Power chords are easy to find on the circle of 5ths.
It’s like a magic cheat sheet.
Let’s choose the note A for our root.
Right next door is E, the Perfect 5th
So there we have the notes of our power chord; A and E.
You can do this to find any power chord. Pick a letter A-G. Find that letter on the circle of 5ths. Look at the letter right next to it (moving in the same direction as the hands on a clock). There you have it, the two notes of your power chord.
Power chords make an excellent starting point to any creative music project.
Paint with a variety of colorful musical tones over a power chord.
A Major
A Minor
A Mixolydian
A Lydian
A Phrygian
A Dorian
Quick list of modes that would go over an A5 Power Chord.
Below chord types that would flow over a power chord.
Major, minor, Sus4, sus2
M7, m7, mM7, dominant 7th
9th, 11th, 13th, 6th
and more…
