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Using a capo on your guitar raises the pitch of the guitar's open strings, so you can use open chords to play in any key. This video lesson demonstrates how to use capos of various kinds: plastic-band, clamp, or screw-on.
Desi Serna is a guitarist, a guitar teacher, and as called out by Rolling Stone, an expert in music theory. He's the author of several instructional books on guitar. Learn more at guitarmusictheory.com.
