What is the structure of guitar power chords?
When some look at the guitar power chords chart they wonder about the structure of power chords. In order to understand the makeup of power chords we must first understand the major scale. We must choose a major scale which has the same letter name as the chord. For example, let’s look at the C major scale and create a C 5 chord. The C major scale contains the C, D, E, F, G, A and B notes. We will call the C note the 1 note, the D note the 2 note and the E note the 3 note etc. A power 5th chord is made up of the 1 and 5 notes of the major scale. Therefore, we can conclude that a C 5 chord contains the notes C and G What is the background of guitar power chords? Rock guitar players in the 1960’s were looking for more powerful sounding chords. Before the 1960’s rock guitar players generally used major chords. Major chords are made up of the 1, 3,and 5 notes of a major scale. Maybe these guitar players found that if they dropped the 3rd note of a major a chord with more power and energy r
