power chord

     

In music, a power chor (also fifth chord) is a note plus the note a fifth above, usually played on electric guitar. Theorists are divided on whether the term chord is appropriate, with some requiring a third note. Therefore, some would consider this "chord" to be a dyad or simply interval. However this usage is accepted among guitar players.

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