![]() Using a capo is considered “cheating” by a lot of people (me included, most of the time). It’s much more clunky, but was all we had for a long time. It’s tiny, simple, has a massive grip, doesn’t push the strings out of tune, and is an overall win.Īnother common option that I had for years before the NS was the Kyser mandolin/banjo capo. The ukulele capo I’ve used is the D’addario Planet Waves NS ukulele capo. ![]() Instead of fumbling around and trying to relearn the part, just use a capo on the appropriate fret. This can be tremendously handy for playing something you know in a new key. The terminating end of your fretboard changes from nut to capo any time you change the tuning in this way. You can think of an ukulele capo as a movable nut. Put a capo on the 1st fret and you’re in C#6 tuning. Normally the ukulele is tuned in GCEA, or C6, tuning. Instead of the open strings ringing when you strum no chord, a capo moves the sound up to the entire 1st fret, 2nd fret, 3rd fret, etc… When you clamp a capo onto your ukulele you are essentially changing the functional tuning.
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