C5
C Power Chord · 3 fingerings
The power chord is just C and its fifth — no third at all, so it's neither major nor minor. That's exactly why it works under distortion, where a third would turn muddy: C5 stays clean and huge no matter how much gain you add. The foundation of punk, metal, and hard rock, and movable anywhere on the neck with one shape.
C5 · position 1 · fret 8
C5 · position 2 · fret 3
C5 · position 3 · fret 8
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