12 Different Kinds of Power Chords | GEAR GODS

[@treyxaviermusic]

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[@stijn12100]

"I like to play with the pinky sometimes." I chuckled

[@neverifnotfornow]

I love your comment and by no disrespect i suggest that you modify your name (at least among-st your friends) to "Stinky Jenkins".

[@davesteiman]

@@neverifnotfornow LOL

[@DustyWookman42019]

"I'm gonna play with my 2nd finger this time so i can get a little bit bigger of a stretch" XD

[@springbloom5940]

@@DustyWookman42019 I hardly ever played with my pinky, until I lost my index and middle finger.

[@neja481]

i play with my pinky 😢

[@Shitzukaka]

I really don't get all the hate lol I've been playing guitar for 10 years and knew all these shapes already but if I were a beginner watching this video I wouldn't care about tone or tuning or gear I would just be trying to learn new shapes to try to play along to some of my favorite songs by ear. Don't hate, appreciate.👍

[@seb2123]

teryus De Anda thats the magic of internet ! A lot of people like to insult or hate cause they are behind their screen ... most of them would never say those things face to face ... oh well i liked the video too ! 🤷‍♂️

[@CP200S]

Great words pal, but let me remember you, this is the Internet, Land of All Vicious Trolls. You can use the magic that makes them lose their powers: just ignore them. Peace!

[@mrw55walton49]

Q: How many guitar players does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: 13 - one to do it, and twelve to stand around and say, "Phhhwt! I can do better than that!"

[@fabulouslyunfamous5207]

I am one of those beginners and You nailed it buddy! Agree!

[@1789crazy]

Thats why some people learn to play and others learn to criticize smh

[@schizophrenicenthusiast]

As a relatively noob 'guitarist' with no musical education who's only been playing for 10 months, I'm proud to say that I had previously discovered the power chord root-fifth-ninth on my own :)

[@Whatever-is1rz]

how are you progressing with learning at the moment? I just started like 5 months ago so just curious c:

[@mrhamburgler480]

I wish ypu guys many nights of enjoyable jamz, frusttrating praxtice, and sometimes even discouraging moments lolol. Im 31, been playing since i was 13 and nothing in my life so far (single/no kids) has been a more rewarding, challenging, fun, humbling, aggrevating, or enjoyable investment of my time/money/heart. Man stick with it. Seriously. Never stop pushin yourself to play how you wanna play or sound at that given time, or to achieve what you want to achieve playing guitar. You get out what you put in with guitar, well anything in life really. Its all about discipline. Learn the boring shit. Itll help more than you know down the road. And make sure to learn and at least be aware of proper technique. Especially picking. Bad habits are truly hard to break. And dont let plateaus in your progression/playing discourage you. You will overcome it. Absolutely. I promise. And msot of all, remember why ya started playing. Make sure you know your instrument. Have fun and happy shreddign my dudes

[@annoftheforest3835]

I’ve only been playing for about a week, but I love the guitar very much. 4 years late isn’t TOO late is it lol? I wish you guys the best!

[@CreedM8]

@@annoftheforest3835 how old are you, I started 5 months ago

[@michaeldean7220]

Same here. Kind of light light bulb and satisfying moment when you realise that the shape you made up and just ran up and down the neck is called a power chord.

[@bigdaddy9579]

*insert generic comment about the tone here*

[@treyxaviermusic]

OUTRAGED RESPONSE!

[@johnboykin3128]

It's over driven over compressed and thin

[@aixide]

@@johnboykin3128 It's overdriven? No way, how'd you figure that out? You're a genius.

[@eddyvarges7223]

@@johnboykin3128 it does sound a bit weak doesnt it

[@davidm6387]

The tone sounds fine to me, and mine is the only opinion that matters in the whole universe.

[@jomaaeeee]

I love the sound of the add 9 power chord

[@TheRealFoxeR]

Or really anything Mark Holcomb touches.

[@ThePrimordialChronicles]

;p

[@Meshuggapeth]

Osmar Garcia staind

[@gramaximusproductions]

Listen to the foo fighters

[@RocktCityTim]

Excellent summary. Apply it across the fret board like CAGED for full chords and you get a lot of options without learning a lot of theory.

[@eskilseter]

Add9 - The Deftones chord

[@demesisx]

or Foo Fighters

[@Odie50000]

+Harry Pray IV Or disturbed.

[@drewlitton3843]

+Odie50000 or Tool lol

[@JackRosei]

JP, Morse, EJ, Rush many top players use it a lot:)

[@nostalgicmind3432]

Eskil the Mark Tremonti chord

[@everglow101]

Hey, thank you so much for posting this! Been writing a lot of songs recently and deeply enjoying the use of power chords! This gives me so much more fun to be had and I can't wait to write with all these!

[@jonmagnus3510]

Add9 is what I needed. I use it all the time and had no idea what it was called. I like to take it slowly and use it and almost three notes separately. I learned it from watching a ton of unearth shows.

[@JoshuaConnorMusic]

Well that's not actually what it's called, that's a mistake on Trey's part. What he's really playing is a sus2, an add9 by definition has a 3rd, so for example Cadd9 would actually be C E G D.

[@BlackFlameOfHatred]

@@JoshuaConnorMusic dude what are you talking about hes not wrong? Csus2 and C5add9 are the exact same thing!!! your either trolling or have no idea what your talking about

[@thomasdarista2782]

You forgot the best one! You can take a basic power chord, and play the root's octave as well, making it sound more full.

[@ShamsArifin-pj3bz]

I don't understand how he forgot that

[@jonatanpetersson3097]

I dont understand what this chord is

[@andrei-calinionescu9473]

He said he likes to do this with his pinkie

[@robi481]

@mark heyne It is since the octave is basically the same note as the root, but higher, and because it still doesn't have a third.

[@davel_ggw]

He did cover it. I always just play the fifth and octave with one finger (ring finger) though, but I see a lot of people use their pinky for the octave. Which makes me wonder if there is some downside to my technique that I am not thinking of...

[@Cheffrey_Dahmers]

One of my favorite chord shapes you can move down the neck sounds very paramore like vvv Ex B5 Gx D2 A3 E x You can move this down the neck at certain points there's parts where it changes slightly but you're really only changing the a and d string fingerling

[@michaelfyoufyi4191]

drop tune the best! especially for power chords

[@jdjk7]

I find it odd that he only chose to talk about the R-5-8 (e.g. 577xxx) chord in drop tuning. That was actually the first chord I'd ever learned of as a power chord, and I feel like it's a pretty common shape.

[@JxyDBD]

Love how nobody says "good video Trey keep it up" but I'll I see is "Trey your tone sucks" guys listen my theory on why he didn't use one of the better amps for 2 reasons 1 he was thinking about the beginners thinking that if he used a less God like tone proves it can still sound good which it did. 2 he just wanted to do what he wanted with the sound just because he takes time out of his day to make videos for us to enjoy and learn from and all you guys are worried about is the tone. Any way great video Trey

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thanks man! Let em whine, with over 400k views on this I'll take a little hate hahahaha

[@JxyDBD]

Gear Gods it just really irritates me that all they care about is the tone and not what you are trying to teach I definitely learned something :)

[@davidbrady1250]

Brand-new beginner here. This was all news to me and was awesome! Thank you!!! L&S. Maybe when I'm older I'll understand the tone hate but speaking as a total noob this video was fantastic. Thank you.

[@cristolamprakos4682]

I just learned alot in 6 mins holy shittttt

[@MofosRealReviews]

But why make 6 string inctructional videos on a 7 string guitar

[@kylemoss8337]

True that G. I got confused as fucked lol

[@LexHansenGuitar]

yeah, cause there's a huuuuge difference, right?

[@brandonproctor3639]

@@LexHansenGuitar it might be to a complete beginner.. 🤔

[@registration3453]

Because 7 string chords and 6 string chords, at least in a drop tuning are near similar. There’s not a complete massive difference

[@whheaattzmayne3183]

@@brandonproctor3639 who else would power chord videos be for???

[@AndrewPeterson1980]

So much info! Thanks for the knowledge. Knowledge is power!

[@chasebroughton7373]

Dropped tuned power chords are my favorite You can do the four note 5th chords on a 6-string if you're tuned to Drop D, Drop Db, and so on...

[@wayneforster20]

that add9 chord is actually the suspened 2nd. I use this chord quite often.

[@jordanaut]

I use add9 all the time. I just can’t help myself, it sounds so good

[@richardd9938]

Technically though it's a triad though right, not a power chord hehe

[@magnuslikestanks6044]

When I first started playing I discovered the Add9 by accident. Sounds so cool

[@StoicScape219]

This will be helpful for me as a newbie😁 thank you!

[@roderickpatterson5218]

The add 9 "stacked" chord is was used by "Satch" as an arpeggio in the main opening riff on his 1st LP "Not Of This Earth". Can't think of the song's name at the moment, but it should be obvious once you hear it!

[@davitaghamalyan3883]

I really appreciate that you tried to go beyond typical power cord which became boring during years!some of the modified power cords yoy mentioned i came up with and first hit on my brain was opening riff of the Orion of metallica!

[@olivermeyer3963]

the most important power chord is missing. 3 tones: the root, the fifth and the octave above.

[@bassghostbaybay8233]

This video changed my LIFE!!! Thank you!!!

[@jeramimachado383]

I've been playing it for two days just messing around. I dropped tuned to D and I found some of these chords just messing around. This was very informative and confirmed what my ear was telling me already. Also picked up a couple tricks I appreciate it

[@mikxpingal5757]

Great lesson! Different flavors of Power Chords. Thanks!

[@Metroidam11]

This video was great. As a beginner to drop tuning and guitar in general, this was immensely useful!

[@treyxaviermusic]

+Austin Hernandez glad I could be of help!

[@itamarshetrit4916]

thanks man always heard those in songs and never knew that they were power chords just in different shapes

[@babackd.6485]

Great video dude. I have no idea why so many people are negative about the tone. Wasn't this video about chords? be thankful that he's taking the time to teach you something. simple as that !!!

[@JWolf24]

Just the video I was looking for Thank you!!

[@twodudes9932]

exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[@B3Band]

I use that second chord whenever I'm trying to give the illusion that I went "down" to the next chord. Like, if I'm in B Standard, and I want to go from a B power chord to an A power chord, I'll play it like that, and it _kinda_ sounds like I went "down" to A, rather than up.

[@pagejackson3389]

Thank you. Clear and helpful. And I like your tone just fine!

[@tanyascott7220]

thank you for actually teaching each chord showing fret window! so many videos just show playing which is difficult to really see where each finger goes on the neck. my first and ring fingers cant stretch for power chords so I try to use my pinky but it curls funny and hurts. determined though to shred! thanks!

[@khalnetherfields7263]

This video is great, can't wait to try these out, I don't even know whats wrong with the guitar tone, sounds just fine to me

[@shounakkundu3053]

Thank you. Very VERY informative from the POV of music theory

[@Shazam_24]

im sure this video was good and all but i was just mesmerized by the tone lol. one of my fav sounds

[@orsivan5731]

Wow that's really useful. Thanks!!

[@popularAPunk19]

Thanks I appreciate it very much and can’t wait to practice these things for my guitar strumming practice

[@RyanRyRyMcClean]

I've recently started learning how to play guitar and think that this video is awesome! Thanks!🤘🏼

[@gaelenbolland7787]

Here's a stretchy one for ya, in drop tuning do the add 9 shape, then stack a high octave note on to it with your pinky. It sounds huge and kinda spacey, especially if you add some delay.

[@RedMachineKieran]

u really should have done this on a 6 string guitar because u will confuse beginners

[@KS-hl6zo]

Red Machine Kieran I dont think beginners will even notice the extra string

[@KS-hl6zo]

Red Machine Kieran which I didnt. until you said so. YOU are the cause of my confusion.

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

I didn't notice it until I saw this. I'm not a beginner but I was confused as to why he was showing E on the diagram and not playing the top string.

[@tonykorol5899]

Lol u cleared it up for me. I didn’t think to count the strings 👍

[@vojtechcejka9844]

@@VOYAGEUR-YT exactly the same, i was like wtf, he is not touching E string :D..he has it wrong, then scrolled a bit and red comments..

[@KaanSepticher]

I love your tone!

[@JWCFB]

Been watchin your videos. You are a fantastic player.

[@JJ-ls6el]

Great tone man, I love you.

[@ROckgrunge2987]

I really like when you put inverted power chord on the Low B String!! 1:32 it's a Hardcore Thick Heavy Sound thing 🤟🤟🤟 you are the only one who did that thing in KZbin, I search it but I can't find it, I want to hear the sound when it is on Low B because I don't have a 7 String Guitar to test it, and now I hear it and it's a Rock Out very Heavy Thick Sound 🤟

[@HommaKnarf]

For the low 5th power chord, you can also barre your first finger on the b and e strings to add a 9th and another 5th, gets you a big, melodic chord with no thirds!

[@HommaKnarf]

Courtesy of Alex Lifeson.

[@jackreavy]

were you using a line six spider?

[@alistaj267]

Underrated comment

[@willmorrison3068]

Haha

[@ThotSticks]

mark heyne line 6 sucks

[@Opticillusion160]

ThotSticks your opinion

[@thedankswordsmantm]

Awesome video, thanks man. Didn't even realize how many different power chords I come across.

[@rikkufan009]

thanks man, never hurts to learn the basics again :)

[@juliodefreitas157]

Awesome video and thanks for sharing your tips 👍

[@BloodnightStudios]

Amazing video! Thank you!!

[@brandontadday6288]

I still remember how revolutionary it was for me when I learned about the "fifth on bottom" power chord. I think I was learning some Gojira and Sylosis and noticed that they used that shape in a lot of their riffs. Gives the illusion that you are tuned lower than you actually are, especially if you play with a 5 string bassist reinforcing the root (which I believe Gojira actually does).

[@ripit.3457]

Yup, Jean does reinforce that massive sound of theirs. This is exactly why bass is one of the most important instruments in metal. Think about how Gojira would sound if Jean wasn’t there. They’d sound good, but not as *massive* as they do with him.

[@theworldisfullofsnowflakes9546]

Yep Sylosis are the gods at using that shape :D!

[@eddyguizonde401]

i'm no music theorist, but i was told that a power chord was "dominant/root - fifth - octave", as apparently, you need at least three notes to make a chord. whenever i feel lazy, i'll play root - fifth to ease effort on the fingers, but then, classicals and jazz players frown and call me "punk". your 5-note chord on a six string i also heard being called a twinned chord: you're playing an open d chord (minus the resolution on the high e), and playing the lower octave on the lower strings, giving us dadad. very useful to get a fuller sound in a three piece band. also, totally sharing this with a few friends who haven't discovered these shapes. most come by ear if you listen to devin townsend and/or play in open tunings a lot. one new like for you.

[@axeofcreation]

If you're playing root - fifth - octave, you're still only playing two notes.

[@RocktCityTim]

The harmonics introduced via distortion add overtones that make the 2 note work as a chord. Turn off distortion and you'll see what I mean - the harmonic overtones are removed and you get a "boring" sound.

[@ferna2294]

With distortion it´s almost the same.

[@Yamagatabr]

Turn up your Gain thru a Marshall 100W head and blow those modrfuckers head with your distotion added Octave.

[@xxXthekevXxx]

Eddy Guizonde well technically you need 3 /different/ notes to make a chord (root-third-fifth, for example). When it's 2 notes (root-fifth), that is technically called an interval. Your standard power chord is technically a fifth interval. Several of the chords he showed in this video had extra notes like 9ths.

[@simonmargreiter6400]

3:02 there's the theme! Also great video as always!

[@redwolf2635]

nice tutorial! simple and straight to the point 👍

[@bestboy897]

amazing lesson mate as always

[@daisolokh8212]

Thank you for showing this🙏🥰

[@Justin-dg2nn]

Finally have a name for those "add9" kind of shaped chords I've been favoring for the past few years

[@kenconify]

Justin Wilson I've always just called it the police shape haha

[@SorooshMhs]

kenconify i just call it the opeth power chord

[@guitarchugs9191]

5th on the bottom 3 notes chord is my favorite, sounds so awesome in metal and is so underused

[@khancolman8565]

This isn't a power chord, but Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" open E-minor 9th is a pretty cool chord. Greetings from Japan!

[@renouncedequation3923]

Excellent lesson, dude.

[@DrummerMikeMcPhee]

This is a really great video it helped me a real lot!! I also watched the second video for this subject which is also great!! Thanks for posting the videos🤘 -Mike M. Long Island, NY - United States

[@VOD713]

Awesome info, thanks 👍🏼

[@Whitney62455]

best power chord lesson I've seen.

[@Nico-su1ku]

Great and usefull video, thanks!

[@eligoldschmidt4243]

great lesson, Troy!

[@matzedapresi3862]

Very good lesson! Thanks!

[@zubrycky]

Thanks for the video! It helped me a lot!

[@choochoochooseyou]

Great lesson. Been struggling with power chords. No one told me about the drop D.

[@garbo9251]

how’s the guitar learning going 3 months later?

[@lancestone4409]

I'm trying to learn how to play punk rock guitar and this video was kind of helpful

[@himbo7772]

Lance Stone for punk rock, unless you're playing a more progressive style of punk (im assuming you're talking about 70's-90's) you'll be fine with the 1/5/8 power chord. when you try to play something more melodic then the 1/5 power chord will suffice

[@lancestone4409]

Nihilstrom official yeah I'm trying to play old school punk/uk82 style and 90s street punk/oi sound!

[@jackmills1837]

Thanks for this! I analyse tabs a lot so I learn how to play certain chords, and although I knew all of these, I never really new the names till now :D

[@jughead6654]

Loved this video!!

[@waterproof4403]

This is short and very informative that you so much

[@simonManleeeee]

Useful video-Thanks

[@michaeladamcaira9174]

love your vids Trey

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

power chords put the power in rock, metal and punk! So fun and easy to play too.

[@roguejellybean2651]

And that, is how you Periphery chord.

[@bikinipuncake724]

Death is coming round like a hurricane swirling.

[@megatyaesree]

+BikiniPUNCAKE Marigold

[@bikinipuncake724]

+Megat Yaesree It's been stuck in my head ever since it released aha.

[@megatyaesree]

+BikiniPUNCAKE me too bro! best song yet in the new album! 😇

[@SuperMKi1]

+BikiniPUNCAKE the wait is almost over

[@carolinafishinkid3507]

Thank you so much for the help

[@mandeepkhatak7272]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@Ougagagoubu]

Don't know if this is considered a powerchord since it is technically minor chord but there is a really interesting one in drop tuning: Let's say you play the E on the 7th fret on the A-String. The 3rd (in E-minor) would be the G the 5th fret on the D-String. You can move that G one octave down to the 5th fret of the dropped D-String and have a massive and dark power/minor chord. I love those. Don't know the theory behind that in detail though :/ Great video!

[@daniellayton9876]

Awesome video man :)

[@hahalongboy7256]

Wow! That Music Man sounds great through that Fender Mustang I!

[@the92project]

What amp and settings are u using? It should be banned

[@opticFPV]

Had the same thought lol his tone is trash

[@MaxMustermann-cj1wk]

I wouldn't say anything it was an amateur video, but yeah you're right it sounds bloody awful :D

[@TwinSunsCentral]

The Cantrell Project it doesn't sound completely horrible, it's just a bit flat.

[@h80np39]

i love the guy but yep.

[@jaychen2000metal]

That raspiness is what i stay away from besides woofiness

[@zaazazza6555]

I've seen so way more comments complaining about people complaining about tone, a none where people actually complain about the tone.

[@jimd2157]

Great video!!

[@phillipdillon9403]

i liked this video. shows that not everyone is perfect and his tone is his not yours. many people starting out have a little practice amp which is what it Sunday like to me

[@buzzardneckseahag]

Thank you for this lesson 🙏😊

[@denvy21]

wonderful chords !!

[@chrisjr1247]

Thanks man i appreciate it.

[@AntoineFabri]

Take what you called your add9 power chord and move the pinky to the next string, muting the now unused one, and you have a nice power chord with an emphasis on the 5th. There is also the ultimate E power chord that I love very much : 0 7 9 9 0 0

[@TheuglyTrip]

Great practice vid

[@dannyd1224]

theres a lot more too! you should do a part 2....just bc i use them and have no clue wtf there called and don't feel like looking it up lol

[@L-Lesiv]

nice man, thank you!

[@sand69]

The minor six double stop i'd say it's better to think as maj3 drop double stop and the 3 note power chords is a normal major triad instead of root-4th-min6 it's simply a may 3 triad with the 5th at bass. Maybe was better to sign the intervals of the power chord or at least the root that's not always the lowest as I see... Most Power chords is only a combination of root and 5th (because of the harmonics) so you can double them or drop but you can only have NF-P5 or NF-Dim5 (on 7ths) or rarely NF-Aug5 or the drops (NF-P4 NF-D/A4). And almost all the examples uses this 2 notes...Doubling the roots or fifth is usually avoid in Harmony and for a reason. The sound here seems bigger but in a real mix if you double or triple or more the same note at different octaves (especially with 7/8 strings) means that's difficult to insert in the mix with other instruments... Less is more...