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Azrael
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Azrael
Gargoyle Instructor
Joined: 04/06/01
Posts: 2,093
01/10/2003 8:29 am
Exaclty - because a Powerchord is not realy a Chord in the strict sene of the word, for a chord consitst of at least 3 DIFFERENT notes. In the case of a powerchord you have only 2 different notes - the root and the fifth - octaves do not count as different notes. Powerchords are part of full chords - major or minor chords for example.

e|---1--- <-- Root 8va
b|---1--- <-- Fifth
g|--2/1-- <-- major Third/minor Third
d|---3--- <-- Root..................\
a|---3--- <-- Fifth 8vb..............| F5 Powerchord
e|---1--- <-- Root 8vb............./

its as easy as this.



[Edited by Azrael on 01-10-2003 at 02:33 AM]

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