Kirk Hammett's Power Chords...

[Conor666]

Anyvbody here play power chords in the same looking shape as Kirk Hammett of Metallica?

Everytime I see him play them it likes like he's either barring the strings or just using his index and baby finger with the two in the middle sticking up... It make him look like he's playing with ease and it looks very professional... COuld anyone explain how to emulate this?

This picture shows an example of what i'm talking about:

http://web.vrn.ru/vlad14/kirk11.jpg

Thanks...

[alucard0941]

maybe hes not playing at all!!!!!!

you know how singer lip sync in concerts....

maybe Hammet guitar syncs :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Jolly McJollyson]

He's just using his index and pinky and keeping the other two fingers off the strings.

[Hamberg]

I fret power chords like that some times

[Pantallica1]

I fret power chords like that some times

I always fret them like that. It's just more comfortable to me.

It's not hard to do, just use your index and pinky instead of your ring finger.

Tadaa, the wonderful Hammet strikes again.

*hears penta-lick after penta-lick*

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[ranma187]

I fret my power chords like i'm giving y'all the finger!


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[TheWizard]

thats what Jimmy Page did too, except he usually barred the two strings on the A and D or D and G or whatever

thats what I do, and i remember it taking kind of a while to get the hang of because my pinky is rather weak

but it makes switching power chors a ton easier

also it lets you switch to chords like this really easily

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[Hamberg]

i dont fret them like that if I decide to play the 1st 5th and octive

[SLY]

Many guitarists fret power chords like that for decades , since Page & Clapton !

[SLY]

I fret my power chords like i'm giving y'all the finger!

Kirk Hammett picks like that during solos ! :D

[Axl_Rose]

Hehe.

Thats how I play power chords anyway.

[Hamberg]

does anyone else play power chords with their 2nd and 4th finger sometimes?

[SLY]

Yes , I do .
Dave Mustaine use this for some rhythms that are harder to play normaly.

[Akira]

does anyone else play power chords with their 2nd and 4th finger sometimes?

Sometimes, only if it makes a certain progression easier.

I've always fretted powerchords with my 1st and 4th finger. For some reason my pinky bends back more than it should, so it makes root, 5, octave powerchords easier.