How to use a capo (and why you NEED to get one!)

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[@yodacat5935]

I started playing at 12, too! I didn’t have a capo at first, but your lessons convinced me to get one!

[@MKdivided]

I love your channel. So clear and concise advise. Only been played for 6 months but already loving it. Thanks.

[@GaryBook]

This is such an important lesson, I now cannot live without my capo. Fire and Rain, Thick as a Brick, Here Comes the Sun would not exist without them. You can change key or better yet, when jamming, have the other players capo for fuller sound. Bruce Springsteen’s cover of Purple Rain easy with capo. Let’s not forget Happy in open G tuning and capo by Keith Richards. Also use Open D tuning, capo on second fret and you have open E, which is easier on the neck of the guitar.

[@charliepayne4424]

Andy , thank you for the video ! I just started playing the guitar and it's much easier with you !

[@Nordeltus]

Love your videos Andy! for me you are a Guitar teacher and an English one because your accent is quite good! By the way you are my favourite guitar channel!

[@paulhill1379]

Great video,good info.😊

[@stefano.b65stef77]

Hi Andy, i've noticed that there are so many great songs played with a capo. Homeward bound, here comes the sun and so on

[@luissantiago1832]

Great video and thank you for all!

[@mihaip.4343]

Was wondering. Did you make/will you make a whole video for Nothing else matters (not like the whole thing, just a 10-12 min clip)? You are by far the best and most dedicated person here teaching how to play... I know my question has absolutely nothing to so with this clip so sorry.

[@gruzovi4ok]

Nice! Looks like the tutorial is totally complete! 😊

[@lisaalecock7226]

I brought your capo it helps so much

[@lescornwell]

Great video! I use a capo (one of those beautiful Thalia capos nowadays) when the chord sheet I downloaded specifies it. But I’ve also used a capo to get my guitar in tune with my harmonica; I currently only have a C and a G harmonica. What surprised me the most in your video is the transposition. Instead of playing a C you played a different chord and yet it sounded the same! I have always played the same C chord, even with the capo on the third fret! I will obviously have to sing a bit higher. But is that correct: can one put a capo on say the third fret and nevertheless continue playing the same chords as one would play without the capo?

[@duncansmith6696]

I first got a capo at a two finger power chord party...it was really dark but we just went along with it...you know.. everyone else was doing it. Then you start playing wonder wall and that was it.

[@TheShadowProtocol]

Hi Andy, could you possibly do a lesson on mixing guitars in a live setting in a band? I know playing the exact same versions of chords on different guitars just isn’t that interesting to listen to so I would love some tips.

[@andycrowley]

Learn some rolling stone songs to learn how they do it, they're the masters at that!

[@marshallohio5512]

I've been using a capo since 70s , which my dad had sitting around never using it. I put it on my tele, and never looked back. All I ever knew about a capo is it changed the sound of the simple chords I was producing. I can change chord progression by repositioning the capo while playing. 😅

[@Elton0508]

im 12 and i have learnt guitar for 5 months thxx. I NEEDED SOME INFO ABOUT CAPO

[@theodorekorbos2804]

Yeah Mr Andy I'm really kind of used to using my own bar chords so I have to partially agree with your friend I haven't used a capo ever and I think I would probably get a little more confused I'm not any kind of a lead guitarist I love playing chords and I play just fine just playing my chords I do know how to play the pentatonic scales . So playing some leads yeah as long as I stay within the pentatonic scale yeah😊

[@somename4127]

heey do you have a chord chart in your website or something like that? i love your channel thanks!!

[@ltcm5052]

I like how you wait til 5:27 to say “capo” correctly. Or at least the American way! 😂

[@tomm1413]

Hi Andy! First of all, thanks a lot man! I picked up the guitar just a few months ago and thanks to you a can play a fair amount of songs and riffs that I like! But I have a question about the capo. I am playing on electric guitar and I’m nog quite sure if you can play electric with a capo or not. So is it really used on electric or is more a no go? Because I almost never see people playing with a capo on electric guitar.

[@fiftypeehead]

Tom Menten yes you definitely can no problem

[@doid722]

Do more on your piano channel pls

[@upamanyuborah1283]

Nice lesson... Now its easy to play chords....

[@saqibshabir9755]

Yeah but I recommend practicing your Barre chords. Trust me it's not that difficult. If you are finding it hard, then check what string gauge is on your guitar. Maybe thinner strings will be right for you. But keep practicing!

[@upamanyuborah1283]

@@saqibshabir9755 yeah... Thnx for ur comment

[@destroythehuman3380]

So I’ve started learning the guitar language.. and now every fret I use a capo on kinda makes it a new language 🤔 time to get bi-lingual 😂

[@gordonpelto1069]

With a capo you need to check your tuning again once the capo is installed, you'll probably be sharp.

[@Uninspiredturkeyfiqbqf]

I lowkey just want a capo for wonderwall 😂

[@alansmyth2204]

Used one from the start simple once you get it

[@chrisnahayo3305]

i love your channel. May i know how to play if i follow your channel ?

[@andycrowley]

Absolutely! Just follow the video playlists and get more help from andyguitar.co.uk and the free Andy Guitar app 🎸

[@andycrowley]

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[@officialWWM]

How do I know what key I’m playing in when I use a capo?

[@jk5376]

There are tables on-line (search “capo chord chart”) that show you what a chord will sound like at different capo positions. For example, if you play a standard “C chord” with a capo on 2nd fret, it will actually sound like a standard “D chord”. This may make a song easier to sing.

[@gilberttarinay]

Im 11 and i got one guitar at Christmas and orderd a capo

[@adamclarke7725]

How can I improve in my soloing I use scales but I'm really scruffy and not clean and cool so I want to know how to improve and get advance.

[@saqibshabir9755]

Here's my advice: First make sure that you are 100% confident with the scale you are using. Also make sure you listen to the guitarists you love. Secondly I would suggest playing along to a backing track of drums or a tune to improvise to. When improvising, just noodle around the scale. If you've learnt some licks then add those to your improvising. Finally try to practice muting string techniques to make your solos clean without any other strings ringing. I really hope that this helps. Take your time, practice most importantly enjoy yourself!

[@MrFiremagnet]

Capo makes me feel like instead of one guitar I have ten differently tuned guitars that I can switch in an instant.

[@acetejano8762]

Love of my life queen please

[@karmayoga6654]

Bro can you please share the link of Avenger infinity war guitar lesson part -2 ??here I couldn’t find in your channel 😞😞

[@andycrowley]

Nor realised yet, releasing very soon

[@karmayoga6654]

Andy Guitar ! Ok🤗 , we will be waiting 😁

[@nicolen.9642]

I have Kyser and Schrubb. Neither of them clamps the thicker strings..it's supposed to clamp all strings evenly right?

[@nicolen.9642]

Jesper Henriksen Thank you for answering. I place my capo as Andy shows. Where does my problem come from? (I mean the thickest strings not being tightly clamped) 🤔I didn't find any solution for this.

[@barryjames308]

@@nicolen.9642 what brand and model of guitar do you have?

[@nicolen.9642]

Barry James Hi! I have a Norman Studio ST 40 folk (Godin).

[@barryjames308]

@@nicolen.9642 that's a standard size dreadnought steel string. Are you sure your capo is for steel string (and not nylon string/classical). If you have the kyser quick release capo it clamps on the strings quite tightly. If the neck of your guitar is quite wide you might need to move the capo up or down a little to get all the strings to ring out (similar to what you might do with your index finger for barre chords). The other possibility (albeit unlikely with a kyser capo) is that the action on your guitar is so high (the distance between the strings and frets) that the capo is not fully fretting your E string. Also make sure that your capo is as close as can be to the fret wire. If it's too far back in the fret you won't get a clean sound.

[@nicolen.9642]

Barry James Thanks for your help. I think I'll be able to work it out! Thanks a lot 🤗

[@caterpillajoe5225]

Been playing guitar 20 yrs just bought a capo

[@Amber-fk5zn]

When you put the cappo on do you have to retune?

[@NurseHamster]

That depends on the capo. They are not created equal.

[@keep_it_real26]

@ Mike Edwards.. Yes mate pays to recheck tuning 100%..

[@joamimynhardt4827]

PLEASE PLEASE DO A TUTORIAL ON AVRIL LAVIGNE HEAD ABOVE WATER

[@MusicMan121]

I didn't know Juan Martin Del Potro was teaching guitar.

[@amoghshirodkar4655]

Which capo do you recommend as the best and the one which is for beginners.

[@patrikstreng6834]

Amogh Shirodkar anything works, I have a Fender phoenix capo. Cheap, really good build quality and super easy to use

[@andycrowley]

Any 'Trigger type capo is fine. Absoute best if a G7th capo, but perhaps that's only for intermediate to advanced players

[@amoghshirodkar4655]

@@andycrowley Thank you

[@barryjames308]

@@andycrowley I love the g7th capo too. Particularly the 'Performance 2' model. I used the Kyser 'quick release' before that but I found that my knuckle would hit against the capo when playing in the 1st fret making some chord shapes more difficult. Also the kyser quick release tended to require more re-tuning since it clamps much more tightly than the g7th

[@microphonemayne]

I'm afraid this is about as helpful as the person who sold you the capo. It isn't explained that if you put a capo on, are the chord shapes the same? Or Completely different? If so, how?

[@Plepler]

Andy notice meh

[@roomofmirrorsbest]

2:18

[@precisionbrown6829]

When I first started I put it on upside down and thought This isn’t going to work

[@ruiseartalcorn]

precision Brown - To be honest, I find that mine actually works better upside down.

[@precisionbrown6829]

@@ruiseartalcorn see! I think some players do play with it upside down 😆

[@ruiseartalcorn]

@@precisionbrown6829 Each to their own I suppose ;)

[@ruiseartalcorn]

On the subject of certain strings not ringing out properly, I find that mine works better if I put it on upside down.

[@NylonStrings83]

So basically using a capo is cheating

[@kamkenpro1512]

Something like that😂

[@yazandhr6939]

ur videos always pop up in recommendations when i search smthn for guitar , i still don't know why ppl follow you ! what was that "the story of u getting a capo " get a job

[@prashantekka1724]

I am the first veiwer

[@prashantekka1724]

First like

[@kegenrodrigues]

First edit as well 😛

[@johnd942]

Just explain the fucking thing without all the Gaz-Bagging!!