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Kirk Hammett's Power Chords...

Conor666
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01/24/2005 10:37 pm
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?

[U]This picture shows an example of what i'm talking about:[/U]



Thanks...
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01/24/2005 11:04 pm
maybe hes not playing at all!!!!!!

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

maybe Hammet guitar syncs :eek: :eek: :eek:
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01/24/2005 11:39 pm
He's just using his index and pinky and keeping the other two fingers off the strings.
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01/25/2005 12:47 am
I fret power chords like that some times
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01/25/2005 2:20 am
Originally Posted by: HambergI 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.

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01/25/2005 3:58 am
I fret my power chords like i'm giving y'all the finger!


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01/25/2005 4:34 am
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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01/25/2005 5:38 am
i dont fret them like that if I decide to play the 1st 5th and octive
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01/25/2005 2:38 pm
Many guitarists fret power chords like that for decades , since Page & Clapton !
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01/25/2005 2:39 pm
Originally Posted by: ranma187I fret my power chords like i'm giving y'all the finger!


Kirk Hammett picks like that during solos ! :D
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01/26/2005 3:06 pm
Hehe.

Thats how I play power chords anyway.
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01/26/2005 7:16 pm
does anyone else play power chords with their 2nd and 4th finger sometimes?
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01/26/2005 9:38 pm
Yes , I do .
Dave Mustaine use this for some rhythms that are harder to play normaly.
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