j_stashko
04.22.03, 5:49 PM
It seems quite a few of you people on this site are anti power chord. You think full chords and the only chords that anyone should use and that power chords are only for untalented players. I think power chords are great to use and they can help you playing be less repetitive and enjoyable, but how?
Well I think there are three reasons that people use power chords:
1. When people are just starting to play guitar or they have been playing for a while and can't/ won't/ or don't know how to play anything other than power chords. This is especially stupid on acoustics when full chords should be used unless the person is going for a certain sound by using a power chord.
2. There are sometimes when barre chords or open chords just aren't the sound someone is looking for when they are writing a song, so they use power chords, this happens alot in metal music
3. The most important reason and the reason I am writing this is that power chords are great to use because they involve only two or three notes, so they be placed into many keys, so when some is playing a solo or melody over some power chords, they are not confined to one or two keys to play in, like if you had a full chord. This can make playing more interesting and will make it easier to write longer and more complex songs and solos.
If anyone wants to reply and say how they still don't care and they will not use power chords, they can, or if someone wants to add to the list of why people may use power chords or how they use them, please say so.
Well I think there are three reasons that people use power chords:
1. When people are just starting to play guitar or they have been playing for a while and can't/ won't/ or don't know how to play anything other than power chords. This is especially stupid on acoustics when full chords should be used unless the person is going for a certain sound by using a power chord.
2. There are sometimes when barre chords or open chords just aren't the sound someone is looking for when they are writing a song, so they use power chords, this happens alot in metal music
3. The most important reason and the reason I am writing this is that power chords are great to use because they involve only two or three notes, so they be placed into many keys, so when some is playing a solo or melody over some power chords, they are not confined to one or two keys to play in, like if you had a full chord. This can make playing more interesting and will make it easier to write longer and more complex songs and solos.
If anyone wants to reply and say how they still don't care and they will not use power chords, they can, or if someone wants to add to the list of why people may use power chords or how they use them, please say so.