Scottgman
Legend in Own Mind
I was just pondering this yesterday and I was curious what other guitarists thought.
If I had to use two words to describe guitar playing in the 80s, it would be "power chord." I mean, everybody from Motley Crue to Poison to Ratt to Quiet Riot utilized power chords in almost every song.
So I started wondering if there was some chord formation or style in today's music that is so ubiquitous that it is analogous to the power chord in 80s music.
The closest I could come up with is the octave chord (for lack of a better name)... you know... the power chord minus the 5th:
E------------------
B------------------
G-------------7---
D----5--------x---
A----x--------5---
E----3------------
It seemed to be popular in the 90s-- possibly due to Dave Navarros work in Janes Addiction. And you do hear these chords in today's music fairly often.
What say you?
If I had to use two words to describe guitar playing in the 80s, it would be "power chord." I mean, everybody from Motley Crue to Poison to Ratt to Quiet Riot utilized power chords in almost every song.
So I started wondering if there was some chord formation or style in today's music that is so ubiquitous that it is analogous to the power chord in 80s music.
The closest I could come up with is the octave chord (for lack of a better name)... you know... the power chord minus the 5th:
E------------------
B------------------
G-------------7---
D----5--------x---
A----x--------5---
E----3------------
It seemed to be popular in the 90s-- possibly due to Dave Navarros work in Janes Addiction. And you do hear these chords in today's music fairly often.
What say you?