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Faq: Types And Uses Of The Capo


Faq Types And Uses Of The Capo
Media Type: Book [Softcover]
Media/Arrangement: Guitar
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Order Code: MB21002

 

Product Description

The capo is a tool of the trade. This will guide you through an understanding of how it works, and how to select the one that is right for you and your guitar. It is a theoretically correct method that relies mainly on an understanding of the fingerboard of the guitar: and which can be employed with any notational system. Lots of photos, examples, charts, and exercises are included. The author has created a systematic method that aids your understanding of note relationships, offers a practical application of Circle of Fifths, and works it all from the orientation of the guitar itself, so you also gain valuable knowledge about note relationships and chord shapes allover the fretboard.Since not all capos are created equal, a complete gallery of capos is presented to make your selection process that much easier.- Guides you through an understanding of how the capo works.- Teaches how to select the one that is right for you and your guitar.- Lots of photos, examples, charts, and exercises are included.- A theoretically correct method of capo use that relies mainly on an understanding of the fingerboard of the guitar: from note relationships to the Circle of Fifths to valuable knowledge about chord shapes all over the fretboard.

Series: FAQ
Genre: Theory
Language: English
Pages: 24
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 9780786635689


Contents/Songlist

1) About the Author ÿÿÿÿÿ
2) Answers to the Transposition Challenge ÿÿÿÿÿ
3) Choosing a Capo ÿÿÿÿÿ
4) Comfort Zones ÿÿÿÿÿ
5) First Use of the Capo ÿÿÿÿÿ
6) Introduction ÿÿÿÿÿ
7) Second Use of the Capo ÿÿÿÿÿ
8) Understanding the Fingerboard ÿÿ

 

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