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11-21-2009, 08:36 AM
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capo fun...
this morning I got the idea to cut both E strings out of an old Shubb to emulate double drop D when capoed at 2.
I've been reworking an old Brooks Williams song, and learning a Jimmy Buffett tune to teach a student. I know for some of you more advanced players, it's probably old hat, but it's certainly been fun (almost 3 hours have passed) and it offers some cool voicings  I'm sure the creativity isn't over yet!!
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11-21-2009, 11:03 AM
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12-08-2009, 03:40 PM
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What Jimmy Buffet song are you doing in double drop? I'm a parrot head from way back.
 The only song I do in double drop is Doobie Brothers "Blackwater" took years before I realized that's how it was done.
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12-08-2009, 03:49 PM
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http://www.box.net/shared/onyv1dh512 it's actually capoed up another half step in the recording.
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12-13-2009, 11:23 AM
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I'm probably missing something very basic here, but hey, it won't be the first time!
What is the advantage of using a cut capo over just tuning to double drop D? It takes about 4 seconds to drop the two strings. Seems to me that with the capo one is restricting the instrument to four strings plus two drones. Stoney Last edited by stoney; 12-14-2009 at 10:34 AM. Reason: typos
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12-13-2009, 11:35 AM
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first, when you continually detune and retune, it kills the string life.
secondly, by doing this, it actually transposes the key to E, putting it in my vocal range. (The recording I put up is actually in F because capoed full at 1 and partial at 3)
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12-14-2009, 11:13 AM
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12-14-2009, 11:19 AM
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Ahh....I see. There was a thread dealing with partial capos a while back, and while I was intrigued, I was put off by the fact that it would be difficult to fret the uncapoed strings below the point of the capo. But this matter of having standard tuning above the location of the capo puts this all in a whole new light. Thank you for this clarification.
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12-14-2009, 07:09 PM
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I use partial capos for new tuning possibilities – video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGfmF5LBrA Shubb do a couple of partial capos: one which covers five strings for simulated drop D and one which converts standard tuning to DADGAD 'open strings' (although the fingering stays in standard tuning, of course) by covering only three strings, the A, D and G. G7 do a banjo capo which covers five strings on many guitar necks, too... You can definitely get some tunings that wouldn't otherwise be possible with a little experimentation! David
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