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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Jeez, I don't use a capo, playing mostly blues and punk, and just jamming. In descending order of use are E, G, D, A, C, F, Bb. As for anything outside of those, with the exeption of some minor and sevenths, they seem to be enough for my limited musical world. On the other end, when you explore the inner envelope of the limitations sometimes something cool pops up. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | He likes the 4th fret and then he can play a F#, or is that a Gb. |
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Location: NJ | . . . OR . . he's tune DOWN a half-step . . . |
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Location: SoCal | I think it's great that people play without a capo. I'm one of the few people I know who grabs an Eb at the 3rd fret with no problems. But if I'm fingerpicking, I want open strings.
As I tried to imply earlier, a capo is a tool. Use it or don't. Just get the job done. |
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Location: south east Michigan | For me a capo means getting the song into a vocal range that won't scare the dog. |
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Location: East Tennessee | I've seen Glen Campbell and Chet Atkins use a capo.
Can't be all that bad of a thing to do. I often use a capo just to use the same chords the original artist uses to get the song in a singable key for me. I am a baritone. When I try to sing like a tenor all the dogs in the neighborhood go crazy.
Of course when I sing Baritone, the people do. :D |
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Location: SoCal | I stand corrected. I capo at the 4th fret and play in the key of B, using G chord formations.
I tend to pay more attention to getting the job done than worrying about details. |
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A capo is great, when you remember to take it off!
