Justin, if you are reading, I want to sincerely thank you for the style you use in these instructional videos. After a year of studying your acoustic material on several songs, I just picked up a Standard Telecaster and just whipped through the powerchord videos.

I know different styles mesh for different students. I’ve surfed all around the net and taken some formal lessons. I keep coming back for the biggest bang using your stuff.

THANKS!

why is he playing an F#5 as an F5….it’s not the same chord I’m confused?

This guy is good

@metalGodSlipknot david taub is way better

Nice!!


@ShadowBandit64 check out the equipment section on his website, lots of great stuff.

what would u recommend for a good/cheap distortion pedal ? btw, ur an awesome teacher ,thanks.

thanks so much, amazing and useful videos

i can strumm some of ´em but my fingers need to be stretched a little more coz some of ´em sound a bit .. crappy ;P but THX justin , youre a great teacher ;]

I just bought the power chord program Music Coach Rock Powerchords, you developed and link to on you site. I’ve had a quick look and I’m sure in a few weeks I’ll be playing power chords with the best of them; or at least quite well. With the current exchange rate it was less than $8 US or CDN, which is a real bargain at less than the cost of a magazine. To be honest I was amazed at how good it was. Just my way of saying, “Thanks, Justin.”

It helped a lot! Thanks!

is it common to use your middle finger to mute the 6th string if not used in the power chord instead?

It’s hard to explain but when you’re playing a power chord you need to kinda angle your index finger so it’s still fretting the note it is supposed to but is lightly touching all the other strings so they are muted. Then you can strum all the strings without the open strings ringing out and you can strum the chord up/down much easier. Hope that helped.

how do we strum powerchords up/down? PLEASE HELP

if you learners are into power chords now i advice you check out bands like Gojira and Lamb of God, heaviers bands like them tend to have alot of rythm using power chords and octave chords

best guitar teacher on internet!

thanks now i noe why when i strum my power chords the 6th string sounds open coz i didnt use my brain well good

ive been playing guitar for just over a year now and power chords were the one thing I always skipped over and were always afraid of. so for the last 3 weeks ive been putting all my efforts into power chords and it’s amazing how your fingers just “click” into the familiar shape.

really getting the hang of them now.

THANKYOU JUSTIN FOR THIS AND ALL YOUR LESSONS! i think i would have given up a long time ago if it wasnt for you

spit on your hands and on the neck and your hand will slide just fine….heh..just kidding…
try applying just a little pressure on the strings, so they’re all muted. then easily, while strumming the guitar, apply a little pressure, ’till you hear the chord clearly. IF you apply too much pressure, the chord will sound crappy…
cheerz!

I’m just getting around to learning power/barre chords and I seem to be having trouble with my hand “binding” on the neck, i.e. I can’t seem to strike a balance between releasing my grip enough to slide while still having enough pressure to have the notes ring out clearly…I feel like it would be easier if my hand slid easier…is there anyway to treat a guitar neck to make sliding easier, i.e. chalk? baby powder? Any suggestions or am I going to have to suck it up and just find the balance?

JUSTIN you are really good techer one suggestion, plug a graph for your finger possitioning when youare playing chords , i am trying to guess at your chords(i am a beginger) so you can still teach advanced styleing.

this was exactly what I’ve been looking for! this helped so much, the muting thing is brilliant for sound control, don’t know why i didn’t think about it before..

He did say rubbish.

We love you, Justin.

Useful stuff. TNX!!!

lol he said rubish