Power chords are the quintessential rock and roll chords.
Place your 1st finger on the 5th string/2nd fret.Come back to the top of the guitar neck for this one: E5 Power Chordįor the last of our power chords, we'll be sticking to two fingers. Once your knowledge of the fretboard increases, you'll be able to find combinations like this for different power chords in different areas all around your guitar. The similarity, though, is the fact that they all contain but two notes: "C" and "G." Place your 3rd finger on the 1st string/8th fretĪs you can see, these variations differ in their placement on the fretboard.Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd string/8th fret.Place your 1st finger on the 6th string/8th fret.Place your 4th finger on the 6th string/8th fret.Place your 1st finger on the 4th string/5th fret.Place your 4th finger on the 1st string/3rd fret.Place your 3rd finger on the 5th string/3rd fret.
#GPOWER CHORD HOW TO#
How to Play Guitar Power Chords A5 Power Chord: You can switch between these two styles of playing your C power chord, and even move this shape around the fretboard to form other power chords. Your chord sounds stronger now, because you've taken the root note and doubled it. Keep your fingers in that original C5 position, but add your fourth finger to the 3rd string/5th fret. It will get the job done in situations that require a power chord, but try this next. As we mentioned earlier, it has the "C" sound, but doesn't swing major or minor. Hear that? It's a C power chord at its most basic. Play these two strings, and mute all the others. Now, we'll need our fifth, "G." You can find this on 4th string/5th fret. You'd start by placing your first finger on the root note, "C." Head to the 5th string/3rd fret for this one. Let's say you want to play a C power chord - the C5 chord. We'll start, though, by diving into the most common variation. There are plenty of ways to play them all.
On charts, you might see these written up as "5" chords: C5, A5, G5, etc.
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