To play a G major chord with a capo on the 4th fret, place your fingers on the 6th string 3rd fret, 5th string 2nd fret, and 1st string 3rd fret. Strum all the strings except the 6th string.
To play a G chord with a capo on fret 4, place your fingers in the shape of a D chord without the capo. The capo on fret 4 will raise the pitch of the chords, allowing you to play a G chord.
To play a G major chord with a capo on the 2nd fret, place your fingers on the second fret of the A string, third fret of the low E string, and third fret of the high E string. Strum all the strings except for the low E string.
To play a G chord with a capo on the 5th fret, place your fingers in the shape of a D chord without the capo. The capo essentially moves the chord shape up five frets, so the D shape becomes a G chord when played with the capo on the 5th fret.
When using a capo on the 3rd fret, the chord shapes for a song will be three half steps higher than the original chords. For example, a G chord shape without a capo would become a B chord shape with the capo on the 3rd fret.
When using a capo on the 4th fret, the chord positions for playing a song will be four semitones higher than the original positions. For example, a G chord will sound like a B chord with the capo on the 4th fret.
To play a G chord with a capo on fret 4, place your fingers in the shape of a D chord without the capo. The capo on fret 4 will raise the pitch of the chords, allowing you to play a G chord.
To play a G major chord with a capo on the 2nd fret, place your fingers on the second fret of the A string, third fret of the low E string, and third fret of the high E string. Strum all the strings except for the low E string.
To play a G chord with a capo on the 5th fret, place your fingers in the shape of a D chord without the capo. The capo essentially moves the chord shape up five frets, so the D shape becomes a G chord when played with the capo on the 5th fret.
When using a capo on the 3rd fret, the chord shapes for a song will be three half steps higher than the original chords. For example, a G chord shape without a capo would become a B chord shape with the capo on the 3rd fret.
When using a capo on the 4th fret, the chord positions for playing a song will be four semitones higher than the original positions. For example, a G chord will sound like a B chord with the capo on the 4th fret.
When using a capo on the 4th fret, the chords played are transposed up four half steps. For example, a G chord without a capo becomes a B chord with a capo on the 4th fret.
To play a G major chord with a capo on the second fret, place your fingers in the following positions: index finger on the second fret of the A string, middle finger on the third fret of the low E string, and ring finger on the third fret of the high E string. Strum all the strings except the low E string.
When playing in the key of C with a capo on the 2nd fret, the chord shapes you would use are D, G, and A.
To play a song in the key of C major with a capo on the 3rd fret, you would need to use chords as if you were playing in the key of A major. This means that the chord shapes you use will be relative to the capo, not the original key of C major.
Put the capo on the second fret and use the "C" chord configuration - this is equivalent to a "D" with no capo.
To play in different keys using a capo on your guitar, place the capo on a fret that corresponds to the desired key. For example, to play in E major, place the capo on the 2nd fret. This will raise the pitch of all open strings, allowing you to play in E major using the same chord shapes as if you were playing in D major without the capo.
The capo is placed on the 3rd fret to play in the key of G major.