How to Play a Guitar - Tip #2 - Capo
While learning how to play a guitar, you finally got your first 3 chords down: G, C, and D. You can play some small songs in G... hooray!
How about playing in A? (A, D, and E)
How about playing in C? (C, F, and G)
How about playing in E? (E, A, and B)
Yes, it can be a little overwhelming at first when you've only got 3 chords under your belt. But there is a God in Heaven and Has delivered you out from this suffering. From vast riches of His Kingdom descended a small tool:
The Capo
This is one little tool that no guitar player should be without. It is basically a clamp that allows you to change the key of your guitar while allowing you to use fingerings for keys your already know. It also changes the sound of the guitar a bit which can be really great too.
It is very common to see guitar players playing in Bb by place their capo on the third fret of their guitar and using the fingerings for playing in G. See, you know how to play Bb and didn't even know it!
In all seriousness though, the capo is probably the best investment you can make as far as guitar accessories go. Just don't let it keep you from learning new chords!
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Now don't be a show-off :).
