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The punk movement flourished through a cultural exchange between the United States and Great Britain. Art and the music industry was ruled by a high society standard that defined acceptable art as that which was pleasing to the senses. Punk music, in contrast to the highly polished rock 'n' roll acts of the time, was played brutally loud and recorded live on poor equipment, generally in small, seedy clubs in rough neighborhoods. Distortion levels were typically turned up to the limit. The lyrics, which often dealt with issues that were disturbing or sensitive to the general public, were yelled or spoken in monotonous tones. Confrontations often occurred in which the audience and performers would attack each other with insults, spit, and by physically slamming into each other(moshing came later). PUNK CHORDS Punk chord forms are often in the keys of A and E. Usually the chords are broken into fragments. Fragments are two note dyads, expressed as power chords or 5th chords. 5th chords are made up of the root and 5th note of the major scale. For instance, in the key of A, A is the root and E is the 5th. The root is the 1st note of the major scale, and gives the chord fragment its letter name. The 5th is the 5th note of a major scale and is played along with the root, giving the chord a strong sound. The notes A and E played together are called A5. The most commonly used 5th chords in punk styles are A5, E5, D5 and B5. For more info refer to the book Punk Guitar Method. Copyright 2008 Tapella |
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