Learn How To Use Your Guitar Capo In Creative Ways

And play the same chords using different grips!

Let me open your eyes to the creative world of capos. :)

You probably already know that capos can get rid of barre chords. You can also use them to change the song's key if it's too high or low - an easy way to make a song fit your singing voice.

They're a useful tool but they're often misunderstood as beginner guitar player toys. Capos are great to explore new ways of playing grips at any guitar level! As the final lesson of the chord shape explorer module, you'll learn how to use your capo to explore all those news variations you just learned!

So grab your guitar & let's get stuck in.

How To Use Your Capo Creatively

Before getting into this - make sure you understand The CAGED System. There are five different ways of playing every chord and you need to know how these different chords connect to be able to explore fully! When you are doing capo exploration, you'll want to look at how different chords react to each other.

A good exercise is to sit down and work out where every chord is played. See how the CAGED system links up. Then, you'll be able to get creative and play one chord using different grips on your guitar!

🚨 Using a capo and playing the same chords or chord sequences is generally better in little chunks.

When To Get Creative With The Capo

Particular guitar riffs will fit nicely with specific chord shapes more than others. You might want to put a particular chord in a song that would work better for a specific position. Maybe it's to get that little melodic riff - it can sound pretty cool!

It gives you just a slightly different look for writing songs. As a guitarist, I always look for quirky new ways of playing the same thing on my guitar.

💡 When you get into guitar layering - getting creative with the capo can elevate your sound. One guitar does the chords over the other guitar with the capo further up. Doing different chord groups of the same chord sounds can sound wicked!

If you're new to this kind of thing and you'll find that some of the chords don't work from time to time! You want to be aware of which ones sound good to you and experiment with them. So make sure you're listening to the different sounds it can give. You might have a song that sounds great, but it's only two chords, so this gives you a new approach to a different sound.

I hope this lesson sparks off a few creative capo ideas! Have a blast exploring this & see you in the next module. :)