What Does a Capo Actually Do to Chords? EXPLAINED with 5 Famous Songs
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
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Today I want to answer the question “What does a capo do to the chords in a song and the key that we’re playing in?"
A capo is a simple but powerful tool that alters the *pitch* of your guitar strings by clamping them at a specific fret. This effectively changes the guitar’s tuning, allowing you to:
1. Play in different keys without changing chord shapes.
2. Make difficult chords easier to play by shifting to more familiar shapes.
3. Create different tonal qualities by using open-string voicings higher up the neck.
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Andy you’re the best teacher! I’m 67 years old and just started learning guitar at 65. It’s hard to get these old fingers to work sometimes but I am having a blast!
This is great and massively helpful, theory is so important and something I personally need to work on. These videos are extremely valuable. Great work Andy
Fuzzy
By giving an example of a song to explain the theory really helps and by visually showing the chords diagrams make the video easy to understand.
For me to understand this lesson a bit confusing however thanks and a blessed New year
Watch this video first and then let me know if this one makes more sense! ua-cam.com/video/3_IJtRGx2kQ/v-deo.htmlsi=bggtflX-vEkyQDpY
In opinion you are the best for people who don't have English as their first language, you speak slowly, that makes easy to understand
came here from the andy piano channel, its so cool you rock both instruments so good! Also wanna thank you for that Piano Man tutorial!
You're welcome buddy! One day I'll do a piano beginners course for sure 🎹
Nice job Andy. Thanks very much. Every day's a school day on guitar.😂 Nadolig Llawen. 🎅
OK after some minutes I finally figured it out. You take the starting chord ,like the a chord, and if you want to play it at the fifth fret ,you are supposed to count 5 semitons on the chromatic scale. SO A G# G F# F E !! Such a helpful video Andy thank you 🎉
That's it! 🤘
Thanks
Re Tom Petty, he said in an interview that they double tracked the guitar and used 1st fret capo on one track and 3rd fret capo on the other.
Amazing, great to know this!
WOW!
Andy can you do a tutorial on espresso by Sabrina carpenter everyone would be so happy? Thanks Andy your the best 💖😎😘
Can you do a tutorial on Big Iron by Marty Robbins?
If you are playing with another guitarist and put a capo on your guitar, check your tuning. The capo is likely to raise the pitch of the strings because it puts much more pressure on the guitar neck than your gentle fingers. Most capos also put the guitar out of tune because they affect the lower strings more than the higher strings. Ideally have one guitar that you use with a capo and one that you use with open strings. Follow these rules and you will spend less time being pursued by angry mobs with torches, pitchforks and, indeed, tuning forks.
It should really be called a barre clamp.
So true! Capo comes from the word "Capotasto", which is Italian for Head of fretboard, so also a perfect name
Still don't get it lol
I've never been any good at theory in anything lol
Look up Caged system on guitar
If you don't get theory, don't start with CAGED - Start with the notes on the guitar and follow the essential and most practically useful theory to learn in my beginners program here www.andyguitar.co.uk/videos/musical-notes-and-the-note-circle?context=pathway&courseSlug=absolute-beginner-guitar&pathwaySlug=beginner-acoustic