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Fifth (chord)
In
music
, the
fifth
factor
of a
chord
is the
note
or
pitch
five
scale degrees
above the
root
or
tonal
center. When the fifth is the
bass note
, or lowest note, of the expressed chord, the chord is in
second inversion
.
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Power chord
In guitar
music
, a
power chord
(also
fifth chord
) is a
chord
that consists of the
root note
and the
fifth
. Power chords are commonly played on
amplified
guitars, especially on
electric guitar
with
distortion
. Power chords are a key element of many styles of
rock
and especially
heavy metal music
.
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