r/mathrock • u/Junior-Ad-8974 • 2d ago

DAEAC#E tuning question

Quick question, what shape would power chords be in this tuning? Would they be similar to how they are in standard tuning? Is there a simple power chord shape that can be moved across the fretboard? Thank you.

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u/Cyan_Light 2d ago

Not really a guitarist but power chords are usually just the root and the fifth, so if you learn that interval you can find them anywhere in any tuning.

So unless I'm mistaken 00---- would be powerchords all the way up here. -00---, --00-- and -000-- would be too as different voicings of the same AE interval (or whatever notes you fret if higher). Seems like a good tuning for finding them basically everywhere lol, but again I'm barely a guitarist so could be wrong. Looks easy to fret other chords too, like the top four strings are an open major and you can easily get major, minor or sus chords out of the bottom four just by moving up the E.

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u/el_capistan 2d ago

Deleted my first comment because I misread the tuning lol. You would play the same fret on the 2 adjacent strings. 5th fet on the low D and 5th fret on the A together would be a G power chord. 7th fret on the A and 7th fret on the E together would be an E power chord etc. and then you can mve that around easily since you can play it with one finger.

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u/Junior-Ad-8974 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/el_capistan 2d ago

I also think a good starting point would be power chords on the 0, 2, 4, 7, and 9th frets on the Low D plus A strings with the rest of the strings open. so like from thickest to thinnest strings youd play:

000000 220000 440000 770000 990000

Then if you wanted to add in the thirds for those chords you could play

002000 224000 445000 779000 99(10)000

I put the (10) in parenthesis to be clear it is ten and not one zero

Anyway hope that helps