Playing in D: Capo vs. No Capo
guitar intermediate
In this lesson
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- 🔒 Consider the Melody
- 🔒 Consider the Licks
- 🔒 Consider the Rhythm
Defend your position, Counselor! Jake & I debate how to approach the key of D–open D position, or capo 2 out of C position! We'll use "Whiskey Before Breakfast" as a case study. I've included a basic melody tab with both D & C positions tabbed. All the notes are the same so you can see the comparison between the two positions, and have rhythm tracks as well!
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Roy Ellender
Third time coming back to this lesson over two years. It's amazing what shows up when you're ready for it.
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Gary Feldman
Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.
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Katie Clark Support
Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.
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Owen Brady
There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.
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Deb Carrigan
Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.
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Theresa Nickels
Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.
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Dale Hutchins
Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.
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