Power Chord Blues

[DankStar]

I realized I've been relying on power chords waaaaaay too much, and there's like a bajillion cool chords out there. Kind of embarrassing actually that I neglected multiple-stringed chords for so long. Seeing Jolly play in person reminded me how cool they sound.

You guys got any ones you dig? I've been really digging E9/6. Maybe that's not a very weird one, I dunno. My book has this one below, minus the 2 on the A string. Fun to slide around with up/down the fretboard.

A few things I'm not used to dealing with are the tight fingerings (sometimes it takes me like 5-10 seconds to place my fingers appropriately without having dead notes on super weird ones). I have trouble jumping into them quickly. I guess they aren't meant to be played super fast (or I need to practice jumping into and out of them). I also have no idea on how to mix-and-match weird chords, what should follow what, etc.

 

[CTN]

Re: Power Chord Blues

ditto.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Re: Power Chord Blues

I like throwing in add9 and sus2 chords in.

Sus2 chords sound great.

+1

also Sus4

 

[guitfiddle]

Re: Power Chord Blues

For me, the idea is to find the ways that I can play the next chord as close as possible to the fingering I'm using already.

Think of a D chord at the fifth fret of the A string.

Now, lay your first finger only on the seventh fret notes, on the d, g, and b strings to play that D. If you lay your third finger down on the 9th fret of the d string, you've now made a Bm chord. Putting your second finger down on the 8th fret of the b string at the same time gives you a G chord. Move that second finger to the 8th fret of the g string, and you've made a B major.

Doing the g shape above, move your first finger up to cover the 7th fret of the A string, and you've made an Em7.

Having all those chord shapes in one spot helps to make transitions quick.

 

[DankStar]

Re: Power Chord Blues

cool, thx guys