All right ! I’ve been playing campfire guitar since I was 20 now it’s time to try out the capo I got today 🤟🏼 I’m 52 now and I’m improving thanks a lot 👍🏼
My grandad was a bass guitar player who passed recently (part of the reason I'm learning guitar now) and he loved Dire Straits, especially Walk of Life, grew up hearing him play it continuously and was played at his funeral, so you playing it there as and example was some whiplash. 🥲
Capo is short for the Italian word 'capotasto', which means 'chief note'. Capotasto would be pronounced 'cah-po-tah-sto' in Italian, so I've always called it a 'cahpo' even though most American guitarists call 'em 'kaypos' which sounds weird to me. Checking out your course here and thinking about signing up!
Dunno what kind of stage you're at, but I was a complete beginner pretty much just messing about on the guitar for a couple months until I found this course and actually started learning. The app is well made, if your guitar is tuned right the chord practice works really well and was very useful to me
Thank you for the valuable tips. My fingers are relatively small and playing complex bar chords and certain chords are tiring, so I will certainly look into a decent capo to get back into the music game after a 10yr+ break. Keep up the great work and keep playing awesome music.
My dad in 70s had a capo sitting on a shelf never using it. I put the capo on my strat one day, and never looked back. These days, I can switch a capo position on the fly while playing even when soloing. It took years before being able to switch capo position while playing, but it turns out to be really cool. Standard guitar playing is boring 😞
There's quite a big price difference between those two capos. The G7th is a wonderful capo(I have one) but it's about $45-55 USD. The Kaiser is around $15-20 USD. But as Justin mentioned, it's not as though they wear out! The G7th is so close to the neck that it's less likely to get your way while you're using it, and it also clamps down a little differently so that it's less likely to pull the strings out of tune. Its technology makes it really easy to use on all your guitars even though they all have different fingerboard radius measurements.
Thanks for the tip. I use a capo for a 12 string, so I can tune it down to D, to reduce neck tension (the double pressure of 12 strings), and play regular open chords.
Great video! I'm not sure exactly what year I started playing guitar.. but I think I had a pet dinosaur named Ralph. I also had an old Italian teacher that was a little older than my pet who said we never use capos since we want to be professional guitar players. This all changed when I met my wife who was eventually to become our singer in the group. Rather than try to pretend that my hands could stretch 10 inches for those special chord and keys I learned how to change keys and gratefully use the capo to accommodate her voice and the keys that we would sing in together doing Harmony and all the rest. Thanks again great video. Cheers!
Some guitarists say it's better to have the capo at a slight angle across the fret. I've also found that some capos work better hinging from the top others from the bottom. I imagine it has to do with the shape of the neck. I play a Yamaha FG700S. My opinion on these ideas varies. Sometimes I imagine that I do hear a difference with it at a slight angle and other times I don't.
I got a screw-type capo and at first was annoyed that it has to be screwed on and off, but after trying a more typical squeeze type and finding that low action electric guitars can't handle the extra pressure without going out of tune, I like the screw type capo for working on any type of guitar.
i know this comment's a year old but some capos are quick to put on with adjustable pressure. g7th, mentioned in the video, is one and i personally like the shubb, which is a bit cheaper.
by learning music theory! e. g. when you have F, Bb and C chord in a song, which is kinda hard to play, you can replace it with D, G and A (capo 3rd fret), which is a lot easier. Maybe the circle of fifths will help you for this
Warning: wall of info, I'm sorry. The essence is that there's a bunch of easier substitutes using a capo, it just depends on which you want to use. Count how many half steps (from A to A#, B to C, etc.) are between the chord shape you want to play, and the actual chord it's supposed to be, and put the capo at that fret number. For example, Justin plays an E chord with the A shape, so we'll count the half steps from A to E. (1 - A#), (2 - B), (3 - C), (4 - C#), (5 - D), (6 - D#), (7 - E). 7 half steps (we're not including A), so we put the capo on the 7th fret. From there, we know that A is now E, or rather we're playing E using A. The other chords we want to play are A and B. How far away are A and B from E? Let's count those half steps again (not including E, like we didn't include A), (1 - F), (2 - F#), (3 - G), (4 - G#), (5 - A), (6 - A#), (7 - B). A and B are at the 5th and 7th half steps, relative to E. Luckily, we already counted the half steps above, and we see that D and E are at the 5th and 7th half steps, relative to A, so when we want to play an A at capo 7, we play the D shape, and when we want to play B at capo 7, we play the E shape. I don't know if this ends up being harder and more confusing than just learning the theory required (since the second step is halfway to learning the theory anyway), but my hope is that this will be a bit less overwhelming, although it is just a bit more labor intensive to do every time. *Optional:* Once you learn, or if you've already learned, about key signatures and what notes go in what key, you can start to think about chords in terms of their scale degree, and use a number for them. So our second step above, E is the tonic, or the 1 in our original key, and we want A and B. A and B are the IV (4) and V (5) chord in the key of E (E F# G# A B). So when we're substituting E with A at capo 7, we need to find the IV and V of A, which are D and E. Or, if you learn about bar chords and how they're basically just transposing a simple chord shape like E or A (or other) up and down the neck, you can think about the capo as your index finger and use that to do the first step. Like if you want to play an A chord with the E shape, an A chord with the E shape bar chord is at the 5th fret, so you put the capo on the 5th fret.
Can you explain the difference between capos used to change key, therefore changing the chords VS just moving the capo up and down the fretboard and playing the same chords? I hope that makes sense. I think it might be more of a music theory question but very curious.
Check this tip topic community.justinguitar.com/t/using-a-capo-to-stay-in-the-same-key/80557 and this Vintage Club resource www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/vintage-club-2-harmony-cla-001 both by Approved Teacher Richard. Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com/donate
I am playing The Word is Alive , casting crowns, on Easter. Rehearsals have been difficult with this song. I will be only guitar in the set and the arrangement I have is E, B, F#, G@/m, C@/m. This is a bar cord nightmare. I play bar chords fine, however, as you can see its a lot of movement across neck and for the opening song I want to make it simple without all these bar chords. Watching how to transpose songs with capo, I'm a bit lost. Can you help? Matt
Playing with a capo requires some precision of you hand indeed. If it are your first experiences with a capo, set it a bit further from the fret, to get used to it while you have some more room. Gradually move it up to the fret. | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
bending with a capo is always a bit tricky but best is to find a capo that has adaptive curvature and makes you control the tension. | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
The chord shapes are the same but the notes are not. For example: an open D chord(D-F#-A) shape with a capo on the 2nd fret would be an E chord(E-G#-B)
Hello sir. I'm learning a lot with your videos and i find you to be an excellent teacher. Can you recommend a guitar for fat fingers that won't break my bank. Thanks for the lessons i really enjoy your channel and the way you explain things. Great work.
You need a bit of theory and CAGED knowledge. Check here: www.justinguitar.com/classes/practical-fast-fun-music-theory Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher
Hi Justin, I'm a beginner and I use a trigger type capo and whenever I put it on the G string of my acoustic guitar buzzes even when i put right behind the fret and if by chance G string doesn't buzz the D string does. What should I do?
If you play the same chord 'shapes' with a capo added, you will be playing in a different key completely. to figure it out, and if you know the original key, just figure out what actual chord the capo makes. For example: no capo, key of G, tonic chord = G major. Capo at fret 5, G major shape chord has root at fret 8, note at fret 8 = C, the chord = C major, the tonic chord, so the new key is the key of C major. If on the other hand you want to use a capo but play in the same key as someone playing without a capo, or along with a song but playing it further up the neck, you need a method. Check here for how to do that: community.justinguitar.com/t/using-a-capo-to-stay-in-the-same-key/80557 Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com
I thought Capos were those little green pea like things you put in stews? Thanks for enlightening me 👍. On a serious note, a lot of those clamp ones have too powerful springs and send electric guitars with light strings out of tune.
It wasn’t till yesterday when I needed to check something on Sweet Caroline that I realised that you pronounce ‘capo’ properly. I’m an old guitarist (very) and I’ve been frustrated for 60 years at people who say ‘caypo’. The abbreviation is for the word ‘capodastro’. Apparently it means ‘head of fretboard’ so maybe I understand why you wear the hat. So there’s no way you would pronounce it ‘caypodastro’. Keep up the good work and teach to world how to pronounce their ‘worms’ correctly.
Hi Justin! I seem to have a severe problem on my upstrums. For some reason my pick starts to angle toward the fretboard after some upstrums. It does not point towards the guitar. Am I doing something wrong?
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How you pronounce it certainly makes a difference. A 'cap o' as you say it, would have to be spelled CAPPO to make sense. The word is Capo, pronounced 'cape o'. They are not interchangeable.
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All right !
I’ve been playing campfire guitar since I was 20 now it’s time to try out the capo I got today 🤟🏼
I’m 52 now and I’m improving thanks a lot 👍🏼
My grandad was a bass guitar player who passed recently (part of the reason I'm learning guitar now) and he loved Dire Straits, especially Walk of Life, grew up hearing him play it continuously and was played at his funeral, so you playing it there as and example was some whiplash. 🥲
Capo is short for the Italian word 'capotasto', which means 'chief note'. Capotasto would be pronounced 'cah-po-tah-sto' in Italian, so I've always called it a 'cahpo' even though most American guitarists call 'em 'kaypos' which sounds weird to me. Checking out your course here and thinking about signing up!
Dunno what kind of stage you're at, but I was a complete beginner pretty much just messing about on the guitar for a couple months until I found this course and actually started learning. The app is well made, if your guitar is tuned right the chord practice works really well and was very useful to me
Thank you for the valuable tips. My fingers are relatively small and playing complex bar chords and certain chords are tiring, so I will certainly look into a decent capo to get back into the music game after a 10yr+ break. Keep up the great work and keep playing awesome music.
hi justin!! just popping in to say i just bought my first electric guitar n m watching ur videos n they really help thank u!!
My dad in 70s had a capo sitting on a shelf never using it. I put the capo on my strat one day, and never looked back. These days, I can switch a capo position on the fly while playing even when soloing. It took years before being able to switch capo position while playing, but it turns out to be really cool. Standard guitar playing is boring 😞
There's quite a big price difference between those two capos. The G7th is a wonderful capo(I have one) but it's about $45-55 USD. The Kaiser is around $15-20 USD. But as Justin mentioned, it's not as though they wear out! The G7th is so close to the neck that it's less likely to get your way while you're using it, and it also clamps down a little differently so that it's less likely to pull the strings out of tune. Its technology makes it really easy to use on all your guitars even though they all have different fingerboard radius measurements.
Thanks for the tip. I use a capo for a 12 string, so I can tune it down to D, to reduce neck tension (the double pressure of 12 strings), and play regular open chords.
As always you provide the best and clearest instruction. Many thanks.
Great video! I'm not sure exactly what year I started playing guitar.. but I think I had a pet dinosaur named Ralph. I also had an old Italian teacher that was a little older than my pet who said we never use capos since we want to be professional guitar players. This all changed when I met my wife who was eventually to become our singer in the group. Rather than try to pretend that my hands could stretch 10 inches for those special chord and keys I learned how to change keys and gratefully use the capo to accommodate her voice and the keys that we would sing in together doing Harmony and all the rest. Thanks again great video. Cheers!
Some guitarists say it's better to have the capo at a slight angle across the fret. I've also found that some capos work better hinging from the top others from the bottom. I imagine it has to do with the shape of the neck. I play a Yamaha FG700S. My opinion on these ideas varies. Sometimes I imagine that I do hear a difference with it at a slight angle and other times I don't.
I got a screw-type capo and at first was annoyed that it has to be screwed on and off, but after trying a more typical squeeze type and finding that low action electric guitars can't handle the extra pressure without going out of tune, I like the screw type capo for working on any type of guitar.
i know this comment's a year old but some capos are quick to put on with adjustable pressure. g7th, mentioned in the video, is one and i personally like the shubb, which is a bit cheaper.
A capo is essentially a moveable nut on a stringed instrument. I love them. Been using them on my guitars for years!
Great video I'm definitely getting my first capo, thanks Justin
Justin just wanted to say you are the best
I really love the singing part. You sing amazing. Its so funny. 5:27 is the best part of the video
Great lesson, Justin. Thank you.
Thank you brother😊
But how do I know *where* I can find an easier substitute for a chord on the neck using a capo?
by learning music theory! e. g. when you have F, Bb and C chord in a song, which is kinda hard to play, you can replace it with D, G and A (capo 3rd fret), which is a lot easier. Maybe the circle of fifths will help you for this
root notes, music theory
Warning: wall of info, I'm sorry.
The essence is that there's a bunch of easier substitutes using a capo, it just depends on which you want to use.
Count how many half steps (from A to A#, B to C, etc.) are between the chord shape you want to play, and the actual chord it's supposed to be, and put the capo at that fret number. For example, Justin plays an E chord with the A shape, so we'll count the half steps from A to E. (1 - A#), (2 - B), (3 - C), (4 - C#), (5 - D), (6 - D#), (7 - E). 7 half steps (we're not including A), so we put the capo on the 7th fret.
From there, we know that A is now E, or rather we're playing E using A. The other chords we want to play are A and B. How far away are A and B from E? Let's count those half steps again (not including E, like we didn't include A), (1 - F), (2 - F#), (3 - G), (4 - G#), (5 - A), (6 - A#), (7 - B). A and B are at the 5th and 7th half steps, relative to E. Luckily, we already counted the half steps above, and we see that D and E are at the 5th and 7th half steps, relative to A, so when we want to play an A at capo 7, we play the D shape, and when we want to play B at capo 7, we play the E shape.
I don't know if this ends up being harder and more confusing than just learning the theory required (since the second step is halfway to learning the theory anyway), but my hope is that this will be a bit less overwhelming, although it is just a bit more labor intensive to do every time.
*Optional:*
Once you learn, or if you've already learned, about key signatures and what notes go in what key, you can start to think about chords in terms of their scale degree, and use a number for them. So our second step above, E is the tonic, or the 1 in our original key, and we want A and B. A and B are the IV (4) and V (5) chord in the key of E (E F# G# A B). So when we're substituting E with A at capo 7, we need to find the IV and V of A, which are D and E.
Or, if you learn about bar chords and how they're basically just transposing a simple chord shape like E or A (or other) up and down the neck, you can think about the capo as your index finger and use that to do the first step. Like if you want to play an A chord with the E shape, an A chord with the E shape bar chord is at the 5th fret, so you put the capo on the 5th fret.
@@jangtheconqueror this’s really helpful so thank you so much for taking the time 🌻
@@will12q5 That was my goal, I'm glad to hear it!
Aah, the 335, I love it when you bust that beauty, I am a proud custodian of a cherry red. My favourite.
Justin = Utter legend.. in feel like owe you many many beers, my bro..
I remember before I had a capo I used a pencil and a rubber band
Woah thats innovative! Did it produce the same effect?
@@abhineetkumar7772 yeah it worked just fine. No issues.
Same
lol ya just used a pen and hair tie the other day
same lol and still do
this justin guys severely underrated
Can you explain the difference between capos used to change key, therefore changing the chords VS just moving the capo up and down the fretboard and playing the same chords? I hope that makes sense. I think it might be more of a music theory question but very curious.
Check this tip topic community.justinguitar.com/t/using-a-capo-to-stay-in-the-same-key/80557
and this Vintage Club resource www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/vintage-club-2-harmony-cla-001
both by Approved Teacher Richard.
Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher
www.justinguitar.com/donate
thanks for asking, I had the same question
I have one that has an extra spring FOR fine tuning the tension on the strings.
I am playing The Word is Alive , casting crowns, on Easter. Rehearsals have been difficult with this song. I will be only guitar in the set and the arrangement I have is E, B, F#, G@/m, C@/m. This is a bar cord nightmare. I play bar chords fine, however, as you can see its a lot of movement across neck and for the opening song I want to make it simple without all these bar chords. Watching how to transpose songs with capo, I'm a bit lost. Can you help? Matt
For a capo do you need to change ur finger positioning if u put the capo on a fret
What do you do if your hand keeps hitting the capo? Thank you........Sal : )
Playing with a capo requires some precision of you hand indeed. If it are your first experiences with a capo, set it a bit further from the fret, to get used to it while you have some more room. Gradually move it up to the fret. | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
Thanks a lot for this video! Made me realize that I can sing one of the songs I like when I change the key haha :D
Very interesting video, thank you 😁
Glad it was helpful. :)
excellent!! very helpful :D
Love the remark on Neil Young not cheating through. Imagine, haha. :)
What's the best capo for string bending on an electric guitar? I have a Kyser which seems to put the guitar out of tune.
bending with a capo is always a bit tricky but best is to find a capo that has adaptive curvature and makes you control the tension. | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
@@justinguitar Thanks, I wonder if a Shubb might be better?
Are the chord notes the same if you use a capo to change the key?
The chord shapes are the same but the notes are not. For example: an open D chord(D-F#-A) shape with a capo on the 2nd fret would be an E chord(E-G#-B)
Hello sir. I'm learning a lot with your videos and i find you to be an excellent teacher. Can you recommend a guitar for fat fingers that won't break my bank. Thanks for the lessons i really enjoy your channel and the way you explain things. Great work.
How do I identify chord shape while using CAPO. I mean how to sound like E chord while using Capo on 5 fret ? How should be the finger placement?
You need a bit of theory and CAGED knowledge. Check here: www.justinguitar.com/classes/practical-fast-fun-music-theory
Cheers 😊
| Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher
@@justinguitar Thanks. Will check it out.
Hi Justin, I'm a beginner and I use a trigger type capo and whenever I put it on the G string of my acoustic guitar buzzes even when i put right behind the fret and if by chance G string doesn't buzz the D string does. What should I do?
how do we figure the chord change as we put the capo on different fret, Or do they stay the same despite the capo position?
If you play the same chord 'shapes' with a capo added, you will be playing in a different key completely. to figure it out, and if you know the original key, just figure out what actual chord the capo makes. For example: no capo, key of G, tonic chord = G major. Capo at fret 5, G major shape chord has root at fret 8, note at fret 8 = C, the chord = C major, the tonic chord, so the new key is the key of C major.
If on the other hand you want to use a capo but play in the same key as someone playing without a capo, or along with a song but playing it further up the neck, you need a method. Check here for how to do that: community.justinguitar.com/t/using-a-capo-to-stay-in-the-same-key/80557
Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher
www.justinguitar.com
Need some help, I play a 3 chord song Gm, F and C, where do I put the capo to play in Am, G and D?
I thought Capos were those little green pea like things you put in stews? Thanks for enlightening me 👍. On a serious note, a lot of those clamp ones have too powerful springs and send electric guitars with light strings out of tune.
You’re thinking of capers. 😜
nice man
It wasn’t till yesterday when I needed to check something on Sweet Caroline that I realised that you pronounce ‘capo’ properly. I’m an old guitarist (very) and I’ve been frustrated for 60 years at people who say ‘caypo’. The abbreviation is for the word ‘capodastro’. Apparently it means ‘head of fretboard’ so maybe I understand why you wear the hat. So there’s no way you would pronounce it ‘caypodastro’.
Keep up the good work and teach to world how to pronounce their ‘worms’ correctly.
Hi Justin! I seem to have a severe problem on my upstrums. For some reason my pick starts to angle toward the fretboard after some upstrums. It does not point towards the guitar. Am I doing something wrong?
Check this, it may help. www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/how-to-hold-a-guitar-pick-b1-106
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the sawed off shotgun of guitars
Waiting for lesson 9!
Only use it for Fast Car 🚖 by TC 🎼👍
Eb is the reason for capos.
Great🎉🎉🎉
Wow! Now I know.
4:14
Lmaoo he's so funny and good
How you pronounce it certainly makes a difference. A 'cap o' as you say it, would have to be spelled CAPPO to make sense. The word is Capo, pronounced 'cape o'. They are not interchangeable.
I don't think it's that big of a deal.
I don't have capo but....... i search it in youtube how to make home made capo :)
Im Italian so for safety, say Kaypo, so that nobody gets confused about what I'm talking about! 😅
you changing the frets. Even without capo it is gonna sound the same.
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