Learning To Play Without Capo

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by alnico5

I play with a cowboy capo guy. I generally play open. We aren't playing the same chords in the way. It might add a fullness to the songs.

I like the challenge and working my brain. I think of myself as a guitar player who sings, not a singer who plays guitar. I feel it is important to play in all keys.

Hi alnico

My gigging partner & I have used one player playing open strings, and the other capoed in a different apparent key (both sounding in the same key) to stagger our parts.

I've seen amateur bands where there are two guitarists playing exactly the same thing. I'm always thought they should let the best one play and the other one join a different band.

During the non-amplified 'Folk Era' it made sense to amass more guitars…especially when singing in larger venues where the audience was encouraged to sing along and could easily drown out a lone-acoustic-player.

[alnico5]

Originally Posted by ljguitar

Hi alnico

My gigging partner & I have used one player playing open strings, and the other capoed in a different apparent key (both sounding in the same key) to stagger our parts.

I've seen amateur bands where there are two guitarists playing exactly the same thing. I'm always thought they should let the best one play and the other one join a different band.

During the non-amplified 'Folk Era' it made sense to amass more guitars…especially when singing in larger venues where the audience was encouraged to sing along and could easily drown out a lone-acoustic-player.

Our drummer wants to sing "Brokenheartsville". The recorded key is Bb. I will play in open Bb and our other guitar player will capo.

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by alnico5

Our drummer wants to sing "Brokenheartsville". The recorded key is Bb. I will play in open Bb and our other guitar player will capo.

Hi alnico5

Wish I could hear it!

[nightchef]

Originally Posted by The Bard Rocks

A guitar duo sometimes has one use a capo and the other without, calling it "guitar harmony". Maybe that's a misnomer off sorts, but it gets you a range of sound you won't get another way.

Perhaps the most famous example of this: