{"id":1622,"date":"2009-04-06T12:55:42","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T12:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2012-08-21T17:15:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T17:15:41","slug":"5-chords-for-strength-and-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/5-chords-for-strength-and-power\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;5&#8217; chords for strength and power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Substitute Chords\u00a0&#8211; part\u00a08<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So far we\u2019ve looked at alternative or substitute easy to finger chords in a variety of keys. Now let\u2019s look at some chord shapes to change the flavour of the sounds we make. Some times we want our acoustic playing to sound less \u2018nicey nicey\u2019 and a bit \u2018stronger\u2019 for some out there abandoned moments in worship. For this I sometimes use \u20185\u2019 chords, otherwise known as power chord \u2013 for their powerful sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"5-chords\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/5-chords.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment wp-att-1796 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/5-chords.png\" alt=\"5-chords\" width=\"520\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here comes the science\u2026 Normal basic chords, also known as triads, are always made up of just three notes (regardless of many strings you are playing). If you are familiar with music theory these are known as the 1st, the 3rd and the 5th. With any 3rd note you can move it up or down 1 semitone\/ \u00bd step\/ 1 fret and it give the chord a major (happy) or minor (sad) sound.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With \u20185\u2019 chords the 3rd is removed although so not only are you only playing 1sts or 5ths but they are also neither major or minor. The resulting sound being neither happy nor sad &#8211; just somehow \u2018stong\u2019 sounding. They also work remarkably well with overdrive or distortion. To find power chords you can just play the one usual shape that every teenage uses in every guitar shop on every Saturday of the year or you can try the ones below. There are a few more alternatives on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/christian-guitar\/existing-player\/intermediate\/intermediate-acoustic-guitar.html\">Acoustic Intermediate Worship Guitar Course<\/a> but these should get you going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Substitute Chords\u00a0&#8211; part\u00a08 So far we\u2019ve looked at alternative or substitute easy to finger chords in a variety of keys. Now let\u2019s look at some chord shapes to change the flavour of the sounds we make. 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