capo use

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capo use
Topic Started: Apr 8 2009, 04:18 PM (261 Views)
glynb	Apr 8 2009, 04:18 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #9,040 Joined: December 2, 2008	I am a little confused(not difficult I know :P) I have been watching some lessons on you tube He was using a capo at the second fret and said he was playing a C chord and an Aminor chord among others, Surely if we are at the second fret they become different chords ie the Am becomes Bm and so on. I here this alot on the internet,do they mean the chord shapes to make it easier for people to understand? I am doing quite well figuring out the barre chords with 5th and 6th string roots so calling these chords C, Am ect this just doesnt seem right,or am I missing something? Glynb
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monwobobbo	Apr 8 2009, 05:43 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,032 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	when you use a capo you effectively change the tuning of the guitar. so if the capo is on the second fret then your low e string becomes a f#(open) and so on. this may mean that you have to use different chord shapes than you are used to however they are all moveable just like the regular ones. hope this helps a little.
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Rampant	Apr 8 2009, 06:49 PM Post #3
Immortal (well, ...so far!) Posts: 403 Group: Top Contributor! Member #8,896 Joined: October 7, 2008	Hi matey, how's it going Sounds like you already have the answer... Effectively, scores written with capo on fret "#", still instruct you to play chords with reference to the capo position as if it was the nut, but the chords played will be raised in pitch by "#" semi-tones. Often the score shows the chord fretted and also shows the chord which is actually sounding in brackets or with an arrow above or below the fretted chord. So yes - with capo on fret 2, fretting an Am chord will play as a Bm... You wouldn't guess that sensei is teaching me transposition at the moment, would you? ;-) Cheerz Mark H Edited by Rampant, Apr 8 2009, 06:50 PM.
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Bullet	Apr 9 2009, 12:09 AM Post #4
Admin Posts: 1,912 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	Yeah as the above 2 posters have correctly mentioned, it will be a Bm you are playing - but telling you to play a Bm in the lesson would confuse matters since you are playing the same Am chord shape in a different position on the neck. So you just play Am in the exact same as you would without the capo - just imagine the capo is the nut - so if the capo is on the second fret, treat the 3rd fret as the 1st fret.. and so on. But techincally, it is Bm EDIT: Just realised I have pretty much posted the exact same thing as above, just worded a little different Oh well, it might help you understand it a little more Edited by Bullet, Apr 9 2009, 12:11 AM.



glynb	Apr 9 2009, 08:38 PM Post #5
Member Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #9,040 Joined: December 2, 2008	Thanks for the replies.I thought this was the case just wanted to clarify the point. Glynb
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