QuickCapo finds the best capo fret and key for a given song. This can be used to make a part easier to play, to find the best key for a singer, or to create multiple parts in the same key but at different fingerboard positions.

QuickCapo assumes the instument is a guitar tuned to the standard tuning (EADGBE).

Table of Contents

• Capo Modes
  • EasyEasy chords do not require barres, stretches, or the pinky. They also use 4 or more strings
  • Multiple Positions
  • Transposing
• Usage
• Chord Difficulty
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard
• Song Difficulty

Capo Modes

EasyEasy chords do not require barres, stretches, or the pinky. They also use 4 or more strings

A, AMaj7, A7, Amin, Amin7, Asus4, Asus2, Amin7sus, A7sus
B7, Bmin7
C, C7, CMaj7 
D, DMaj7, Dmin, D7, Dmin7, Dsus4, Dsus2, D7sus, Dmin7sus 
E, E7, Emin, Emin7, E7sus, Esus
FMay7, G, G7, Gsus 

Multiple Positions

Transposing

Usage

1. Select a song
2. Open up QuickCapo
3. Select a capo action
4. Put your capo on the indicated fret
5. Select a position from the QuickCapo report and press the transpose action

Chord Difficulty

Easy

Easy chords do not require barres, stretches, or the pinky. They also use 4 or more strings

A, AMaj7, A7, Amin, Amin7, Asus4, Asus2, Amin7sus, A7sus
B7, Bmin7
C, C7, CMaj7 
D, DMaj7, Dmin, D7, Dmin7, Dsus4, Dsus2, D7sus, Dmin7sus 
E, E7, Emin, Emin7, E7sus, Esus
FMay7, G, G7, Gsus 

Medium

Medium chords require the pinky or a partial barre.

Hard

Hard chords require a full barre or a stretch.

Song Difficulty

Songs that do not have a capo position containing all easy chords are rated as Hard.