The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS |
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My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 My Patreon: https://bit.ly/2JCJQfV Powerchords are the building block of rock and metal. They get a bad rap for being simplistic, but the reality is that their simplicity gives them unparalleled versatility- the ability to accommodate both major AND minor tonalities instead of being limited to just one. Applying this ambiguity just requries a little bit of knowledge about scales and fifths, as well as the chords in a key. This video will go over the music theory of powerchords and how they fit into your scale concepts, as well as general ideas and applications of power chords and their variations. Related theory videos- Chords in minor: https://youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw Diminished: https://youtu.be/HQ2pg7D1aks Metallica Scale: https://youtu.be/UuqvZDDm_bk I can not thank my Patreon subscribers enough for supporting this channel and enabling these videos, especially with the increase in YouTube copyright bots claiming my videos. A personal Shout out to the following fine folks- Linas Orentas Marek Pawlowski John Arnold Christopher Swanson Marc Bulandr Bradley Bower Alvaro Begue-Aguado Don Watters Don Dachenhousen III Patrick Ryan Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content. Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Powerchords 01:28 Is It A Chord? 02:31 Substituting Chords 03:27 Big Notes 04:32 Inverted Powerchords 06:27 Converting Scales 10:35 Applying Chord Implications 13:49 Wrapping Up |