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does a capo make the song sound any better? what exactly does a capo do anyway? |
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A capo just holds down the strings on a certain fret so you can modulate a song up to a higher key without having to change your chord fingerings. In other words the notes you play will have a higher pitch with the capo on, but they won't necessarily sound better. |
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Right, and as long as your capo isn't going too high (say past fret III), the sound won't be terribly different. The higher up you go, the more like a ukulele or mandolin it will sound---you lose the lower end and some sympathetic vibrations, resulting in a higher and less "rich" or "full" tone. |
