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Rockin Power Chords on Piano - Don't sound Muddy! Easy Piano Lesson

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Uploaded by on Jun 2, 2009

http://fastpianolessons.com for the complete Chords 101 Course to go along with this video and other lessons!

KEY POINTS FROM THIS VIDEO:

*KEEP all your thick chords in the middle of the piano.

*As you get lower, you have to space the notes out more.

*Power chords only use the root and 5th of the chord. No middle note, aka the third.

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  • what are the names of the 3 songs you are play between 0:36 ,and 0:56 ?????

  • Hi tattoobull, they are generic patterns, so they could work for any song in that genre.

  • Are power chords always played with parallel 5ths? Or could you invert some of the chords?

  • Sure you could invert the power chord, it would sound a little different but still sound like the same chord. Inverting means you're just using the same notes in a different order... as long as you do that, you can do what you want!

    so lets say you could play C5 as "C G" (perfect 5th) or "G C" (the second one has the C on the top, perfect 4th)

  • Very nice teaching!! Even in advanced power chords where the left hand would perhaps play the 2nd (nineth) and seventh, this opens a whole new world to those who just play octave/bass for left hand. You are most helpful. Great video, and great teaching!

  • Thanks Zesty Mike!

    There are also shell voicings which use notes other than a 5th, like the the 7ths and 9ths.

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  • @TattooBull That's what I wanna know.

  • btw if you play those power chords very fast after each other and jump to different notes in between (like C C C Eb C C F C C G C C ...) you'll get from Rock to Metal.

  • impressively simple!

    

  • Dude can you tell me what program you are using?

  • damn your really good!

  • Good stuff man

  • das ist scheiße du .......

  • Simply amazing. I wish I knew how to play the piano

  • @TattooBull it's The world is just awesome

  • Excellent tips! Nice bass lines to mess around with too! Nice work

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