More Questions On Power (Barre) Chords

[zbalz]

Ive recently decided to play around with power chords.
Ive been having a lot of trouble with these which I find odd since a lot of people I talked to say this was the easiest for them. For some reason, I can never get them to sound right. I try to mute all the other strings except for the needed ones, but I still can hear them buzz a bit (or hear the plucking) when I strum. Also, stonedragon mentions to relax your hands and dont push down hard on the strings. However, when I am trying to play these chords, it seems I HAVE to push down hard to get everything right.

Anyone have any tips for me on how to play these "easy" chords?

Thanks

-zbalz

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[StoneDragon]

Are you playing acoustic or electric?

[zbalz]

Im playing electric

[Sixstring]

It sounds like you're strumming all six strings. With power chords you should only be strumming the fretted notes.

Try putting your index finger on the E string at the 5th fret and your third finger on the A string at the 7th fret.

These two (the root and the 5) make up an A power chord. Just strum these two strings. If you want, you can put your pinky on the D string at the 7th fret for the octave A note and strum the top 3 strings.