Where can I find a list of power chord fingerings?

[duragezic]

I've played the guitar for quite a few years now and am a decent player, but I don't know much about the theory. I had lessons when I started but there was very long ago. I know I know I need to learn, and I have a book, but haven't gotten through much yet.

Anyway, when I find tabs that don't have the fret numbers listed for each string, they just lit chords. There is such a ridiculous amount of chords but I only need a list of the common power chords.

Like C#, D#, G#, etc... I can't seem to find them. I've found C5 and C#5 type ones but they don't sound right. Any ideas? I'm looking for the ones where the "root" note is on the low E or A string, not the power chords that reach to B and high E.

 

[armstrda]

olga.net

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Try http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/

Fair warning: I've gotten a moderately NSFW banner ad once or twice visiting that site. Nothing too severe, though.

 

[Kirby]

-x
-x
-5
-5
-3
-x

Thats C5, C#5 is a half step up on the fret (4,6,6)

For regular major chords like G#
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4

 

[duragezic]

So is C#, D#, G# short for C#5, D#5, G#5?

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: duragezic
So is C#, D#, G# short for C#5, D#5, G#5?

not quite, usually 5 chords only use 3 strings, whereas regular chords use either 5 or 6. look at my example above. the 5 chord (top one) uses 3 strings and the full chord (bottom) uses 6 strings.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: duragezic
So is C#, D#, G# short for C#5, D#5, G#5?

C# or any other major chord feature 3 notes: the root (1) the 3rd and the 5th. That is a complete chord. A "power chord" usually omits the 3rd, and instead plays simply the root (1) and the 5th -- hence the notation C#5.

On the guitar, actually, the chord usually plays the root octave as well, so you play 3 notes: root (1), the 5th, and the root octave.

I hope that made sense.

 

[duragezic]

Thanks all.

Maybe the tab had a typo, because all of the chords were listed C#, D#, and G#, but it really doesn't sound like a full chord. Most Queers songs use power chords.