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          He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



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          Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






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            He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



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            Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






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              He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



              $4.5.$5.5  $4.5.$5.5.$6.3    $4.6.$5.6  $4.6.$5.6.$6.4 
              $4.7.$5.7 $4.7.$5.7.$6.5


              Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






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                He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



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                $4.7.$5.7 $4.7.$5.7.$6.5


                Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






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                He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



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                $4.7.$5.7 $4.7.$5.7.$6.5


                Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.







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