Justin Roth, acclaimed indie songwriter and guitarist, delves deep into the world of the capo. He explains not only how a standard capo can be used, but also partial and drop tuning capos.
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Justin Roth, acclaimed indie songwriter and guitarist, delves deep into the world of the capo. He explains not only how a standard capo can be used, but also partial and drop tuning capos.
In this lesson Justin introduces his series on playing with a capo and dishes out some basic tips, including how to properly to place the capo.
3:52 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
In this lesson, Justin talks about how you can use a capo to play up and down the neck / change positions, and explains why you would want to do so.
28:13 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Justin introduces the Drop D capo, which only covers 5 strings, and talks about its common uses. He also covers transposition using this capo.
34:05 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Justin Roth looks at transposing chords with a short cut capo. This particular capo is meant to cover only 3 of the 6 strings, the A, D and G, while leaving the rest to ring open.
31:07 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Justin Roth continues exploring the partial capo. This time, he explains how you can use the low bass note on different chords to find different keys to play out of.
21:06 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Justin Roth demonstrates what you can do if you want to play with partial capos but don't want to change the shapes or key that you are playing in.
10:36 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
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