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Kelly Testolin currently practices law in and round Reno, NV. When he is not working as a Reno, NV, attorney, Kelly Testolin enjoys playing the guitar. He is particularly fond of playing rock and blues guitar.
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How to Play a Power Chord
- 2. Kelly Testolin currently practices law in and round Reno, NV. When he is not working as a Reno, NV, attorney, Kelly Testolin enjoys playing the guitar. He is particularly fond of playing rock and blues guitar. A young rock guitarist, whether he or she is new to the instrument as a whole or only to the genre, should have little trouble picking up the basics of many rock and roll songs. When it comes to rhythm guitar in rock music, musicians almost exclusively utilize power chords, a simple, three-finger formation that can be moved anywhere along the neck of the guitar.
- 3. The first, third, and fourth fingers are used by most guitarists when playing a power chord, though sometimes a musician uses only two fingers. Power chords are named after their bass note. For example, if a guitarist begins with the first finger on the first fret of the low E string, the chord will be an F. The root F note would be complemented, in this example, by a C note on the A string. Most musicians will add a second F note on the D string to fill out the sound, but it is not necessary. This chord, as stated, can be played anywhere along the fret board. Once the power chord has been mastered, rock guitarists can flatten their first finger as the first step to forming a bar chord.