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capo

capo

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A clamp placed on a guitar neck to make the strings sound higher
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪpoʊ/
translation icon : capotrasera
  • She decided to use a capo to play the song in a higher pitch, making it easier to match her vocal range.

In this next piece, Jakob's playing with a capo, really chimey strumming part, but then he intersperses these really fast, intricate runs.

Examples

  • Avoid the capo lessons and tabs that turn the barre chords into basic chords. That's negative 5. Okay! I'll do it; that's how you should feel.

    Blog text (13)

  • Probably use a capo, so you might want to just capo it up.

    Keep Your Distance (2005)

  • So that's the end of the things that need the capo that now it sounds like this.

  • And I was like, oh, I'll, I'll go by the creative house to grab my capo because I've got one there.

  • In this next piece, Jakob's playing with a capo, really chimey strumming part, but then he intersperses these really fast, intricate runs.

    Rick Beato

  • If you want to change the key of the song easily, simply use a capo on the second fret.

  • Many guitarists place a capo on their instrument to play songs in different keys without changing finger positions.

Surface Forms

capo singular
capos plural

Etymology

Capo for a guitar is short for the Italian capotasto, which literally means 'head of the fretboard'. Since capo means 'head', a capo clamps on the neck and acts like a new 'head' for the strings, raising the pitch.