Classic tracks capo’d at the 7th fret include Hotel California and Here Comes the Sun but even just playing simple a I-IV-V chord progression (eg E-A-B) up there will sound fresh and vibrant.

For example, try using your capo around the 5th to 8th fret and ... The easiest starting point for many songs is the chord progression. If you’re looking for ways to put your own mark on a ...

You know you're doing something right as a musician when a particular chord or chord progression gets named after you. Take for instance the Hendrix Chord (that's a dominant seven chord with a ...

The D Major is played with a capo on the 3rd fret ... This is an F Major triad with a G note on the top, which is the add9 note. The add9 chord adds a slight tension to a progression. The 9 interval ...

In contrast, non-functional harmony employs chord progressions that don’t point ... but Lindsey Buckingham capo’d his guitar at the 4th fret — so I don’t know if that counts.) ...

No one in rock history slays a capo like Johnny “Fucking” Marr ... his ability to create memorable melodies within chord progressions. By his third solo album Call the Comet, Marr finally ...

Try a capo on the 5th fret for full nostalgia ... That’s not important, though – you can apply it to other styles. We love how the progression recycles itself so that the final B7 chord leads back ...

Why? Every bluesman in history has made ample use of what is called the I, IV, V progression, the basic three-chord “building block” of blues music that is also foundational to country music a ...

The chord progressions in Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” are part of a debate about just how much of a piece of music can be protected by law.