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> Calling them "power chords" in a non-rock context sounds off to me, though. Lots of powerchords in pop too. "powerchord", to me at least, implies that there
by progre 4y ago
> Calling them "power chords" in a non-rock context sounds off to me, though.
Lots of powerchords in pop too. "powerchord", to me at least, implies that there is a distortion effect somewhere in the signal chain. Powerchords on their own sounds really weak.
- jefftk 4y agoWhen playing mandolin I rarely play thirds (https://www.jefftk.com/p/mandolin-teaching-videos https://www.jefftk.com/p/mandolin-teaching-videos), but I'm also playing traditional music, acoustic, where "power chords" sounds strange?
- em3rgent0rdr 4y agoOutside of rock or guitar world, it is very unusual to hear them be called "power chords". That lingo is best avoided.
- karmakaze 4y agoCo-incidentally the first graph looks like a pair of 'hand-horns'.