Fender Play Power Chord Lesson Deep Dive
Fender Play take a very extensive and deliberate path towards teaching new guitar players the fundamentals of power chords. If you’re considering Fender Play, this post will give you a look at how the app will go about teaching you the fundamentals.
- Level 2, Course 11: First Time Power Chords – Students learn & practice the A5, D5, and E5 one-finger power chords. This is done over 2 video lessons, 2 practice exercises, and a Feedback mode exercise where Fender Play listens to your practice and grades your play.
- Level 2, Course 12: Wild Thing – This is the power chord practice song exercise for those learning the Rock genre. The Fender Play practice song will vary depending on the genre the student selects. Students can switch freely between genres whenever they like. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercises, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 3, Course 02: Kick Out the Jams – This is the second 1-finger power chord practice song for 1-finger power chords. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercises, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 3, Course 06: Two-Finger Power Chords – This lesson teaches the two-finger power chord shapes for C5, G5, and F5 power chords. The lesson has 2 video lessons, 2 practice exercises, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 3, Course 07: Holiday by Green Day – This is the 2-finger power chord practice song for 2-finger power chords. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercises, and a Feedback mode exercise. Once again, your practice song will vary depending on your preferred genre.
- Level 3, Course 12: Moveable Shapes Intro – Power Chords – This Course teaches students how to move the 2-finger power chord shape up and down the neck to play the different power chords introduced in earlier lessons. The lesson has 4 video lessons, 4 practice exercises, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 3, Course 13: Welcome to Your Life by Grouplove – This is the 2-finger power chord practice song for movable, 2-finger power chords. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercise and a Feedback mode exercise. Once again, your practice song will vary depending on your preferred genre.
- Level 4, Course 06: 3-Finger Power Chords – This course covers the 3-finger power chords and consists of 2 videos and 2 practice exercises.
- Level 4, Course 07: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet by Bachman-Turner Overdrive – This is the practice song for 3-fingered power chords. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercise, and a Feedback mode exercise. Your practice song will vary according to your genre.
- Level 4, Course 12, Cherry Bomb by The Runaways – This lesson is the practice song for the palm muting lesson, but it uses power chords as a part of the technique practice. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercise, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 5, Course 02: Moveable Shapes, 3-Fingered Power Chords – Focusing on using and moving the power chord shape up and down the guitar neck, this course has 4 video lessons and 4 practice exercises.
- Level 5, Course 03: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne – This lesson is the practice song for the palm muting lesson, but it uses power chords as a part of the technique practice. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercise, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 5, Course 12: Sheena is Punk Rocker by The Ramones – This lesson is the practice song for the syncopating your strum lesson, but it uses power chords as a part of the technique practice. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercise, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 5, Course 14: One Way or Another by Blondie – This lesson is the practice song for the chord anticipation lesson, but it uses power chords as a part of the technique practice. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercise, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 5, Course 20: Tonight, I’m Going to Rock You Tonight by Spinal Tap – This lesson is the practice song combining many of the techniques taught in earlier Level 5 courses. It uses power chords as a part of the technique practice. The lesson has 1 video lesson, 1 practice exercise, and a Feedback mode exercise.
- Level 6, Course 08: Power Chord Variations – The course covers variations on power chords with a dose of music theory. It has 3 videos and 3 practice exercises.