In the power of power chords lesson, I explain how the power chord can come very handy since it doesn’t have the “third” note of the key it’s being played in. That third note is what changes a power chord into a major or a minor triad. In this lesson, you’ll see that while power […]
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Are you able to play some of your favorite guitar riffs but find it hard to come up with your own? This lesson will show you that getting started writing your first guitar riff is probably easier than what you may have thought. That if you can play other musician’s riffs on guitar – you
The power chord is present in the majority of Rock guitar riffs. Punk Rock is probably the style that uses it most, and bands like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols have numerous songs with riffs made up exclusively of power chords. Rock, Blues and Metal riffs also use power chords a lot though they
