Guitar Basics

A capo is a clamp-like device you attach at a single fret on the neck of your guitar. It covers all six strings and raises the pitch of your guitar one half-step for each fret. For example, if you place the capo on the 2nd fret, the open E string now becomes F# [...]

One of the main concerns for players of varying levels is knowledge of the fretboard. Specifically, being able to identify any pitch everywhere on the neck. There are a variety of ways to learn this but it seems that many guitarists don’t have a specific method. Learning the open strings and counting up [...]