Originally Posted By: bobcflatpicker

Here's a guide that may help.

http://guitar.about.com/od/guitaraccessories/ss/guitar-capo-play-hard-chords.htm



From Bob's link. Damn, never thought of it in that way. Never too old to learn.

As you move your capo up a fret on the guitar, the root of each chord you play should drop by one-half step (one fret).

Here is a sample chord progression:

B♭min - A♭ - G♭ - F

This is a simple chord progression that nevertheless isn't so simple for the beginner guitarist, as it requires a lot of barre chords. We can use a capo, however, to make this task easier.

Step 1 - Place your capo on the 1st fret of the guitar
Step 2 - For each chord, count backwards on the musical alphabet by one half step
Step 3 - Determine your new chord progression
Step 4 - If new progression isn't easier, slide capo up another fret and repeat process

Using the steps above, when we place the capo on the first fret of the instrument, our progression becomes:

Amin - G - F - E

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