Play all three chords with the same fingering: ‘first, second and fourth’. Start with your first finger at the 12th fret, then move down to 8th fret and finally 4th fret. As you descend the neck, you ...

Power chords can also be played lower down the neck in the guitar’s open position. To save you worrying about how you adjust the shape to account for the open strings we’ve mapped them out here for ...

Players press down on any string in the designated fret area, and strum the guitar. The power chords are kept pretty simple, though there is definitely a learning curve to getting them right.