This is a power chord

Power Chords (a.k.a fifth chords) are one of the most easiest chords to play in guitar and they’re one the coolest chords too! Most of the greatest rock and metal riffs have been made with just Power Chords, from classic rock bands to modern whatever-core bands and everything in between (call it Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Grunge, Thrash Metal, etc)

If you want to be a rock or metal guitar player you NEED to learn how to play power chords and know what they are.

What they are?
Power Chords consist in a root and it fifth, for example if you want a G Power Chord you have to play G + D, we will talk more about this later.

How to play them?
Pick your guitar right now and play this chord to play the G power chord we talked about:

x – – – – – – – – – – – – – e
x – – – – – – – – – – – – – B
x – – – – – – – – – – – – – G
x – – – – – – – – – – – – – D
5- – – – – – – – – – – – – A
3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – E

If you don’t know how to read tabs (the thing above is a guitar tab), you can learn it here: Learn how to play acoustic guitar or here Learn how to play Lead Guitar

If you want to learn more about how to play Power Chords read the post i made in my blog: Learn How to Play Power Chords