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List of power chord tracks

Fed up with practising chords and scales - try knocking out some power chord riffs from this collection of tracks that have a guitar part predominantly consisting of power chords. Tabs are easily available (see resources page)​

Presidents of the USA – Lump
Papa Roach – Infest
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away​
Ozzy – Iron Man
Puddle Of Mudd – She Hates Me
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Skid Row – Youth Gone Wild
Alice Cooper – Poison
Foo Fighters – monkey Wrench
Bryan Adams  Run to You
Steppengwolf – Born to be Wild
Nickleback – Fight for All the Wrong Reasons
Skid Row – I Remember You
Kiss – I was made for Lovin’ You
Offspring – Self Esteem
Blink 182 – Dammit
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Lenny Kravitz – American Woman
Blink 182 – All the Small Things
Nirvana – In Bloom
Green Day – Longview
Ugly Kid Joe – Everything About You
Nirvana – Pennyroyal Tea
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Metallica – Sad But True

Teenage Kicks – Undertones
You Realy Got me – Kinks
My Sharona – The Knack
Anarchy in the UK – Sex Pistols
God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
Song 2 – Blur
Wild Thing – Trogs (substitute Power Chords in place of open chords)
I Love Rock n Roll – Joan Jet
Rock you like a Hurricane – Scorpions
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
My Generation – The Who

Do Ya – The Move
Ballroom Blitz – The Sweet
Missisipi Queen – Mountain
Blitzkriek Bop – The Ramones (and most of their other tracks ! )
Caroline – Status Quo (12 bar blues progression)
Viva La Vida – Coldplay

Should I stay or should I go – The Clash
Keep on Rocking in the Free World – Neil Young
Buddy Holly – Weezer
Mountain Song – Jane’s Addiction

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