YEARGH!

[Steven E]

:zombie:So im cant find any heavy chord shapes, and its the main reason im stuck in the rut that i'm in...my stuff is imo sorta pantera like but there only certain heavy sounding chord shapes that i know which are:
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----------2-
3-2---6-3-2-
--2-3---2---
1---2-4-1---
(not the actual place where i play the chords its just the shapes, plus i also reverse the shapes)
so i was wondering if anyone couls suggest some heavy sounding chords.:Smokin:

 

[waif]

try this one:
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-2-
-2-
-0-

 

[genocide roach]

i use this one alot
2
2
0
0

or...

5
5
3
3
~gR~

 

[Fetzer]

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-2----3----6---7----6----3---|2-----
-2----3----6---7----6----3---|2-----
-0----1----4---5----4----1---|0-----

1/8.-1/8.-1/8-1/8.-1/8.-1/8--etc

Dotted, dotted, not dotted, dotted, dotted, not dotted.

Go for that.

 

[waif]

Maybe we should try ascertaining his level of playing.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT A POWER CHORD IS?

 

[wandering_taco]

learn the breakdown from Eaten by Bloodbath, bar chords are heavy as hell.

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---pm.................---pm...........---
-4-3-1-0-1-0-1-3-4-3-1-0-1-0-3/8
-4-3-1-0-1-0-1-3-4-3-1-0-1-0----

Hope you get the idea.

 

[tagradh]

This thread is fucking ridiculous.

 

[cannibal corpse]

Heaviness depends on set up, amp, pickups... etc.

Plain out power chords should do the trick

4 3 2
2 1 0

etc... more harmonized power chords should too...

4 3 2
4 3 2
2 1 0

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

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-2----3----6---7----6----3---|2-----
-2----3----5---7----5----3---|2-----
-0----1----4---5----4----1---|0-----

Fixed for how I do it, because I prefer the sound of the 7th without the accidental.

Oh, and sometimes I do this, too.

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-2----3----6---7----6----3---|2-----
-2----3----7---7----7----3---|2-----
-0----1----4---5----4----1---|0-----

I generally only play power chords on two strings though.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

This thread is fucking ridiculous.

i second this opinion

 

[Deicidal]

When I play power chords (See below), I put one finger on one string, and one on the 2 below. Easier

D-3 (2nd finger)
A-3 (2nd finger)
E-1 (1st finger)

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

If you were playing a power chord, then I would agree with you, but not in this case. That actually looks harder.

 

[cannibal corpse]

Yes, I think you meant

3
3
1

not

3
1
1

 

[mutantllama]

lol thread

 

[Deicidal]

Yes, I think you meant

3
3
1

not

3
1
1

fixed typo

 

[Deicidal]

6-
--
4-

These are as easy as power chords, on the lowest string, the 4, by the way its a G on standard tuning i believe, and the 6 are the same notes, different octaves.

What I do is i put my first finger on the 4, damp the 2nd string with my first without placing it on the fret, and put my 2nd finger on the 6.

 

[waif]

I black-metalize my power chords sometimes by playing them all

3
1
1

basically a bar with the index finger. Sounds more eb1l.

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

I black-metalize my power chords sometimes by playing them all

3
1
1

basically a bar with the index finger. Sounds more eb1l.

That's because it is a dissonant chord shape, even though the notes create a consonant chord.

 

[waif]

Stop trying to take the kvltness out of my chords with your music theory. It's gr1mer if I have no idea what I'm doing.

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

Stop trying to take the kvltness out of my chords with your music theory. It's gr1mer if I have no idea what I'm doing.

Haha, I almost want to sig this