The world of Power Chords

Despite their frequent use and popularity,this power chord shape:

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breaks both cardinal rules against consecutive 5ths and octaves,if repeated as shown.That's why I suggested breaking it up occasionally by adding the 3rd,6th,or 7th.

Originally Posted by: SweepFreak
breaks both cardinal rules against consecutive 5ths and octaves,if repeated as shown.That's why I suggested breaking it up occasionally by adding the 3rd,6th,or 7th.

This is getting very complex for me as a beginer 3rd,6th, or 7th what does this mean. Pls dont shout at me lol only been playing 2 months and only found out about power chords.

Err I wasn't shouting at anyone,if that's what you mean.When I say 3rd,6th,or 7th,I'm referring to the make-up or contents of a chord,the notes in the scale that are relevant to the chord being played.The F pwrcrd notes are F,C,F,which is 2/3 of the F triad,be it major or minor.The third note defines the chord as major or minor.The Fmaj triad is F,A,C,Fminor is F,G#,C.Since the pwrcrd is made-up of only root,5th,and octave,if you simply move the chord(shape) around,you are repeating octaves and fifths,which is generally considered wrong from a technical aspect.In the F maj scale the notes are F,G,A,A#,C,D,E,F,in Fminor the notes are F,G,G#,A#,C,C#,D#,F.The 3rd isA(mjr)or G#(minor),the 6th would be C#(minor) or D(major),the 7th D#(minor) or E(major).The numbers refer to which interval of the scale.The third note of the scale defines whether a chord is major or minor.

I ment dont shout at me for asking what might be a dumb question lol.
Ok I get the part that power chords are a part of a full chord and uses the Major is it as its base note and i suppose the other note or two notes sofen the tone or harmonises it... im speaking in the languge of novice lol sorry it just overwhelming my mind wants to take everything in but its getting full need to throw some things to the recycle bin in my head to make room....

Lol ok I didn't mean to confuse or overcomplicate things.I just wanted to offer an alternative to the standard power chord.

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standard

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Fmaj(remove octave,add maj 3rd)

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Fmin(remove octave,add min 3rd)