Power "chords"
Though power chords are not true chords per se, they are still expressed using a version of chord notation. Most commonly, power chords (e.g. C-G-C) are expressed using a "5" (e.g. C5). Power chords are also referred to as fifth chords, indeterminate chords or neutral chords (though the term "neutral chord," when expressed with an n (e.g. Cn), is also used to describe a pair of stacked neutral thirds, e.g. C-E
Chord Names And Symbols (popular Music)
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