009 | the ease of playing full power chords with drop D tuning is explained. |