Root 5 Power Chords & 6 Key Tones

Root 5 power chords use the same shape as root 6 power chords but start from string 5 instead.

The six key tones (G at 3rd fret, then A-B-C-D-E in the order we now know) provide a systematic way to learn the fretboard. This concept connects to classic songs from Chuck Berry to Green Day to Oasis.

Main Lesson Points:

• Root 5 power chord shape: same as root 6 but moved down to root 5

• Essential muting of string 6 for clean root 5 power chords

• The six key tones: G (3rd fret string 6), A-B-C-D-E following alphabetically

• C power chord (3rd fret string 5), D (5th fret string 5), E (7th fret string 5)

• Why you only need to memorise G - everything else goes in alphabetical order

• Flat first finger technique for muting multiple strings simultaneously