[beginnerguitaristnathan]

ill look through the list, and look at them, but what are some easy ones.

[billy16]

not so easy, but cat's in the cradle is a good one for a capo, i think it's the 7th or 8th fret you put it on.

boulevard of broken dreams uses a capo on the first fret.

[Silver68]

wonderwall -oasis
capo 2nd fret

[cheguevara_007]

If You Could Only See by Tonic. Capo 1st
Aqualung by Jethro Tull. Capo 3rd

Try writing something with a capo-the possibilities are endless...

[beginnerguitaristnathan]

knew cats in the cradle, found it earlier, and bobd ive practiced without capo, and now it sounds even better.

[irishbluesman]

All songs are the same Capo or not. What the capo does do is actually change the key of the song. Each fret you move up the neck is a new Key, say E - F - F# - G ... etc.. But some songs were originally recorded with a capo and it helps you when trying to figure it out or play along to the CD without tuning up/down

[guitarfan19]

Moses by Coldplay

[räzzle]

Just a Song Before I Go by Crosby Stills & Nash, if you're into the old stuff.

I'm old.

[Audible]

Belle and Sebastian - Le Pastie De La Bourgeoise is easy and Capo's on the 3rd fret.



Hehe, pastie.

[BaasLian]

The Calling - Wherever you may go (Capo 2 - I think?) is extremely easy...

There are quiet a few Matchbox 20 songs played with a capo that's not too difficult.

[Tuning Spork]

5:15 by the Who is not supremely easy, but it isn't particularly hard, as long as you are willing to form one or two odd chord shapes. And it has a capo on the third fret to make those chord shapes easier.

[okiejohn]

Some versions of Sunday Morning Comin' Down, and Tear Stained Eye by Son Volt are a couple that use capo.

[bagpipeboy]

thankyou - dido, capo 4th
free fallin - tom petty, capo 2nd

[capo2nd]

I am going to give the exact statement that I always give when this question is asked:

The capo has no real effect to the song itself. It just helps to make the guitar suit your singing and helps you play chord shapes you know already. If you have a song, let's say in C, and feel most comfortable singing in Eb, you'd stick a capo on the third fret and play C-shapes.

That's all what capoing is about. When I play songs in Bb or Cm, I'd capo up the third fret and play G-shapes or Am-shapes. Just makes it that much easier, really.

[nthompson711]

i just learned to play
"what if god was one of us"

It sounds better with a capo on the 2nd fret

[capo2nd]

It sounds better with a capo on the 2nd fret

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Another things I was going to say. Fool around with capo positions. I know and sing many songs that sound a lot better with a capo on the first or second fret than with none at all.

Then again, I'm an Irish folk singer and capo loads because I don't want to break my fingers while playing.

[nthompson711]

It sounds better with a capo on the 2nd fret

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Another things I was going to say. Fool around with capo positions. I know and sing many songs that sound a lot better with a capo on the first or second fret than with none at all.

Then again, I'm an Irish folk singer and capo loads because I don't want to break my fingers while playing.

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Yeah I have found songs that I have to capo for me to be able to sing them...

[chodge89]

Not to steal your thread, but I also have a Capo question. When you get it, do you just put it on and play, or is there some sort of tuning change you have to make? Probably a dumb question but I have only been playing for a couple of months. Thanks for the replies.


Chris

[capo2nd]

Not to steal your thread, but I also have a Capo question.  When you get it, do you just put it on and play, or is there some sort of tuning change you have to make?  Probably a dumb question but I have only been playing for a couple of months.  Thanks for the replies.


Chris

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You would just put it on and play. The capo is what does the tuning change. Every fret on the guitar is one half step. So by capoing the first fret, you'd move the nut up one fret and a half step at a same time. So after doing that, your guitar will be tuned one half step higher than the tuning you started with and so on....

And welcome to GTU, have a good stay.

[iamaciderdrinker]

But to finish that reply, you can also add a capo after having retuned your guitar. Example, certain songs in DADGAD, say, can have a capo on the 2nd or whatnot. Just in case you weren't sure.