A Power Chord Guitar chord
RA5E
Explore A Power Chord in Chord8 →Voicing positions (6)
x 0 2 2 x x
5 7 7 x x x
5 0 2 2 5 0
5 0 7 9 5 0
12 0 14 14 10 0
12 0 14 14 10 12
Interval colors
In Chord8, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.
R
Minor 2nd
Major 2nd
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
Tritone
5
Minor 6th
Major 6th
Minor 7th
Major 7th
A Power Chord chord
The A Power Chord chord is built from the intervals: R, and 5. It contains the notes A, and E. Power chords contain only the root and fifth — no third — giving them a neutral, versatile sound.
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See the music. Every interval has a color.
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