Metal in D — chord change
Like the fingerstyle version of this same D grid, D5, G5 and A5 form a I-IV-V: rock's most commonly used harmonic movement, here played as power chords. Unlike the catalogue's power-chord progressions in E or A (which borrow a minor iii and iv, a darker colour), moving from one chord to the next here follows the most 'expected' motion to the ear — a good first landmark before tackling less predictable sequences.
Tips
If you already know an I-IV-V riff elsewhere in a different style, recognise the same movement here in power chords.
Play each chord for several beats before moving to the next, and only speed up once the sequence is clean.
Listen for the colour difference with a power-chord grid in E or A from the catalogue: this one sounds more 'expected', the other darker.
Chord progression — D
Chords
Related sheets
- gallop pedal power riff — C (Level 2)
- Metal modal cadence — D5 to E5 (Level 2)
- Improvisation — metal in D (Level 2)