Are root note of power chords only played on the 5th and 6th string.?

Question

Do you know how hard it is to get an answer to this. Can you play a power chord using the fourth string?

Answer 1

simple. the term power chord is actually just a chord shape that only applies to guitar. its called a power chord because its easy to play any basic chord in music and uses all the strings. once you change the finger shape it is no longer called a power chord.

Answer 2

Well, I made a conscious decision to learn how to do the powerchords on any 3 consecutive strings (EAD, ADG, DGB, GBD), with the root note on any string . They CAN be played on any 2 or 3 strings that sit beside each other, but the highter strings require diferent figerings because of the way the gyitar is tunes. I know this isnt all too clear, but thats the best I can describe it. Hope it helps in some way or another