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14 questions linked to/from On a guitar, what keys correspond to different capo positions?
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Determining Key when using a Capo [duplicate]
I'm using a Capo for the first time and wanted to know if I understand correctly how it works. Right now I have my Capo across the strings on the third fret. By placing it there and using the open C ...
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How to determine in what key I'm playing by moving capo to 3rd fret? [duplicate]
If I put capo on the 3rd fret of my guitar, what would be the key that I'm playing in? What would be a chord progression in that key?
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Which scale to use to solo when capo’d [duplicate]
I’m trying to write a song using the key of C with capo on 2nd fret (my understanding is that this changes the key to Bb) my question is which scale do I use to solo over this with/without capo? As an ...
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Key of a song with capo on the 4th fret
I have a song I'm playing on guitar and the original key is C# minor. If I play with a capo on the 4th fret, the chord shapes in the song are Am, C, G, Dm, F and E. So would this technically change ...
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How could it be that the capo isn't changing the pitch?
I know the title sounds crazy, so hear me out. I'm beginning to look at how I would play The Wolves and the Ravens by Rogue Valley. Here are three key links:
The album recording of the song.
The ...
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Differences between capos
I wanna buy the first capo for my acoustic guitar,
and I'm just wondering if there are many types of capo ..
I mean .. if I went to a shop, can any capo work ? Or is there a difference?
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What tuning would I use if the song is in E but I want to use G shapes?
Original chords are: E C#m B A
But they have it tabbed as: G Em D C
What do I tune my guitar to instead of standard?
Capo 9 is a bit difficult...
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How to choose between different tabs/chords for the same song?
I am very new to guitar and chords.
I wanted to learn to play and sing the song "What a wonderful world".
However, while looking for the chords, I found 2 different versions of the set of ...
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What should I practice before getting into the chords
I am a newbie in Guitar Music. I have an acoustic guitar with me and I am doing a self learning.
However as you all have gone through, I am troubling with hitting chords perfectly. When I do ...
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I have learnt a song in the key of D what capo threat should I use to change it into the key of C?
I am needing this for the song wanted dead or alive as the original key is D however, for the musical Rock of Ages they play the song in C. Is there any chance that I could put a capo on to keep the ...
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guitar scale when using capo
What I want to know is when we use capo does the scale of the tuned string shift?
What does it mean for example if I put capo on the second fret?
If no capo is used then the scale is "E B G D A E".
So,...
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Should open strings on guitar be tuned to the key of the song played?
As an example, the key of G is played alot due to the guitar’s default tuning of EADGBE. In the context of fingerstyle/chord-melody guitar it’s nice to be able to drone on open strings that are in the ...
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Meaning of instructions on a capo box
I've recently bought a capo and have troubles with decoding clues on the box.
First two columns are clear: if you want to play in C or in G, do not use the capo (that is, place it above the nut); ...
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What is the equivalent of F no capo with 3rd fret capo
On standard guitar, F is 133211 when no capo.
If I put a capo on the 3rd fret, what note should play to have similar sound
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