WOW! I am just beginning to learn, I never thought of this until reading your post. I have been following along and telling myself, it just doesn't sound right what am I doing wrong?
Starting at 76, you have made it easier. Than if I had just tried this on my own. (Thanks for that) Played earlier at 9 years old for a year before my guitar disappeared, (Dad). Didn't like the delta Blues I was playing. So thanks buddy for the reintroduction into Guitar.
10yrs ago (when 25) I bought an electric and told myself I would gain a good grasp of guitar / music theory and build up to metal. Well I got bogged down in tab books and chord structures and did all my learning with a clean sound so never got to play with distortion, gain or indeed these power chords. I am going to start again and am going to jump straight into power chords and hopefully build up from there 🎉
Everybody gets in the game as a beginner all along the way. Thanks for keeping them in mind. 2014 I picked up your beginner lessons and you've kept me motivated all this time. Thanks for all you do!
I won’t go into anything too deep but thank you for your time and enthusiasm even when teaching complete beginner chords. I’m sure you have changed many peoples focus from bad things/ news to picking up a first guitar and heading in a different direction. Thank you 🙏🏼
Marty you genius, this was my first experience with power chords where I actually knew what I was doing and it was amazing. Now I can make some nifty rock n roll tunes that sound wayyy better than 1 string picks
For years, guitar amps were clean with a tiny outage. Then Marshall amps came along and things were never the same again! 😀 From about 1966 onwards, psychedelic, then heavy rock was born.
Thanks for doing a Power Chord lesson! It would be great if you continue on that road and make another few power chord lessons. Power chords seem relatively easy and even beginners can learn to play them, but definitely some techniques and combinations need to be shown. So looking forward to few new episodes about power chords. Rock on!
Thanx Marty I signed your newsletter today after watching random vids on and off for so long. This video in particular helped me create something worth making better over my time playing. Keep up the great and easy content. 🎸
You got to love power chords. I don’t ever make suggestions, but it would be so cool if you showed how to play “Over the Edge” by the Wipers. There isn’t too many quality videos out there. It’s such a fun rocking song that isn’t too difficult at all.
Awesome channel man! I’m a drummer who’s always loved & dabbled in guitars… I’ve learned more from you in a few minutes than other RUclips instructions. I will be supplementing Fender Play & other methods with your videos & lessons. Thanks!
Marty thank you for doing these videos. I'm a 53 in ten days 54 but I'm picking up a electric guitar with my Boss Katana and trying to learn how to play my kids think I suck and I lost my mind but in time I want them to see if you believe and you work at it you can achieve it. And with your videos it helps me suck less lol. Hopefully in time my wife will appreciate your videos as well because she wants me committed right now because of how much I spent on my equipment. But it's cheaper than some things I could be doing to help with stress. Once again thank you for doing this
I've honestly just been teaching myself E and A power chords , messing with both acoustic ;( I ring out a few more strings ) and electric this lesson really helps !!!! 😎🤙🤘
@@MartyMusic hey marty i wanted to thank you two because i got my guitar 2 days ago and i wanted to play something recognisable and that suceeded because of you good explanation!!
Hey Marty, been playing for just over a year and you’re the guy helping me learn. I appreciate the way you teach details. I might ask that you show or tell which strings you are strumming with the chords you teach. Maybe you do on other videos that I haven’t seen but I’ll keep watching! Thanks! Chuck k.
Ive been teaching myself guitar with Fender play, and recently been looking at power chords. Your method made so much sense and really helped me have that, ah ha! moment. WOW.... thanks Marty
In my humble opinion Marty is the best guitar teacher online. He helped me in the beginning of my acoustic guitar journey. And now I'm learning with his help on my new electric guitar (Shecter solo II custom Les Paul) I received as a gift.
Thnx marty really like to watch all kind of video's you make. Especially the clear manor of explaining things, repeating and not showing off to much is why I keep watching!
POWER CORDS ARE JUST 5THS I played piano before learning guitar, still do play from time to time but I really wanna focus on guitars Putting guitar lingo into piano lingo is the easiest way for me to learn things, so when you said “power cords are constructed of a root and a fith” it blew my mind
i’ve learnt the basic chords over the last 2 days so thought i’d move onto this next and i don’t know why i’m having so much trouble understanding these ones
Yes Yes hope you & yours are happy n well 🤘🏽👳🏾♂️🎸⚡💚 I wanted to say thank you soooo much. Your a great teacher. I played my first power chords with rift today & I'm over the moon. Your a fantastic teacher 👏🏽 I hope this message reaches you in good health & wealth & until next time..... Live strong & be well 👊🏽🤘🏽🤜🏻🤛🏽💪🏻👳🏻♂️☝🏾💚
Supernice! Thank u Sir! The simple things that I can add. Love them! Best channel! Interesting guitar! Just a singlecoil. It didn't look like the classic tele but maybe it was? I am trying to build a guitar. I made the body smaller than a Strat. To anyone out there who wants to give it a go, it's great fun. A tele is 4.3 mm thick so just find some pieces like that. Actually 3.8 cm to 4 cm will be enough. Glue'em together. Paint! Design your own shape.
Marty you are the best guitar teacher on the youtube. I love your videos, everything is explain in very easy way that everyone can understand it. I wish you live in my city that you can teach me in live :). Dont stop what you are doing because it is great.
Great lesson... to all you tutors who have tried to make money out of me all you had to do was this first lesson and I would have invested in you !!!!!
Hey Marty any chance you can do a tutorial for a Dr. Feelgood song "Going back home", theres plenty of covers out there but nobody who explains it like you.
I have learned a lot with you on the Blues side of things!!! Thank you very much!!! And you know what? You than had no gray hair!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁 Regards and keep been the best in what you do!!!
QUESTION!!!!! g to d is a 5th but what exactly makes a fifth? like g to d isn't 5 perfect whole steps. its g,a, then b to c is a *half step* so is there a certain formula that needs to be followed for how to construct a 5th? for example g to b wouldn't be a fifth if we're going by g, g#, a, a# b
Just bought an electric guitar for my 15 yr old goddaughter. She's smitten w it. tried to give her the exact same lesson, but she can't stop looking at her phone. Hoping this vid will do the trick. not to mention ur a better instructor than I am, even though I gave The EXACT same lesson... thx man. BTW, I've gleaned some good stuff from you myself. And you look just like my neighbor, who makes his living playing keys...
I found these on my own years ago and didn't know there was a name for them. I always called them cheat chords because I didn't know any real chords and online learning didn't exist in the mid 90's but there were all these songs you could play without knowing how to actually play guitar.
hey Marty can you give a lesson with the song behind the clouds from brad paisley and then a hard version please not only chords but also some difficult and lovely things in it, I hoop you understand what I mean. thank you very much greats from the Netherlands
Just got my first guitar for Christmas at almost 41 years old. So far your videos have been a huge help. You mentioned a free kesson in the video but I can't find the link to it. Am I just missing it
Learning Power Chords is one of the most satisfying things to learn on guitar. It's quite easily the voice of rock! Awesome work!
Hell yeah, definitely!
@@JesseltonGaming Yeah!
Ka---Boom!! :)
I know right
For me it's too hard... Maybe I'm doing something wrong
1:52 - E Power Chord
3:57 - A Power Chord
5:41- D Power Chord
10:26 - C Power Chord
what song does he play at around 9;40
thx
master of puppets by nirvana@@riaingalligan8461
love how he reaches both the experienced and amateur audience. marty is a legend
No one ever mentions distortion and gain overdrive settings when discussing power chords and it leaves my power chords sounding. Wrong.
Try playing with an acoustic
WOW! I am just beginning to learn, I never thought of this until reading your post. I have been following along and telling myself, it just doesn't sound right what am I doing wrong?
Lmao power chords don’t automatically mean play classic rock or metal😭😴😂
@Grace thx!
Martys first and second electric guitar lesson discusses the setting on the amp and how the sound when you play the power cords
6:12 Black Sabbath 6:20 Seven Nation Army by White Stripes 9:07 TNT by AC/DC 11:50 You really got me
nice
Dodging copyright claims I guess lol
Fyi the black Sabbath song is Paranoid
Some green day also
i love ac/dc! tnt is my fave song
can't stress enough how perfect the timing of this upload was with my personal lesson plan! thanks marty!
Same here, long live rock!
Starting at 76, you have made it easier. Than if I had just tried this on my own. (Thanks for that) Played earlier at 9 years old for a year before my guitar disappeared, (Dad). Didn't like the delta Blues I was playing. So thanks buddy for the reintroduction into Guitar.
10yrs ago (when 25) I bought an electric and told myself I would gain a good grasp of guitar / music theory and build up to metal. Well I got bogged down in tab books and chord structures and did all my learning with a clean sound so never got to play with distortion, gain or indeed these power chords. I am going to start again and am going to jump straight into power chords and hopefully build up from there 🎉
Everybody gets in the game as a beginner all along the way.
Thanks for keeping them in mind.
2014 I picked up your beginner lessons and you've kept me motivated all this time.
Thanks for all you do!
Learn your 6th and 5th string Power Chords and you'll be able to every single Green Day song ever recorded!!
Damn
I won’t go into anything too deep but thank you for your time and enthusiasm even when teaching complete beginner chords. I’m sure you have changed many peoples focus from bad things/ news to picking up a first guitar and heading in a different direction. Thank you 🙏🏼
Marty you genius, this was my first experience with power chords where I actually knew what I was doing and it was amazing. Now I can make some nifty rock n roll tunes that sound wayyy better than 1 string picks
For years, guitar amps were clean with a tiny outage. Then Marshall amps came along and things were never the same again! 😀 From about 1966 onwards, psychedelic, then heavy rock was born.
I've been playing power chords for 5 months and I still learn something new from watching this.
Marty: uploads video
Me: not looking at what video it is and liking and commenting
Thanks for doing a Power Chord lesson! It would be great if you continue on that road and make another few power chord lessons. Power chords seem relatively easy and even beginners can learn to play them, but definitely some techniques and combinations need to be shown. So looking forward to few new episodes about power chords. Rock on!
One of the many things that are great about power chords is that they are neither major nor minor so it makes soloing over them really fun.
The most helpful guitar lessons on the internet from this guy here.
Absolute beginner here-- this was super informative, it helped me a lot. Thank you!
This has to have been the mist useful electric guitar video I have ever seen on RUclips
Marty, your the best
Thank you for your continued help and easy explanations in our quest to learn how to play guitar
Power chords don't get much love amongst the shredder crowd but they are so much fun to play and listen to.
Thanx Marty I signed your newsletter today after watching random vids on and off for so long. This video in particular helped me create something worth making better over my time playing. Keep up the great and easy content. 🎸
Power chords are telling me to forget everything the ukulele screamed at me ;-;
I dint get the joke
@@eboyeman8457 same lol
@@eboyeman8457 dw you're not alone
Lol yes, I used to play uke
@shell 🦄
You got to love power chords. I don’t ever make suggestions, but it would be so cool if you showed how to play “Over the Edge” by the Wipers. There isn’t too many quality videos out there. It’s such a fun rocking song that isn’t too difficult at all.
I'd die for Marty if the circumstances required it.
These are the comments that matter
Awesome channel man! I’m a drummer who’s always loved & dabbled in guitars… I’ve learned more from you in a few minutes than other RUclips instructions. I will be supplementing Fender Play & other methods with your videos & lessons. Thanks!
2 hour long power chord course for free? Thanks Marty!
Marty thank you for doing these videos. I'm a 53 in ten days 54 but I'm picking up a electric guitar with my Boss Katana and trying to learn how to play my kids think I suck and I lost my mind but in time I want them to see if you believe and you work at it you can achieve it. And with your videos it helps me suck less lol. Hopefully in time my wife will appreciate your videos as well because she wants me committed right now because of how much I spent on my equipment. But it's cheaper than some things I could be doing to help with stress. Once again thank you for doing this
I've honestly just been teaching myself E and A power chords , messing with both acoustic ;( I ring out a few more strings ) and electric this lesson really helps !!!! 😎🤙🤘
Its shocking how much music is made with just a root and a 5th. Thanks again Marty!
Thank you Marty.
Thanks Marty! I've learned so much from your videos.
Glad you like them!
@@MartyMusic hey marty i wanted to thank you two because i got my guitar 2 days ago and i wanted to play something recognisable and that suceeded because of you good explanation!!
I've had this video saved for like a week and I find myself consistently coming back and learning more. Great video !
Could you do na na na (na na na na na) by My chemical romance or bulletproof heart? also great lesson!
As someone who is a self taught acoustic player for a year who wants to teach themselves guitar, this is extremely helpful. Thanks!
👌
same here!
Hey Marty, been playing for just over a year and you’re the guy helping me learn. I appreciate the way you teach details. I might ask that you show or tell which strings you are strumming with the chords you teach. Maybe you do on other videos that I haven’t seen but I’ll keep watching! Thanks! Chuck k.
Hey marty thanks for that
You are awesome
Learnt many songs from you
It would would be awesome if you continue your electric guitar lessons
you are the only one that enplanes power chores this clear good job
Ive been teaching myself guitar with Fender play, and recently been looking at power chords. Your method made so much sense and really helped me have that, ah ha! moment. WOW.... thanks Marty
Love it!!! Kept watching you play over and over again instead of practicing.
Thank you Marty,
You inspire me
Sooooo grateful for this lesson. Your teaching is so helpful, clear, concise and give me hope and encouragement to keep going. Thank you!
58 yrs old with arthritis in my wrists and this makes me feel like I can play guitar!
Excellent! Now I can take my guitar and amp outside and level small aircraft. Thanks, Marty.
Anyone else struggling to spread their index and ring fingers apart to the side? Mine only want to go back and forward... 🤔
same.. which is why I do hand spreading exercises during my practice
In my humble opinion Marty is the best guitar teacher online. He helped me in the beginning of my acoustic guitar journey. And now I'm learning with his help on my new electric guitar (Shecter solo II custom Les Paul) I received as a gift.
Started that punk power chord riff you showed at the end with some distortion. Most fun I’ve had learning guitar
Thnx marty really like to watch all kind of video's you make. Especially the clear manor of explaining things, repeating and not showing off to much is why I keep watching!
Just in fucking time when I’m about to get my first electric guitar this month. Yay I’m more excited now. Thank you Marty.
POWER CORDS ARE JUST 5THS
I played piano before learning guitar, still do play from time to time but I really wanna focus on guitars
Putting guitar lingo into piano lingo is the easiest way for me to learn things, so when you said “power cords are constructed of a root and a fith” it blew my mind
ya and also you can put the octave on top for a three finger power chord, root, 5th, octave root
Literally just looking for something like this this morning
Thank you for the First Guitar Power Chord Lesson. Really appreciate it!!!
Just got a guitar 3 days ago. This is perfect, thanks!
Greetings from Brazil! Amazing video! Thanks so much!
I started by learning Polly. First thing I learned was power chords 😂 all along the watchtower and them bar chords I struggle with
0:03 that sounded like ACDC Tea and tea
You’re an awesome teacher. Thanks for what you do 🙏
i’ve learnt the basic chords over the last 2 days so thought i’d move onto this next and i don’t know why i’m having so much trouble understanding these ones
Yes Yes hope you & yours are happy n well 🤘🏽👳🏾♂️🎸⚡💚
I wanted to say thank you soooo much. Your a great teacher. I played my first power chords with rift today & I'm over the moon. Your a fantastic teacher 👏🏽
I hope this message reaches you in good health & wealth & until next time..... Live strong & be well 👊🏽🤘🏽🤜🏻🤛🏽💪🏻👳🏻♂️☝🏾💚
Supernice! Thank u Sir! The simple things that I can add. Love them! Best channel! Interesting guitar! Just a singlecoil. It didn't look like the classic tele but maybe it was? I am trying to build a guitar. I made the body smaller than a Strat. To anyone out there who wants to give it a go, it's great fun. A tele is 4.3 mm thick so just find some pieces like that. Actually 3.8 cm to 4 cm will be enough. Glue'em together. Paint! Design your own shape.
Marty! It’s not the “only thing you do”
You also *ROCK* Brufessor!
This was so helpful as someone just getting into guitar I really recommend his lessons
Marty you are the best guitar teacher on the youtube. I love your videos, everything is explain in very easy way that everyone can understand it. I wish you live in my city that you can teach me in live :). Dont stop what you are doing because it is great.
Captain: Guys! Get in the lifeboat, the Titanic's goin' down!
Marty: But first... fedora
Great explanation! Thanks Marty.👍👍
Hey marty, i have something that I wanted to learn, ac/dc nervous shakedown, and gone shootin, this channel helped me a LOT thanks!
i don’t have an electric guitar but your lessons are still do entertaining !🤟🏻
Dylan Chapman wut lol
I really am tired of these pointless sob story comments. They DO NOT add to the video. Stop wasting the mans time.
@@eagles_s chill bro
Can you please teach us how to play "Cherub Rock" from The Smashing Pumpkins!
2 years late but never too late to say Thank you again Marty McFly🤟🏽
HEY! What's up you guys, Marty Schwartz here!
Great lesson thank you ❤
Great lesson... to all you tutors who have tried to make money out of me all you had to do was this first lesson and I would have invested in you !!!!!
I'm tryna learn guitar, and this lesson really helped out with the power chords. Thank you sir
The greatest guitar teacher ever!
Thanks again Marty.
Hey Marty any chance you can do a tutorial for a Dr. Feelgood song "Going back home", theres plenty of covers out there but nobody who explains it like you.
Please do a lesson on "When the man comes around" by Johnny Cash
Teach, I think I’m in the wrong classroom you taught me this already.
Dang it's like Marty grew up on RUclips!!!
Little TNTesque Jam there Marty, soooo Rad Dude 🤟😜🤟
I have learned a lot with you on the Blues side of things!!! Thank you very much!!! And you know what? You than had no gray hair!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Regards and keep been the best in what you do!!!
Are you still going to do a lesson on keep your self alive by queen
Thank you so much marty! No one teaches guitar as good as you
thanks MARTY great help
Ive literally just started looking at power chords yesterday cheers marty
Awesome! Thanks man...
Marty I’ve been following you for many many years. You’re looking mighty thick these days.
QUESTION!!!!! g to d is a 5th but what exactly makes a fifth? like g to d isn't 5 perfect whole steps. its g,a, then b to c is a *half step* so is there a certain formula that needs to be followed for how to construct a 5th? for example g to b wouldn't be a fifth if we're going by g, g#, a, a# b
Where’s the link to the power chord course?
Yet more inspiration to play--thank you, sir!
Just bought an electric guitar for my 15 yr old goddaughter. She's smitten w it. tried to give her the exact same lesson, but she can't stop looking at her phone. Hoping this vid will do the trick. not to mention ur a better instructor than I am, even though I gave The EXACT same lesson... thx man. BTW, I've gleaned some good stuff from you myself. And you look just like my neighbor, who makes his living playing keys...
Thanks for this video I needed this!
Nice video, just what I needed, cheers from the u.k
I found these on my own years ago and didn't know there was a name for them. I always called them cheat chords because I didn't know any real chords and online learning didn't exist in the mid 90's but there were all these songs you could play without knowing how to actually play guitar.
You should have seen us when we discovered drop D tuning back in the 90s
@@sirdavidalot I didn't discover drop D until 2018 haha
@@aaronmcnair1829 We saw the tab for Helmet's Unsung and were guitar gods after that.
Thanks!
hey Marty can you give a lesson with the song behind the clouds from brad paisley and then a hard version please not only chords but also some difficult and lovely things in it, I hoop you understand what I mean. thank you very much greats from the Netherlands
Nothing like a Marty ad before a Marty video
Just got my first guitar for Christmas at almost 41 years old. So far your videos have been a huge help. You mentioned a free kesson in the video but I can't find the link to it. Am I just missing it
I played the first few bars of TNT! How awesome! Thx Marty!