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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Music theory → How do you know what key you are in when using a capo?
I guess really all I need to know is what string\note determines this.
For example I always tune my guitar to standard tuning and like to capo off of the 4th fret but have no idea at all what key this puts me in. I think I saw somewhere that if its on the 3rd fret its the key of C so on the 4th would it make it C#/Db.
The key you are in will be 2 and 1/2 steps over whatever you would be in if you were playing it open.
If you were playing in the key of C in the open position, then the same chord shapes on the 4th fret would be in E.
The key of a song is dependent on the chords, not the guitar.
Gotcha, sorry dumb question huh.
Gotcha, sorry dumb question huh.
A question is never dumb, if you do not know something then the dumb thing is to not ask. Sometimes the answer to a question is amazingly simple but only when you already know the answer, so ask away, the only way to learn is by asking.
There are plenty of people like Jerome on Chordie who will do their best to help you understand music and your instrument.
Roger
Gotcha, sorry dumb question huh.
Nope, not at all. In fact, it's a pretty common question.
Guitar chord forum - chordie → Music theory → How do you know what key you are in when using a capo?
