A Piano Chord

A

A Power Chord

5th

E

Root

A

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

A

E

The Notes in a A Power Chord Chord

The 5th

Finding E from A step by step:

Start on: A
Step 1: move up to Bb
Step 2: move up to B
Step 3: move up to C
Step 4: move up to C#
Step 5: move up to D
Step 6: move up to Eb
Step 7: Land on E

5th

E

Root

A

1

2

3

4

5

6

PLAY

Bb is a minor second above A.
B is a major 2nd above A.
C is a minor third above A.
C# is a major third above A.
D is a fourth above A.
Eb is a flat fifth above A.
E is a fifth above A.