POLL: Next Live Club about transposing?

[Richard_close2u]

An exciting topic and one right up my street.

@judi makes a good point here.

@judi

it might be good to include specific music theory knowledge needed to understand what will be presented.

For anyone who would like to do a little preliminary reading, learning and experimenting, this topic may be useful.
It is not about changing key. Quite the opposite. It is about staying in the same key. Using a capo. Some of the content will / can transfer across to aspects Lieven might develop.

Using a capo to stay in the same key

Using a capo – playing different chord shapes and staying in the same key A capo is a guitarist’s friend. A capo can be used to change the key of any given chord progression. This involves playing the exact same chord shapes but placing the capo somewhere on the neck away from the nut to change the key. This has the effect of raising the pitch. This is how many people think of using the capo - changing the pitch to suit a vocalist’s range. Of course, if a song already requires a capo, it is po…