In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar blues improv in the key of ...

The way any professional musician would approach the song is the same: Put a capo on the first fret , and your basic 1,4,5,6m, 2m, 5 and 57 chord become simple, open key of G voicings where one or ...

We selected capos with low-key builds that won’t get in the way while you play. 1. Wingo Guitar Capo This guitar capo from Wingo earned our number one spot because it nails both function and ...

The humble capo has graced the gig bags of performing musicians for decades, clamping down to change the overall key of a guitar in a single, swift motion. Now, a new take on the capo opens up ...

The CapoSonic really is like clamping a chord onto the neck of your guitar. The device can not only hold down notes played directly under the capo, it also uses six individual hammers that can ...

For example, a capo can create a different feel and sound for chord work – giving a brighter and higher tonality as required. A capo can also help singer/guitarists cover different vocal ranges and ...

An essential tutorial for singer-guitaristsEzra will often play with a capo at the 2nd fret. But if he’s playing live and finds a song too high to sing comfortably, he can move the capo down to the ...

Created by one MushfiqM, the “Digital Chord Chart” could be programmed to play almost any song using TAB files that include chords and stylized note representations. While this isn’t nearly ...