More about power chords

Last time I taught you basics about the power chord. This time I will tell you the most common power chord, the 5th string power chord. This power chord pattern is similar to the previous pattern, only its root note is now on the A string instead of the low E
string.
Those chords are written as F5, C5, A5 etc. They are very common in punk and rock music because they are very easy to play, and the chord change is the matter of changing frets.







Here is the table of chord names on the guitar's fretboard:

Power Chords

All right, I will tell you a little bit about power chords. The name power chord is combination of power, because they sound pretty powerful, and chord for chord. Actually, they are not really chords. Chords are 3 notes or more, whereas power chords only have 2 different notes.
The reason why power chords are so popular is that they are easy to use and they sound pretty cool. Power chords are easy to play just about anywhere on the guitar neck and it's often easier to use power chords for the really fast part of the song.

POWER CHORD PATTERN:

Power chord is really easy to play, and you don't need to change positions of your fingers.
Put your fingers in playing position and start playing. In order to change the chord just move up or down in the fret board.

Here is the finger position for power chords:

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