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Originally Posted by Riverwolf
I understand the "how" and I own several nice ones.
I know that some song lessons call for a capo and some of those songs do sound better with a capo.
But I have never understood why else to use one.
I do not understand how ones voice can be in a specific key.
I watch everyone from Johnny Cash to Neil Young playing open position chords with no capo.
I have been playing 4+ years and just don't get this part at all.
So enlighten me you guitar music wizards.  |
It's about chord voicing and utilizing open strings for chord voicing not just for changing the key. Another example would be two guitarists playing together in the same key but using different capo positions. For instance in the key of C, one player plays a regular C while the the other capo's on the 5th fret and play's a virtual G. Both are in the same key but the chords are voiced differently. This provides a much fatter chordal structure. There are also various songs that will not accommodate or would be difficult or even impossible to play using closed,(bar) chords.