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Russell Adkins

 

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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2017 10:06 pm    
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A question here , a C chord spells out as the 1, 3 and 5 of the scale , a c6 chord spells out as the 1,3,5 and 6 notes of the scale right , What is a c 5 chord supposed to be ? what notes is a c 5 chord?
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Jack Hanson


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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2017 10:13 pm    
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It's not a 1-3-5 triad (C-E-G), but a two-note interval of 1 & 5 (C-G).
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Russell Adkins

 

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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2017 10:22 pm    
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Thank you Jack , its kinda interesting played with c6 back and forth between the two , thanks again .
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Lane Gray


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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2017 11:21 pm    
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It shows up occasionally in music, when the lead instruments want to imply both major and minor, often in the same measure.
So the rhythm section will play versions of the chord that suppress or omit the third.
Notice the mandolin and guitar are avoiding adding the B or Bb note (at least my memory tells me this is G), as Ben's banjo drifts from one to the other in the intro
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OuvbRttb124
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Jerry Dragon


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 3:06 am    
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I was under the impression three notes are a chord, two notes are a harmony.
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Dan Beller-McKenna


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 3:26 am    
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I guess that makes C5 a "chormony." Honestly, I have never seen it notated (although I play it all the time). Learn something new every day.
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Pat Chong

 

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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 4:47 am    
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1-5 chords are also known/used as a "power" chord, emphasizing the passage.

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Joey Ace


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 4:50 am    
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It's true that it's only an interval but the 5 chord, also known as the Power Chord, is common term.
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Dan Beller-McKenna


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 6:44 am    
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I only ever heard power cord. I would imagine the nomenclature used here is for jazz players, given the comment about switching between major or minor with in the bar.
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Rick Schmidt


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 7:51 am    
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Am I right in thinking that the expression "Power Chord" originated with the low 3 string 1-5-1 chord in heavy metal?
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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 9:22 am    
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In my experience a C5 would, unless it was notated as a C and a G note, be written as 'C no 3rd'.

I've never thought that 'power chord' had a precise musical definition. Doesn't it just imply 'attack'? I've never seen the expression in an actual chart.
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Brooks Montgomery


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 9:33 am    
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Roger Rettig wrote:
In my experience a C5 would, unless it was notated as a C and a G note, be written as 'C no 3rd'.

I've never thought that 'power chord' had a precise musical definition. Doesn't it just imply 'attack'? I've never seen the expression in an actual chart.


1-5 "power chord" nomenclature is pretty common with the "shredders", the heavy metal dudes.
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Ian Rae


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 9:41 am    
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If you play the open-fifth "power chord" at an overdriven level, the fifth harmonic of the root becomes quite prominent, especially with a tube amp, so we hear it as major.

The ambiguous use (whether it's called 5th only or no 3rd) for when the third is moving around goes back centuries, as does its use as a substitute for a final minor chord in a reverberant acoustic. I'm thinking of the final Dm of Mozart's Requiem as an example. The open fifth rumbles round a church in a quite dignified manner, whereas the difference tones generated by the minor third were considered in his day to be too turbulent.
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Fred Treece


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 9:48 am    
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Russell Adkins wrote:
Thank you Jack , its kinda interesting played with c6 back and forth between the two , thanks again .

The basic Chuck Berry rhythm is alternating R5/R6 (R=root). The piano and bass part on the Charlie Brown theme (Linus & Lucy) is another great example.

Roger—- On Guitar, “power chord” doesn’t imply a type of attack. It demands it Cool
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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 9:53 am    
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Good point, Fred!
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Russell Adkins

 

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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2017 5:58 pm    
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The c5 chord I was referring to is played in a soft 85 bpm tempo with 4/4 time then to a c6 chord for 4 beats then back and forth , I don't think of that as a power chord , maybe in an other circles this two note chord might be classed as a double stop? I don't know where the attack thing came in at , maybe some heavy pick attack I guess ? all I ask was what a c5 chord was , thanks for the comments guys I am in know now .
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Russ Wever

 

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Post  Posted 1 Jan 2018 9:23 pm    
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Russell Adkins wrote:
. . all I ask was what a c5 chord was , thanks for the comments guys I am in know now . .


C5 be one of many Dyads (as opposed to Triads) . . .


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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 2 Jan 2018 4:45 am    
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During the chorus of "Layla" when they sing 'Layla you got me on my knee' the riff behind it is only played with two strings. Namely 5 and 4 shifting the same interval down and up the neck. It can also be found on the steel picking string 10 and 8.
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