Here’s another lesson from my course Strum & Sing in 60 Days, teaching the basics of using the capo.
My favorite chromatic tuning app (necessary for tuning a guitar with a capo on) is GuitarToolkit.
Here are the notes you’ll tune your strings to for all capo positions. I’ve given all accidentals sharp names:
Capo 0: 6E 5A 4D 3G 2B 1E
Capo 1: 6F 5A# 4D# 3G# 2C 1F
Capo 2: 6F# 5B 4E 3A 2C# 1F#
Capo 3: 6G 5C 4F 3A# 2D 1G
Capo 4: 6G# 5C# 4F# 3B 2D# 1G#
Capo 5: 6A 5D 4G 3C 2E 1A
Capo 6: 6A# 5D# 4G# 3C# 2F 1A#
Capo 7: 6B 5E 4A 3D 2F# 1B
Capo 8: 6C 5F 4A# 3D# 2G 1C
Capo 9: 6C# 5F# 4B 3E 2G# 1C#
Capo 10: 6D 5G 4C 3F 2A 1D
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