![]() ![]() When beginning guitarists first learn about the capo, it’s common for them to ask if the capo can hurt their guitar. If you’re a beginning guitarist or an intermediate player, I would suggest that you purchase a chord map at your local music store or print one off online.Ī chord map is great to have around if you’re struggling to remember how to play a chord or if you’re looking for alternative ways to play the chord. In fact, having a capo will make you more versatile on guitar. If you are already proficient at playing open chord progressions, having a capo won’t cause you much trouble. Basic open chords like C, F Major, e minor, and A should require little thought to you make sure that you understand how to play these chords before moving on to chords that are more difficult, such as b minor, D7, C# Sustained 4. If you aren’t experienced enough yet to be able to aurally tune your guitar (tune your guitar by ear) purchase an electric tuner.īefore you start to heavily use a capo, make sure that you know how to play the fundamental chord shapes. The standard tuning for a guitar is E, A, D, G, B, E. Once you have enough of a basic understanding on how to properly introduce yourself to a capo, it’s time you actually use it! Before you actually apply your capo to your guitar, make sure that your guitar is tuned.Įven if you want to change the key of your guitar, you still need to tune it without tuning your guitar, no matter where you place your capo, your guitar is going to sound bad. In order to prevent this from happening to you, apply your capo as close to the edge of the fret as you possibly can. By applying your capo in the middle of the fret, you will can tension the be unevenly disturbed across the neck of your guitar.īy applying uneven tension across the neck, you may receive a buzzing sound or a muted sound when you are trying to play. When applying your capo to your guitar, make sure that to tighten the capo close behind the fret you have it clamped on. ![]() Make sure that you’re cognitive of the capo changing the tone, key, and notes when you’re playing. If you have never used a capo before, I would suggest that when you first use it to start playing, you use it on your first, second, and third fret, just to give yourself an idea of how your guitar sounds with the capo. The capo will act the same exact way that your index finger does when you use your finger to barre chords. Take your capo, slide it over the desired fret, and clamp your capo down over the fret.ĭepending upon the size of the capo that you purchase, your capo should hold down all six (or twelve) strings on your guitar. If you are a guitarist who uses sheet music or tabs, you may notice at the beginning of certain pieces, it tells you to barre or capo on a particular fret. If you are a singer and use your guitar to introduce the key of the song to your ear, capos are incredibly useful by using a capo, guitarists don’t have to tune their guitar every time they change songs and also don’t have to learn complex chords that are on the lower part ofĬapos also allow a guitarist to produce different tones on the guitar without having to learn any difficult chord structures matter of fact, with the help of a capo, you can use the same basic chord shapes that most guitarists use when they first learn how to start playing.Ĭapos don’t come with instruction manuals, so when you first get yourself a guitar capo, you’re going to need to know how to properly use your capo. Quick Guide to Guitar Caposīefore you can fully understand the different aspects that different types of capos can bring to your technique, we need to have a talk about what the capo does on the guitar and how to properly use the capo. Guitar capos are used by guitarists all around the world, as the capo allows the guitarist to change the key of the guitar.
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