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'''Power chords''' aren't actually chords - they consist only of root and 5th; they are intervals. Typically, power chords are voiced root - 5th or root - 5th - octave. Sometimes they are voiced as simple 5th - root inversions (P4 intervals), which can make it easier to play several in quick succession. Rarely, you will see them as the 4-string root - 5th - octave - 5th.
G---------7-----12--
D------5--5--5--12--
A---5--5--5--5--10--
E---3--3--3-----10--
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