#Capo chart guitar plus#

Sometimes you will find that this approach puts your capo on a fret too close to the body to play comfortably. So if you want to play chords that are in G but want the song to be in the key of A - start with G (the root of the key of G that you want to play the chord formations from) and count to A in an ascending direction - and you get two. Then count the semitones between the two keys and that will tell you the fret to put the capo on. Then decide what key you want the song to be in. Another way to approach using a capo to transpose is to first decide what chord set you want to use. This formula will work for any capo position and any chord set.

#Capo chart guitar plus#

C plus 1 semitone = C# - C plus 2 semitones (capo on 2nd fret) = D. If the capo is on 2nd fret and you play a C chord it will sound as (and technically be) a D chord. If you put the capo on the first fret and play chords as if in the key of C (such as C, F & G) you take C and add 1 semitone and get C# or Db (same note - two different names depending on the frame of reference). With capo on third fret - if you play chords for key of G - take G and add 3 semitones and you get Bb or A#. So playing a G chord formation with the capo on second fret, gives you a chord that sounds like (and technically is) an A chord. If capo goes on second fret add two semitones - G plus 2 semitones = A. G plus a semitone = Ab or G# (same note on a guitar). So if you play chords from the G set and you put the Capo on the 1st fret - you take G and add one half step (one semi-tone). Note that there is only a half step or one semi-tone between E and F and between B and C. To determine what key you will be playing in based on a given capo position, take the key corresponding to the chord shapes you want to play and then add a semitone or half step for each fret position. It will look like a G chord but sound like an A chord. So when you play a G chord with the capo on the 2nd fret, it will actually be an A chord. For example if you like to use the open (first position) chords in the key of G major such as G, C, D, Em and Am but want to sing a song in the key of A, you can put a capo on the second fret and play the chords as if you were playing in the key of G. The capo allows you to play a song in a particular key using chord shapes and formations from a different key.