Where to put the capo to play in any key with easy open shapes.
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| Capo | Play these shapes |
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See Mentorship PlansA capo lets you keep playing the open chord shapes you know in a higher key. This chart shows, for every major key, where to put the capo and which shapes to play. For minor keys, use the relative major: A minor uses the same shapes as C major.
| To play in | Use |
|---|---|
| C major | no capo, C shapes; capo 3, A shapes; capo 5, G shapes |
| D♭ major | capo 1, C shapes; capo 4, A shapes; capo 6, G shapes |
| D major | no capo, D shapes; capo 2, C shapes; capo 5, A shapes; capo 7, G shapes |
| E♭ major | capo 1, D shapes; capo 3, C shapes; capo 6, A shapes |
| E major | no capo, E shapes; capo 2, D shapes; capo 4, C shapes; capo 7, A shapes |
| F major | capo 1, E shapes; capo 3, D shapes; capo 5, C shapes |
| F♯ major | capo 2, E shapes; capo 4, D shapes; capo 6, C shapes |
| G major | no capo, G shapes; capo 3, E shapes; capo 5, D shapes; capo 7, C shapes |
| A♭ major | capo 1, G shapes; capo 4, E shapes; capo 6, D shapes |
| A major | no capo, A shapes; capo 2, G shapes; capo 5, E shapes; capo 7, D shapes |
| B♭ major | capo 1, A shapes; capo 3, G shapes; capo 6, E shapes |
| B major | capo 2, A shapes; capo 4, G shapes; capo 7, E shapes |
Type any song's chords into the tool above to move them to a new key and see the capo options for that song.
Find the key you want in the chart. Any option listed lets you use easy open chord shapes. For example, to play in A you can use G shapes with the capo on the 2nd fret.
Yes. Each fret raises everything by a semitone, so G shapes with a capo on fret 2 sound in A.