Two-finger rock guitar chords
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mightyboy88
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hahah they are very much professional to use if u ask me, in rock and metal especially
basically that is a power chord which consists of a root note and its 5th, and many rock players prefer playing power chords in distortion over conventional chords as the sound you get is more tight and consistent
basically that is a power chord which consists of a root note and its 5th, and many rock players prefer playing power chords in distortion over conventional chords as the sound you get is more tight and consistent
lester_music
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they are called "intervals"..not really hv to be professional to know them....if you learn music in systematically...you will be taught...its the basic of learning music..
it will allow you to to "voice" your "chords" rather than just look at the chord diagram & follow the chord shape.....
Many standard chord shapes are overwhelming in term of sound....to many duplicate notes...lotsa note crashes...for example, the low notes are too close sometimes making it sound bad.......if u play long enough or experience enough, you will begin to omit cetain notes of a chord by damping to make it sound good...not necessary on an electric...on a plug-in acoustic,it's important too...
it will allow you to to "voice" your "chords" rather than just look at the chord diagram & follow the chord shape.....
Many standard chord shapes are overwhelming in term of sound....to many duplicate notes...lotsa note crashes...for example, the low notes are too close sometimes making it sound bad.......if u play long enough or experience enough, you will begin to omit cetain notes of a chord by damping to make it sound good...not necessary on an electric...on a plug-in acoustic,it's important too...
Thanks for the answer!!!
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SotAnLite
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Hi,
Are you referring to power chords, or general 2 notes harmony kind of chords?
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Low Han Yew (Peter)
www.lowhanyew.com
Are you referring to power chords, or general 2 notes harmony kind of chords?
Regards,
Low Han Yew (Peter)
www.lowhanyew.com
Hi, thanks for the reply, they are power chords now that I know of. It's also good to know other 1-finger and 2-finger chords to play rock, metal songs as three-fingers and four-fingers chords have their difficulty to master for me. Can you tell me more about 2 notes harmony chords too, this is the first time I heard of them?
SotAnLite
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SotAnLite
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Hi cob2012,
2 notes harmony have special names assigned to them. Power chords is just one of the many.
Power chord is made up of root note and a fifth; sometimes including the eighth. The eighth note is simply an octave of the root note.
E.g.
1 + 5
1 + 5 + 8
E.g. Using C as the root note, C power chord is made up of
C G
C G C
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For start, it is good for you to know that the thirds and the seventh are more commonly recognized by our human ears. The thirds determine whether a chord is major or minor, and the sevenths determine whether the chord is dominant or maj7 or not. IN other words, they influence the tone qualities, hence the term whether the notes are "in harmony" or not.
For instance, major chords will have tone qualities that makes me identify the feelings/descriptions of "bright", "open", "cheerful", "big". And minor chords will have one qualities that makes me identify the feelings/descriptions of "dark", "sad", "narrow", "emo", melancholic".
For example,
Major 3rd ---> Major chords
Minor 3rd ---> Minor chords
Major 7th ---> Maj7 chords
Minor 7th ---> Minor chords & dominant chords
That being said,
Perfect 5th is the two tone harmony commonly found in power chords, but you can also find them in most of any other chords. Because the 5th note doesn't really change much of the tone quality with the root note, it is named as "perfect". Fourth also has a similar quality, hence perfect fourth. It is made up of 1st and 5th notes of the major scale.
1 + 5
E.g. C G
Octave is made up of 1st and 8th of the major scale. It has a very "big" and "majestic" feel. For electric guitar, it can be used to make your lines cut through the accompaniment very well. Classical music also tend to use octaves very much.
1 + 8
E.g. C C
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The best way to build your foundation in understanding theory is to first understand how a major scale is constructed.
E.g. In the key of C, a major C scale will use the major scale formula as such:
W W H W W W H
W = whole interval = 2 steps = 2 frets space
H = half interval = 1 steps = 1 fret space
Are you able to derive the notes for every key based on the major scale already?
If you would like to find out more, just contact me again. I might be slower to reply on this forum, so you might want to contact me directly via PM or my mobile / email.
To your music success,
Low Han Yew (Peter)
www.lowhanyew.com
Yes, at appropriate moments where they deem fit.
Do guitarists create or generate their own power chords or all power chords are already out on chord books?
delirium90
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Hi I wanted to ask SotAnLite more on the topic of power chords.
Hope you dont mind thread owner and lets share what we know and learn together shall we
@SotAnLite:
What about some power chords which look unconventional? How are they formed and/or how do you call them? For instance, normal power chords can be represented by [from last low E to first high E string) G#: 46xxxx, or D: x57xxx..
but how about those like '42xxxx', 'x97xxx', 'x76xxx' or even '47xxxx'?
Hope you dont mind thread owner and lets share what we know and learn together shall we
@SotAnLite:
What about some power chords which look unconventional? How are they formed and/or how do you call them? For instance, normal power chords can be represented by [from last low E to first high E string) G#: 46xxxx, or D: x57xxx..
but how about those like '42xxxx', 'x97xxx', 'x76xxx' or even '47xxxx'?
Hey, no problem at all!!
delirium90
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thanks, stay cool
SotAnLite
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Hi cob2012,
If you know the concepts behind chord construction, you can generate your own chords. That is, you have to understand theory.
I assume power chord strictly refers to diatonic harmony of root note and perfect fifth note.
E.g. 1 + 5
Chord books generally just record common chords being used.
I hope this answers your question.
To your music success,
Low Han Yew (Peter)
www.lowhanyew.com
If you know the concepts behind chord construction, you can generate your own chords. That is, you have to understand theory.
I assume power chord strictly refers to diatonic harmony of root note and perfect fifth note.
E.g. 1 + 5
Chord books generally just record common chords being used.
I hope this answers your question.
To your music success,
Low Han Yew (Peter)
www.lowhanyew.com
SotAnLite
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Hi delirium90,
Chord refers to a group of notes.
Diatonic harmony refers to two notes played at the same time. Therefore, a.k.a. diatonic chord.
Power chord is 1 example of a diatonic harmony. Therefore, not all two-notes chords are called power chords.
A tip is decoding a chord is to identify the root note, i.e. 1st note of the key based on the chord.
Therefore, it is possible to have a chord to have several names.
For simplicity sake, I'll just answer your question on your examples
Example 1:
G#: 46xxxx
This is a typical G# power chord, made up of G# as the root note, followed by a higher note which is the 5th note (D#).
D: x57xxx
This is a also typical D power chord, made up of D as the root note, followed by a higher note which is the 5th note (A).
Example 2:
'42xxxx',
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as C#m, because it is made up of
1 3b
C# E
'x97xxx'
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as F#m, because it is made up of
1 3b
F# A
'x76xxx'
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as E (or E major), because it is made up of
1 3
E G#
'47xxxx'
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as Eb, because it is made up of
1 6b
Eb A
Alternatively, if the higher note here is assumed as the root note, then this may also be named as A/C#.
3 1
C# A
If you are interested in learning more on chord construction, feel free to contact me directly. I have a systematic approach to share my knowledge to my students and you might find it useful for yourself too.
To your music success,
Low Han Yew (Peter)
www.lowhanyew.com
Chord refers to a group of notes.
Diatonic harmony refers to two notes played at the same time. Therefore, a.k.a. diatonic chord.
Power chord is 1 example of a diatonic harmony. Therefore, not all two-notes chords are called power chords.
A tip is decoding a chord is to identify the root note, i.e. 1st note of the key based on the chord.
Therefore, it is possible to have a chord to have several names.
For simplicity sake, I'll just answer your question on your examples
Example 1:
G#: 46xxxx
This is a typical G# power chord, made up of G# as the root note, followed by a higher note which is the 5th note (D#).
D: x57xxx
This is a also typical D power chord, made up of D as the root note, followed by a higher note which is the 5th note (A).
Example 2:
'42xxxx',
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as C#m, because it is made up of
1 3b
C# E
'x97xxx'
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as F#m, because it is made up of
1 3b
F# A
'x76xxx'
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as E (or E major), because it is made up of
1 3
E G#
'47xxxx'
Assuming the lower note as the root note, this can be named as Eb, because it is made up of
1 6b
Eb A
Alternatively, if the higher note here is assumed as the root note, then this may also be named as A/C#.
3 1
C# A
If you are interested in learning more on chord construction, feel free to contact me directly. I have a systematic approach to share my knowledge to my students and you might find it useful for yourself too.
To your music success,
Low Han Yew (Peter)
www.lowhanyew.com
