Rock riff with power chords

Note after Note · Level 3 (Late beginner) · study · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

Power chords E5, G5, A5 and D5 in steady eighth notes: the foundation of rock and punk.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Only two strings per chord: mute the others with the flat of finger 1. Use all downstrokes for a tight sound.

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