Inverted Power Chord

Our last lesson was about power chords, now that you’re familiar with Power Chords you need to know Inverted Power Chords.

Why do i need to know Inverted Power Chords?
Simply put… cause they rock! You can play great riffs with them and they have an unique feeling. Great riffs like the main in “Smoke On The Water” were created with just this chord!

What are Inverted Power Chords?
They’re just like the Power Chord, a root and it fifth, the only thing that changes is the way you play the notes, and of course it has another feel than a normal Power Chord.

To play an A5 in normal Power Chord, you can play the low E string in the 5th fret and the A string in the 7th fret.

To play an A5 like an Inverted Power Chord you have to play the root in a higher string than the fifth or what is the same (if your guitar is in standard tuning of course)  you can play two strings at the same fret, like G string and D string in the 2th fret and we have our Inverted A5.

Inverted A5:

- – - – - – - – - – - – - – e
- – - – - – - – - – - – - – B
2 – - – - – - – - – - – - – G
2 – - – - – - – - – - – - – D
- – - – - – - – - – - – - – A
- – - – - – - – - – - – - – E

Look at this tab, it’s from the Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” main riff:

smoke on the water tab

Now go all along your fretboard with Inverted Power Chords and try to come up with a new riff.

Learn how to play Pentatonic Scale

The pentatonic scale is one of the easiest but at the same time one of the most useful scales to play in guitar. Today you will learn how to play the pentatonic scale.
I’ll show you 5 positions to play it.

Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 1 (A C D E G)
A  C  D  E  G  A  C  D  E  G  A C
1  4  1  3  1  3  1  3  1  4  1  4
——————————-5–8—————
————————-5–8———————
——————-5–7—————————
————-5–7———————————
——-5–7—————————————
-5–8———————————————
(You can also start at fret 17)

Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 2 (C D E G A)

C  D   E  G   A  C   D  E  G  A   C  D
2  4   1  4   1  4   1  3  2  4   2  4
———————————–8–10———-
—————————-8–10—————–
———————-7–9————————
—————7–10——————————
——–7–10————————————-
-8–10——————————————–
(You can also start at fret 20)

Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 3 (D E G A C)

D   E   G   A   C   D   E  G   A   C    D  E
1   3   1   3   1   3   1  4   1   4   1   3
—————————————-10–12—-
——————————–10–13————
————————-9–12——————–
—————–10–12—————————
———10–12———————————–
-10–12——————————————-

Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 4 (E G A C D)

E   G    A  C   D   E   G   A   C   D   E   G
1   4   1   4   1   3   1   3   2   4   1   4
—————————————–12–15—
———————————13–15———–
————————-12–14——————-
—————–12–14—————————
———12–15———————————–
-12–15——————————————-

Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 5 (G A C D E)

G   A   C   D   E   G   A   C   D   E   G   A
2   4   1   4   1   4   1   4   2   4   2   4
—————————————–15–17—
———————————15–17———–
————————-14–17——————-
—————–14–17—————————
———15–17———————————–
-15–17——————————————-
(You can also start at fret 3)

Learning this can be pretty boring, but i suggest you to play each position over and over again until you can play them by memory cause this is absolutely necessary for any blues, rock or metal player, great guitar players can make magic with this simple scales!

Did you find this useful? or do you need more advanced lessons? leave us a comment and let us know what you want to learn.

If you’re looking for your first electric guitar and don’t know what to buy, this post is for you.

We all have been trough it, what do i need to buy?
If you have a big budget the thing is a little bit easier but if your budget is limited you will want to make every penny worth.

1- Look for people who want to sell their used guitars, sometimes you can get good guitars for a great price! (do the same if you are looking for an amp) but go with a friend that plays guitar or with  your guitar teacher cause  they can tell you if the guitar is fine, sometimes a guitar can look great but buzz like a beast, so let somebody who have experience give you an opinion.

2- You can give a try to guitar packs and combos (like the one in the pic), they come with everything you need to start playing, a guitar, an amp, picks, plugs, strap, electronic tuner, whatever… and  sometimes they include some kind of DVD or guitar books with basic lessons. So if you are in a low budget you can go with this and get everything you need in just one shot.

3- If you have enough money for a great guitar and a great amp but then you will not have money for lessons… DON’T DO IT! if you’re just starting is way better to have at least lessons for 6 months, and if the teacher is good you will be able to continue by yourself.

4- Don’t buy the cheapest thing around just cause it’s cheap, sometimes cheap stuff can be expensive! Maybe you’ll need to fix the bridge, change pickups, buy a new neck, etc. If you buy something cheap make sure that it works.

5- The most important thing is to feel comfortable with your guitar cause you need to spend time with it to learn. Enjoy your guitar and play a lot!

If you’re in a low budget you have to look at this guitars and packs, they’re cheap but they are all you need to start playing, then you can buy something better later. Don’t wait to have a lot of money to start playing cause that way you’re wasting time… PLAY NOW!

Behringer GPK836BK

Behringer GPK836BK Metalien Guitar Pack

Fender Starcaster Pack

Fender Starcaster Strat Pack Electric Guitar with Amp and Accessories

Dean EVO

Dean Play EVO Metalic Silver

Epiphone Les Paul Special II

Epiphone Les Paul Special II Player Pack

Epiphone SG Special

Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar Player Pack

B.C Rich Red Bevel Warlock

B.C. Rich Red Bevel Warlock Pack