If you're a guitarist, you've probably heard your instrument go slightly out of tune every time you clamp a capo onto the fretboard. A capo is the simple spring-loaded mechanism that raises the pitch ...

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It’s tempting to see the capo as a simple tool to facilitate quick key changes without having to learn new shapes. However, when you start using a capo on the higher frets you unlock a fresh new ...

Capos. They’re the reason behind the adage 3 chords and the truth. If you’ve got a guitar and you know 3 chords, you can play songs in 10 times as many keys. All you have to do is put a capo behind ...

The gig bag of many guitarists will likely hold a good deal more than the guitar itself. Spare strings, a tuner, some tools, and possibly a capo. The lattermost is used to change the pitch of strings ...