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youngstranger · 11-02-2011, 09:37 AM

Thae capo has always interested and confused me, maybe jj or one of the more musically astute can enlighten me.

Is there some particular technical reason for the Capo.

For example, if the Capo is on the second fret and Gord plays an "A" making it a B with the capo. Why not just have no capo and play a B?

Or why not just write the song in B rather than A+ Capo.

Is there actually any musical difference between playing a B chord without a capo and playing an A chord plus a capo (making a B)?

Or is it just a matter of using the capo to make things more easily pickable?

I would love to know more about this!

11-02-2011, 09:37 AM	#6
youngstranger Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 90	Re: earlier demo recording of Too Much To Lose Thae capo has always interested and confused me, maybe jj or one of the more musically astute can enlighten me. Is there some particular technical reason for the Capo. For example, if the Capo is on the second fret and Gord plays an "A" making it a B with the capo. Why not just have no capo and play a B? Or why not just write the song in B rather than A+ Capo. Is there actually any musical difference between playing a B chord without a capo and playing an A chord plus a capo (making a B)? Or is it just a matter of using the capo to make things more easily pickable? I would love to know more about this!