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What fret do i put my capo on to play in key of A? :)?

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What fret do i put my capo on to play in key of A? :)?

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You don’t need a capo to play in the key of A. Using a capo can be confusing, so let me attempt to clarify. If you want to play in the key of A, all you really have to do is to play the natural (no capo) chords. Sometimes, it turns out that you only know how to play a song in a different key…or maybe there is fingering that relies on different chord structures. That’s when a capo is handy. Here’s an example: Let’s say you have found the chords for a song. The song is in the key of G, but it’s too low for your voice. Maybe the key of A would be better, but you don’t know the chords in that key. The key of A is two frets higher than G (confirm this by counting up the neck on your low E string) So if you put the capo on the 2nd fret and play a G chord, it will sound like an A. In most cases, it’s simpler to transpose the chords in your head, but what if you wanted to play that same song a little higher….like in Bb? That can be a difficult key on guitar, especially if you haven’t maste

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