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A capo is a mechanical device that can be fixed/attached to the neck of a guitar. It is very much like when u play barre chords. It is derived from the Italian “capo tasto” or “capodastro” which literally means “head of fingerboard”. Though you dont need any music theory to understand about capo, some part of it will still be required to understand the advanced features of a capo.
There are a lot of advantages of a capo. For example, you will notice that there are many songs out there that are played either too high or too low, a capo can help you solve this problem. Another major benifit tha a capo can provide you is, variety over the same set of notes. What i mean is that you will be playing the same chords the same licks and you will get a fresh new sound with the help of capo. Many people will not agree with me on these points, but i still say its worth giving a shot.

How a capo works?
There are many makes of capo, and there function vary with their make. Ill take an example over here so that it can be better explained. “Shubb capo” which consists of a curved metal bar with one “hinged” arm and one pivot arm in a curved “E” shape. The capo is placed just behind the fret. The main bar is fitted with a rubber sleeve which covers the strings, and the hinged arm fits behind the neck. The pivot arm has an adjustable screw which pivots on the hinged arm locking the capo in place. The adjustable tension screw can therefore be adjusted to fix the capo at different positions on the neck without using excessive force which could cause damage.




Now if we place the capo behind the first fret, then all the stings will be raised by a semi-tone.So when you play a Gchord you will actually be playing a G#/Ab chord.Similarly if i place it behind the second fret then all strings will be raised by a whole note, and it goes on this way.

Let me give you one more example to make it all clear.For instance, suppose a song has Eb, Ab and Bb chords in it. We could; Place the capo at the first fret and play E, A and B chords respectively, Place the capo at the third fret and play C, F and G chords respectively, Place the capo at the sixth fret and play A, D and E chords respectively etc.

If you have any question related to capo, shoot me a message and i will be happy to help you out.

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