What are powerchord fingerings? (guitar)?

Can someone explain to me what powerchord fingerings are?





I read that it is %26quot;a fingering which can play ANY chord, depending on which frets you start on - usually used by electric guitarists%26quot; but that definition doesn%26#039;t seem clear to me.
What are powerchord fingerings? (guitar)?
powerchords are usually 3 sometimes 2 strings by placing your index finger 1st string 1st fret and ring finger 2nd %26amp;3rd strings 3rd fret or the same fingering pattern anywhere on the fretboard
What are powerchord fingerings? (guitar)?
These are basic %26quot;Power chords%26quot; or %26quot;5th chords%26quot;.....they are both the same thing. These are mostly used in Rock, Punk %26amp; Metal








%26quot;E%26quot; Power chord


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You play it by putting both your LEFT MIDDLE %26amp; RING FINGER on the second fret on the 5th and 4th strings on your guitar. This is your basic %26quot;E%26quot; Power chord





Here are some others





%26quot;G%26quot; Power chord


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This one you put your LEFT INDEX finger on the 3rd fret on the 6th string. And your put your LEFT RINGFINGER and PINKY on the 5th fret on the 5th and 4th strings








%26quot;A%26quot; Power chord





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This one you put your LEFT INDEX finger on the 5th fret on the 6th string. And your put your LEFT RINGFINGER and PINKY on the 7th fret on the 5th and 4th strings .





Some people don%26#039;t use their %26quot;Pinkys%26quot; in power chords...but I do because it sound much more clear to me when I do it that way. Hope this helps...
Reply:Some boring theory first.. If you know your scales, this next part will be stupid. Here%26#039;s an example of an E scale.





E-F#-G#-A-B-C#-D#





Chords are built by a triad that consists of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th note in the scale (check for yourself! when you hold a regular E chord, you%26#039;ll notice that all the notes you%26#039;re holding down will be E, G#, or B). A power chord is essentially the same chord without the 3rd (in this case, the G#).





So an E power chord would be





EADGBe


079900 (E,E,B,E,B,E)





Remember that finger position. The next few positions aren%26#039;t technically 100% correct, but if you%26#039;re playing a song in the key of E, you can cheat pretty easily. Just move that position up and down the fret to other chords in the key (B, C#m, A) and just make sure the top string is the bass note.





i.e.





A you can play as a regular A2


A- X02200


B- X24400


C#m- X46600 (or X46650)


E- 079900





You can move that finger position up and down the fret and make it sound decent with just about any major chord you%26#039;re looking for. Just make sure you hit your bass note and move your other two fingers to go along with it in the finger formation.





Hope this wasn%26#039;t too confusing.. Good luck!