4 Reasons 2 Capo

The Spider Capo - 2nd Video

Buy the Spider Capo

Spider Capo Video #1

The Spider Capo

Just picked up a Spider Capo at the NAMM show. It's pretty dang cool. I'm going to do a video for it soon. So stay tuned.

Capoing at the 3rd Fret

I talk about capoing and not transposing, but instead knowing the actual chords you are playing.

D35 Acoustic Guitar

The high-strung/Nashville tuned guitar

Go to page 10 of this pdf to read an article I wrote for Taylor Guitar's Wood and Steel magazine about high-strung guitars.

Here's a Larrivee Parlor guitar - Larrivee P-03 Parlor - Used

This string set you can break up into two sets, one normal, one high strung -
Elixir Strings Acoustic Guitar Strings, 12-String, Light NANOWEB Coating
or
Elixir 11150 Elixir Poly Acous 12-Stg Lite

Fun Trick for Modulating with a Capo

Presented by the Guitar Playing Lumberjack.

The best capo for modulating in this manner is the Kyser, like the one in the video as it has a handle that you can grab onto.

Kyser 6 String Capo, Black   Kyser 6-String Capo, Silver   Kyser 6-String Capo, Gold

Capoing Reasons 4 and 4.1

A couple more reasons to capo.... to emulate an auto harp and play impossible chords.

Shubb capo...
Shubb GC-20A Acoustic Guitar Capo in Nickel

Auto harp...
Oscar Schmidt 21 Chord Autoharp

Some music by Fernando Ortega...
Fernando Ortega
Shadow of Your Wings: Hymns & Sacred Songs
Hymns of Worship
Breaking of the Dawn
Christmas Songs
Storm

Capoing Reasn #3

Shubb GC-20A Acoustic Guitar Capo in Nickel

Kyser 6 String Capo, Black - This one is better for partial capoing, ie. only capoing the top five strings

Capoing Reason #2

Capoing Reason #2 - To contrast with another guitarist.

Original progression - Em C G D
Capo at 3rd fret play - C#m A E B
Capo at 5th fret play - Bm G D A
Capo at 7th fret play - Am F C G
Capo at 10th fret play - F#m D A E

Reason to Capo #1

To get out of bad keys like F, Bb, Eb, B etc.  A capo can make your life easier and make you sound better.

Dunlop 83 Trigger Curved Guitar Capo (Black) - curved for most guitars
Dunlop Trigger Classical Guitar Capo, Black Finish - flatter for nylon string guitars (this is why I was having problems in the video, I was using a classical guitar capo on a normal steel string guitar)
Shubb GC-20A Acoustic Guitar Capo in Nickel - My preferred capo for the studio
Kyser 6 String Capo, Black - my preferred capo for the stage
Shubb GC-20E Electric Guitar Capo in Nickel - my preference on the electric guitar

Some others to peruse...
Stainless Steel Deluxe Guitar Capo
Kyser Pro/Am Guitar Capo
G7th Performance Capo (Six String, Silver)
First Act MX220 Six String Guitar Capo
Planet Waves NS Capo, Silver
Jim Dunlop 7190 Russell Gtr Capo Reg - OLD SCHOOL!!!