See what any open chord shape sounds like with the capo on each fret, or pick a key and see which capo and shapes to use.
Row = the shape your fingers make. Column = capo fret. Cell = the chord you hear.
| Shape | Capo 1 | Capo 2 | Capo 3 | Capo 4 | Capo 5 | Capo 6 | Capo 7 | Capo 8 | Capo 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C# | D | Eb | E | F | F# | G | Ab | A |
| A | Bb | B | C | C# | D | Eb | E | F | F# |
| G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | C# | D | Eb | E |
| E | F | F# | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | C# |
| D | Eb | E | F | F# | G | Ab | A | Bb | B |
| Am | Bbm | Bm | Cm | C#m | Dm | Ebm | Em | Fm | F#m |
| Em | Fm | F#m | Gm | Abm | Am | Bbm | Bm | Cm | C#m |
| Dm | Ebm | Em | Fm | F#m | Gm | Abm | Am | Bbm | Bm |
Each fret on the guitar is one semitone. A capo on fret 3 raises everything by 3 semitones, so a G shape sounds as Bb, a C shape as Eb, and an Em shape as Gm.
Most songs use the chords of one key, so you only need one capo position for the whole song. If you have a full chord sheet, paste it into Capo Finder and it will pick the position for you.
An A chord. Each capo fret raises the pitch by one semitone, so G moves up two semitones to A.
Capo 3 with G shapes, or capo 1 with A shapes. Capo 3 with G, C, D and Em shapes is the most common choice.
Count up one semitone per fret from the shape you play: C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, then back to C.
More tools: Capo Finder · Chord Transposer