Klarinet Archive - Posting 000364.txt from 2000/10

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] "Capo 3"
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 08:19:44 -0400

In a message dated 10/8/00 12:36:26 AM Central Daylight Time,
Bilwright@-----.net writes:

<< What does it mean when "Capo 3" is printed immediately below the
key and time signature at the beginning of an excerpt (not further along
in the excerpt)? >>

What's the excerpt, Bill? I don't play guitar, but from my church musician
friends I understand "capo" as a guitar term. It's an elastic strap kind of
thing that they fasten around the neck to stop all the strings at a given
point - in this case, at the 3rd fret. You've in effect shortened all the
strings the same amount, thus automatically transposing. They use it so they
can play in an easier key, kind of like us switching to A clarinet. If there
are chord symbols above the music, there should generally be a double set of
them - one for the key the piece is written in, and one set for when you have
the capo on. Does this fit the music you're looking at?
Sue Schwaegler

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