009: It's Pronounced Cap-oh!!

[ianrkav]

How do you find your singing key? Transposition is usually done to accomodate a singer isn't it?

[JustinMarkBailey]

I've noticed Americans say cape-oh and British people say "cap-oh".

I guess technically the British are "correct".

[CinnamonTrees]

Heh, I hate when people say "cape-oh". I personally say "kah-poh" (which I guess is the same as "carp-oh" for those of you with non-rhotic accents); but "cap-oh" doesn't really bother me.

Very nice playing, too, by the way.

[emovampess]

2 questions.

How much (about) is a capo?If it's a bit more expancave,(ie,can't be brought with a few weeks food money)then I won't buy one,because I don't play guitar properly.

2,Is it possable to use blue tac as a substitute,like with a mute on a violin?

Help would be apreciated <3

[XkittykatkidX]

i learnt the chords to Mr Brightside but where for a guitar it says put capo on 1st fret. Except that I play it on piano - and it does sound different. But I'm wondering what it would sound like if I played it alongside a guitar with capo and how to change the chords so they'd sound right?

If anyone can enlighten me that'd be great =)

[superbowlermonkey]

does nobody else see the simon pegg on the screen- the guy with the guitar? lol

[withalittlegrace]

It's always been cap-oh to me! :)

[yuleballcrasher]

cape-oh. hehe.

[xGlowFliesx]

This was the first one I knew anything about [:

I felt smart :D

[emmfan09]

I always wanted to know what those things were called, and what exact purpose they had!

[jbdazen]

This is useful because I was just trying to figure out how to pronounce it for my video this week :-) Nice explanation, Paul.

But you're slightly confusing when using the word 'key'. The key is what sounds, so in your example with Rebirth it stayed the same for all capo positions. Only the chord shapes changed. I'm sure you meant it that way, but it might be slightly confusing the way you're saying it here.

[ChRoPi21]

TO STOP ARGUMENT ITS CAP-OH COS IT DERIVES FROM THE ITALIAN cappello which means hat or cap!!!!!!!!!

[hathi444]

No, amico mio. It's not. It's more like CAW-po. Most folks in the UK (as much as I adore them) pronounce their a's incorrectly when using words of Italian origin, i.e. pasta which should be PAW-stuh. But CAP-oh sure is better than CAPE-oh, the way most of my fellow Yanks pronounce it. =/

[nerdymechanic]

I've always said "carp-oh". Not gonna change now.

[Navs1231]

what does it mean when someone says that the song is played in the key of D?

[ChRoPi21]

The root note of the song is D , Major or Minor depends on How you play the song though.

[jbdazen]

It means that the chord to which a song dissolves (usually the last chord, but not always) is a D. So actually Paul's mixing it up a bit here, because he's talking about different chord shapes on the guitar, while he essentially kept playing in the same key. For example a 'D shape' is actually an E chord with the capo on the 2nd fret.

[Navs1231]

oh wow this really cleared some stuff up for me! thanks!!

[shawnogram]

Fmaj7. That's a good chord.

[TheInfamousWebby]

i use a capo for open string stuff in different keys but never for chords, I'm fine with bar chords and capos somewhat reduce the range of the chords you can play

[homskllet]

its cape-oh!

[jedioftime]

CAP-OH ftw because that's how I pronounce it, too. And using the capo makes it easier for me to play barre chords. Not a lot easier, but easier enough.

[optimisticrabbit]

I say cap-oh but everyone else where I live says cape-oh. I'm definitely going to start saying car-poe

[luchilenium]

I've always said "Cape-Oh" which I think is the norm down here in Australia.

But since everyone here seems so determined that it is "Cap-oh" then I plan to change my vulgar ways.

Also, Christmas shopping? Noooo! I forgot!

[kthxrae]

I say it "cape-oh", to be honest.

[xperpetualmotion]

Nice thumbnail. It's very centered :D

[Director705]

I have the glider capo, it works nicely if you're playing for a while, but it's kind of a pain to put on if you're not going to leave it on for a bit.

[FueledByRock]

The capo I use also has a handy pick holder, so that's pretty useful. Good video.

[asimplecadence]

:] knowledge!

[joannejpeg]

YESS It's pronounced CAP-OH!

:) <3

Lovely video.

Capos make my life so much easier :)

[bobinxoxo]

I say it Cap-oh

i love my capo

xD

[barefootfiona]

Cap-oh!

Incidentally, I have two, and neither look like that! :D woot...

[thinkthegirlsgonemad]

i prefer carpo ^_^

[CaptainWilhelm]

CAP-OH!!!!!

[suchducks]

cape oh cape oh cape oh CAPE OH

When I went to buy one last year I asked for a "cap-oh" and the guy totally yelled at me for saying it wrong. Then he tried to charge me like 30 bucks.

[thhelix]

I agree.. CAPE - OH

[songsfrompaul]

Sorry, but it is "cap-oh". It even says so on Wikipedia (which means that it must be true).

[kthxrae]

I love my capo. I don't know what I'd do without it. haha

[lianneinthebigworld]

I love my capo, I can now sing along with men :p

Bar chords would work to, it's just that you have only 4 fingers to use....

It would be cool to see a video on chord transformation, since that's something I'm struggling with a bit.

[ChRoPi21]

You can make a capo with a shoelace and pencil!

[ChRoPi21]

Its Cap-Oh cos it comes from the italian word "Capello" which means hat or cap

[webdesignproject]

what does fabio mean?

[withalittlegrace]

Everyone seems to think that you look like Simon Pegg. . . I sort of understand capos now.

[TheJodieShow]

Do u like radiohead by any chance??

[songsfrompaul]

To be honest, I haven't really listened to much Radiohead - what I've heard I like though. "Just" is one of my favourite songs to play on the guitar :)

[IAmTheBlueTrain]

Ah... I love capos, mainly because I like cheating! Thank you for this.

(For the record, everyone I know pronounces it cap-oh, thank goodness.)

[fallofautumndistro]

Never used one. I just play power chords. =P

[IAreCrazyChris]

has anybody told you that you look like simon peg?

[songsfrompaul]

Are we going to go through this every week?! :P

(i.e. yes)

[8Tails]

AH, yes, capos. I use a Kyser Quick Change capo, could be HAPPIER! And it's only $15!

[Insanity182]

I really am enjoying this channel, really interesting. =)

[doctornoise]

great video on this subject. Very well told.

[JazzBandRock]

capo is italian, not to sound anything like the daily mail but it's just american's pronouncing words wrong again

i do love americans though <3

[songsfrompaul]

This.

[eddplant]

The American pronunciation of Capo annoys me, because it make's more sense. For our pronunciation, it should really be Cappo. Very informative Paul, thank you!

[songsfrompaul]

It's true that from an English perspective it does make more sense to say "cape-oh", though (as the commenter after you states quite correctly) the word is derived from Italian and should be pronounced our way ("cap-oh").

[helenzebcharles]

Is it sad that I had a little internal panic about Christmas shopping?

[helenzebcharles]

Interesting stuff. I need a capo because I suck at guitar. If it might help me in any way... I definately need to get one.

[ghostwritten87]

Very educational =) And your singing is sounding great with all that new mic equipment.

[cocochipcookie]

Thanks, this was so helpfu!!

[songsfrompaul]

Glad I could help! =)

[PaulSaysThings]

i heard the guy at guitar center call it "cape-oh" when I went to buy one so im assuming he knows what he's talking about. but its kinda funny that theres no official way of knowing. Mine was about $15, im VERY happy with it. I used to have a really bad one that was about $6 and it fell apart, not to mention I had to keep adjusting it when I first put it on to get it to sound right. It sometimes muted a few strings instead of holding down on the frets.

[songsfrompaul]

I think it may be a region thing... I can't say for sure but every British person I've spoken to about them has called it a "cap-oh".

[PaulSaysThings]

yea, i figured there is probably some culture difference.

[DannyReddy17]

I've never heard any one say ''cape-oh'' either, Most say ''cap-oh'' Apart from some geordies I knew who called it ''carp-oh''

[thekidwithdog]

i mostly here cape oh

[punkslilncs]

Awe man I hate christmas and that bit of information just made me lose focus the whole vid had to watch it twice.