You guys sound great together. I could listen to you all day. Great example of comping, and how a capo can help create a beautiful blend.

@StewartBrand85

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. One of my favourite of all the great guests Tim has had, work very well together.

I've been a long-time proponent of using a capo. I'm heartened when exponentially more accomplished players like you and Corey endorse utilizing them.

@JasonM96

5 жыл бұрын

Brad D For me, I started using a capo simply because it was a heck of a lot easier to sing and play rhythm, particularly in keys like Bb and Eb. But then I discovered how it provided some lovely sonic textures within a band with two guitarists.

Great episode Tim! You and Corey make an excellent teaching team. More Congilio please :)

That was an amazing video! You guys are awesome!

Corey, thank you SO MUCH for the little tip of pushing down on the strings after you place the capo. YEARS of playing guitar and I never knew that. AND I engineered for Tommy Emmanuel so I should have known!!!! It totally helps!!

@ericruddphotography

5 жыл бұрын

@@coreycongilio as an added thank you, I just purchased your "50 Blues Rhythms" course on Truefire today. I'm looking forward to getting off work and woodshedding this evening. The classic rock/country band I play in will probably be thanking you soon as well. (90% rhythm player role).

@coreycongilio

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thank you!

Thank you guys for sharing your knowledge.

Thanks Tim!! I love your channel and your willingness to share your ideas! Thanks so much sir!!

@timpierceguitar

5 жыл бұрын

David thank you for the kind words

Thanks so much tim for the guest and the great gift you offer

Good to see that someone has finally addressed that much ignored necessity when harmonising two guitars; to really sound right they MUST be the same colour!!!

You've covered so many little things that have helped me. Thanks Tim

Very insightful. Thanks guys. 👍🏼

I'm so thankful to you Tim, this Channel, and this day and age, so that in just a few minutes I can learn things that would have taken me years or I never would have figured out without this resource.

@benspeeds

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more! I'm returning to guitar playing after several miserable years without it. The gratitude is huge for me right now regarding the access to information and the gear at affordable prices. It's all just staggering!

@216trixie

2 жыл бұрын

@@benspeeds Merry Christmas and glad you're returning to guitar playing. They couldn't be a better time. And hi to me from 2 years ago.

Hi guys! You totally blowed my mind with the concepts that you brought to the table, I was the kind of guy who thought using capo was chiting, but now thanks to you I think so different about it that actually I'll try to incorporate a capo to my playing! Thank you so very much guys and by the way it was so nice to see the great chemistry between both of you!

Wow, I never understood any of this about capos. Amazing!

Sounds fantastic!

Thank you guys for a great video on capos.

What a beautiful performance between you both! Amazing work Tim and Corey! I forgot just how liberating using a capo can be!

@timpierceguitar

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Warren, I’ve been watching your channel it’s just amazing these days, Super interesting and informative

Seriously, this is one of the most valuable videos on KZread for guitar players. Thank you for this.

Game changing concepts guys, just really great stuff on a level most other guys don't go to. I started using a capo recently on my acoustic on the first fret and then retune back to standard to simulate a 24" short scale guitar, it gives it a spanky buttery feel and softens the tone slightly. Plays more like an electric in that mode. Capos are definitely overlooked

This was such a cool video! Never considered this approach, thank you for making it :)

This is definitely the place to learn ,,,and really enjoy it

Fantastic lesson guys

Beautiful!!

I’ve been using capos not even knowing anything other than it sounded cool & made playing things a bit easier. Always got those strange looks & the “dude why the capo”??? Hahaha Great video guys!

@joeb3590

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

I’ll never play lighting crashes the same and my hands thank you Sir 👌🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Well, yet again, that was ridiculously informant and useful. Thanks

Ugh. As a beginner I've just got the bar chords down. So, eat eggs, don't eat eggs, eat butter, don't eat butter, bar chords, not bar chords... OK, ok. I just had to get that out. I totally see what you and Corey are saying. it's just better and makes for a better player. Less restrictive. Thank you both so much (And thanks for letting me rant a bit) But Im grateful to you both. Thanks guys!

@timpierceguitar

5 жыл бұрын

Of course, you need to know bar chords...you did the right thing ! Now you can choose either/or

@daddio510

5 жыл бұрын

Don't fret over it. (Yeah, I said it) I've been playing for over four decades and bar chords (or barre chords if you want to get "high brow") are a necessity to learn. Aside from helping increase finger strength and hand dexterity, they allow you to move around and improvise in a way that you really can't do with a capo. Don't get me wrong, the points about the sound of open strings and such is spot on and you can get a sound with a capo that is different than what you would achieve with a bar chord. Bar chords and capos are just "tools in your toolbox". The more you can work with each and other techniques for that matter, the greater you ability.

@joekyleboston

5 жыл бұрын

@@daddio510 Thank you so much for your excellent reply. Through my short journey with the guitar (coming up on 2 years now) I've gravitated to how Tim Pierce plays (Ha, I guess he was there in my head all along, as he has played on many of the songs I love). Its the melodic structure he uses by way of chord shapes and horizontal and vertical runs. Also Guthrie Trapp was in one of Tim's videos with Bret Pappa recently and Guthrie is another one who's style I love. Its like singing more than guitar playing in a way. To your point (and Tim's too - Thank you Tim) I'm glad I know the barre chords and can now use them to unlock other melodic patterns on the guitar. Grateful to you both.

@joekyleboston

5 жыл бұрын

@@coreycongilio Thank you for your reply here. I'm very grateful. And your analogy rings true with me - a perfect way of putting it. Last night, having had some time to think about this dialogue, I reflected on how Tim and other players always "look for the chords on the neck" . I watched the video again and then I decided to begin the process of exploring the major scale - the five shapes of - starting first with G. Play the scale, play the chord, play the scale. Amazing. Also I do have a capo - but will hold of on that for a bit. Again, I'm grateful to you and everyone here for the comments and support. Thank you so much - keep an eye on me! ~Joe

I was shaking my head in disgust when I first saw the title for this video because I love my bar chords. BUT you guys laid down a very persuasive argument for capos. I'm gonna get one and experiment.

Good tips!!!

Beautiful.

Damn you!!!! *gets out plethora of unused capos to begin messing around with capos*

Great advice! I'll use a capo in the studio all the time, and sometimes live as well. I have, however, had to explain to some guys that it's no less rock'n roll because you're using one live... It gets looked down on occasionally.

Great Tim! You brought back a very nice person with Corey on board. Even Bob Dylan proved at an early age how well his voice suited the capo. Studio musicians finally know what is important, which is why I am exactly the same belief that it brings out more colors and nuances from the guitar playing. The guitars sounded fantastic today! THANKS Tim

Excellent.

I'm a big fan of putting the capo partially on the fret I'm capoing. It completely locks down the strings without detuning them. At times, the only capo available may be an acoustic capo that has higher spring tension, so by putting the capo on the fret while being sure the string are ringing freely, I avoid all the potential problems a capo may bring. Also, I use Barre chords for specific purposes, but often times, I'm working with other guitar players and so I use different chord frames than they do to facilitate different sounds and add variety. It boils down to CAGED method + number system. And of course, the number system is just a contemporary version of classical Roman numeral notation. Another great video Tim.

@scottarivett496

5 жыл бұрын

I always put the capo on the fret on electric or acoustic. Gets rid of most of the tuning/intonation issues. A little more tedious but worth it

That was great

I tend to forget the capo, but this is so right in front of you. Gotta get a couple more capo’s just to remind me how very useful they are! You guys are great.

great! i never thought about that! thanks :)

Super valuable! I’ve just joined an amateur gigging band playing originals. The other guitar player plays a lot of mid-rangey bar chords. I’ve found myself wanting to create different timbres diff inversions that open up space in the songs, not crowding out the vocal. Will definitely be working on this.

Been trying to learn playing electric some time now, but have never tried the capo 😅 will try it today 🥰

Wow! At the risk of sounding like a complete NOOB, that lesson blew my mind. I never considered using a capo on an electric. Can't wait to pull out my axe and begin experimenting with this idea. Thanks so much Tim & Corey!!

Great video Tim! I have MS. I really have a hard time with Barre chords. I started using a capo years ago to compensate. I always felt a little guilty about that. Now I don't lol. Really, this was a great video and I love the pallet of sounds a capo gives the player. Thanks!

Amazing video about capo! I always felt that people are using capo the wrong way. So many people just use capo to play chords that they don’t know how to play (especially in churches). They will see a song in B and use capo not because they are thinking about chord voicing but because they don’t know how to play theses chords.

Beautiful intro!

Nice video as usual with excellent playing. Frankly, putting a capo on any guitar - electric, nylon, acoustic - is useful to me only if playing in what I would call "the false key" adds the open string rubs spoken of here. I was playing along with Corey and Tim just fine without it. But I do concede there are times when it could enhance the sonorities. I do find that they occasionally impact tuning in a slightly negative manner. The other issue might be voice leading and cutting out the range of the fret board above the capo. But whatever works for you....

Solid. Freaking. Gold.

Dam You guys sound great!

There are actually people out there who think capos are for those players that don't know what they're doing! When in reality, you have to know more. These are the same type of people who will drag a 100-watt half-stack to a little club gig. This is more than a neat trick: It's a breakthrough technique for orchestration. Great quote: "It's even more Rock n Roll with the capo!" Also great advice on bar chords. I can't really remember the last time I used one for real.

Thanks. Needed this. Lost the only capo I had 15 years ago. I guess it’s finally time...

Lovely.

I love bar chords! :)

I like the expression on your faces when you're playing together... playing guitar is great fun, but when you're playing together? Perfect!

Need an entire album of you two playing duets.

Hey Corey, please do a lesson on Truefire for this method. You sounds great!

I watched Joe Bonamassa's Rig Rundown one day. He mentioned that he has one guitar tuned up to F standard, because he could not bend string when he has capo on fret 1. That's probably the down side of using capo -- you have to be more careful when moving string up and down (bending, vibrato, etc.). Playing only chords won't running into this problem though.

@budgetguitaristcom

5 жыл бұрын

Really good point.

Another tool for the box!

My pinky is so happy about this video, now I have to show it to my bandmates

@calandraco2888

5 жыл бұрын

The video, not my pinky 😅

So many times I've thrown on the capo to find the magic the guitar can reveal. Alternate tunings with the capo can yield even more...Tim?

You guys are killer together. Truefire should snap you up for sure Tim ;-)

When you’re playing Barre chords, your hand is in jail...mind blown! 🤯

Thinking in numbers really helps when using a capo. Thanks for that tip. I took guitar lessons when I was 10 and the girls teaching the class started us with a capo, so they could sing along I realize now. I hated using it. I didn't understand why we were using a capo and I saw none of my rock heroes using one. I quit. The capo is one of the reasons I was turned off by the lessons. They shouldn't have started someone out with a capo who didn't even understand what an "open chord" or "barre chord" was yet.

Absolutely...

Hey Tim how are you able to.play together in sync

What guitar Is Corey playing In the intro?

Although some will call a capo a "talent enhancer" I think it's a guitarist secret weapon especially with two guitars. I play with an acoustic guitar player who capos almost all the time and then on electric I play open unless occasionally play a different capo position. In a four piece band I do have concerns about two guitars capoed putting a lot into that EQ space. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that.

SWEET ,interesting lesson, may I ask what make of guitar is Corey are using at the beginning

@kayakttt

5 жыл бұрын

cheers

Everything you guys say is right on........on the other hand I hate to lose the real-estate behind the capo, plus lose an equal amount up the neck. I think you have to choose carefully depending on what you role is e.g. lead or rhythm or some combination of the two. But good work, the bias against capos especially in the old days got pretty tiresome at times.

When I first started learning guitar, I said the barre 'F' was to difficult and I won't need it. Wrong ! I wanted to learn. 'California Dreaming' and the recorded key was perfect for my voice. Capo to the rescue

100% true! 👊😎🍀🎶

Can't like this enough times - capos & the number system!

Great vid gentlemen... learn them, then forget 'em... only took me a few decades, and mild carpal tunnel, to figure that out :-)

@StratMatt777

5 жыл бұрын

Oh man! Many years ago I had some issues in my elbow from playing E-string barre chords. My strat's warmoth neck was 1 11/16 inches wide at the nut (43mm), which I decided was the problem, so I replaced that neck with a USA Custom Guitars neck which is 41.3 mm wide at the nut. Problem solved. I later realized that the problem was my incorrect technique with my index finger. After 20 years of playing, it looks like I need to buy a capo.

I’ll never forget hearing glen campbell crowning himself the king of the capo, he used one on all those early rock and roll sessions to do the Chuck Berry thing without breaking his hand

@scottarivett496

5 жыл бұрын

I met Mr. Campbell at a dive I played years ago. I started using capos for the same reasons he did. You get a song thrown at you in Eb or Bb , etc when you’re tuned to standard E and it’s a nightmare without one (female vocalists are renowned for this). Using barres for that situation makes chord changes too stiff and gappy when no open strings can be used

@markhill5786

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome man he was an amazing player, yeah I go through phases of my hands being able to do the Chuck Berry stuff in unfriendly guitar keys but after 2 or 3 songs like that in a row it’s game over

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@terryhicks4038

5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a brother.....Loch?

capos and barre chords - you need em both. Capos are great for changing key and allow you to use the open strings that may not always be available, but there's no way around it - ya need to get them barre chords down!

@timpierceguitar

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir ..you are correct

If capo is on the 3 feet how do you build a solo I need some help

So true! The problem live is that you have to retune your guitar everytime you move/remove/put the capo.

@wolfchildrising9951

5 жыл бұрын

nah- just keep 10-15 guitars ready for whatever you need. and a tech to keep track of it all.

@budgetguitaristcom

5 жыл бұрын

Depends on the guitar

Yep.

I never used a capo because I got tired of people saying I was cheating. That will now change. lol.

@jimmyrants4342

5 жыл бұрын

@@coreycongilio Oh yeah!!! lol

@joeb3590

5 жыл бұрын

They are awesome as hell bro

Damn that was pretty

I find Shubb capos to be more tuning friendly than the quick change or "trigger style" capos

@azbluesdog

5 жыл бұрын

I bought my first-ever capo back in the '90s. It was a Shubb. I still have it. Heck, I used it today!

@simonbland269

5 жыл бұрын

@@azbluesdog What you haven't lost it in that time?........

@azbluesdog

5 жыл бұрын

Simon Bland - Amazingly I’ve only misplaced it once or twice. Always turned up somewhere. It has come apart on me though. I used plumbers tape to secure the adjustment pin after it fell off in 2013.

@ravecaster

5 жыл бұрын

I think I have, like, three around here... somewhere.

What guitar is that? It's beautiful!

@fabiogasperini5868

5 жыл бұрын

Paul R.............

wow ! you guys are really capo-ble !

@timpierceguitar

5 жыл бұрын

Very clever ! Love it...

Carpel tunnel surgery so I can go back to the barre ... or cowboy chords and a capo? That was my choice a few years back. Capos rock.

Capos help for sure. I like the open strings they present. But they also limit the guitars range. Sometimes you need those notes on the low E string that are now walled off by the capo. So you gain some things and lose others. You need to decide of the tradeoff is acceptable for that song.

@EclecticHillbilly

5 жыл бұрын

Some people use a partial capo that leaves the sixth string open.

Glen Campbell said during his days with the Wrecking Crew that he was the capo king.

When I use a capo on an electric guitar, it always messes up the intonation as I move up the fretboard.

@e2jw

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but I've found that it is because the capo adds too much pressure - if I retune, it fixes everything. But I really hate retuning - so I'll setup another guitar for a capo.

@TheSpydersBand

5 жыл бұрын

@Brad D Yep, that's the issue. Retuning helps but it's still off. I have the same problem if I tuned down a half step...intonation goes off. I've got a '97 PRS Customer 22 10. In standard tuning, the intonation is perfect up and down the fretboard, but not if I tune down or capo.

@StratMatt777

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheSpydersBand I've been playing for 20 years and I don't own a capo, so I have no personal experience... I'm posting to point out my observation that Corey has his capo on top of the fret because I was thinking that the intonation problems you're talking about might be from the tension added by the capo pushing the strings down to the fretboard. I wonder if having high action contributes.... except that people with acoustics don't have these problems (I assume?), so maybe heavier strings would help?

@lpjbird

5 жыл бұрын

StratMatt777 it takes a lot of practice and trying out a bunch of capo’s their all so different & don’t always fit each guitar. Once you find the right capo & position it works but ya still need to fine tune.

@StratMatt777

5 жыл бұрын

@@lpjbird Cool- thanks for the info. If you own a strat, do you know which capo works on a strat?

It's good to hear you say to drop bar chords. I hate those effing things.

Thanks for finally take the hate from us Capo-Guys :-)

Never mind the capo... I just learnt a new Bm shape I never new lol

Joe Pass says - 'Talk to the hand...'

Yeah, man. Nam' was hell.

nope. what happens when you need barre chords in maybe 2 or 3 shapes and positions for an arrangement? Ya just gonna slide the capo? & capoing sacrifices bass notes & open string possibilities. Sure, Richard Thompson uses one for 52 Vincent & there are times when it would make sense, but as a general rule, nah.

@brandontbolt

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Thompson uses a capo on a ton of his acoustic songs.

It's time for a behind the capo solo I think, right??

Oh. My. GOD. Every company that sells capos should link to this video. I've played around with capos but never really thought about them this way. Every guitarist needs to watch this video. I agree a capo is not cheating. Neither is the transpose key on my keyboard. The piece Corey plays at the beginning - is that an improv or a real song? It's incredible!

I had a guitar player once I was recording he thought capos were cheating lol.

Not following the link between learning a song by number system (instead of chord patterns) and capo and how that makes it easier. Are you inferring that you generally play with open C as the 1 and then adjust that capo to wherever open C is the key the song is in (eg capo 5 for key of F)? But how does that help the other guitar player capo on another fretboard? So transpose the numbered chord progression to another key with capo on different fret? Eg, song still in F, so capo on 8 and open A as 1? Do not see how knowing a song as number progression helps doing this. Also, music ministers just cant help themselves and seem to always walk songs up a half key 2 or 3 times a song, so barre unavoidable....

@danielsundell1827

5 жыл бұрын

@@coreycongilio ok, will check it out.

barre-chords are like jail. so true.

Keef

When i started out, the strings were so heavy and they were off the neck an inch, a capo placed in random places would make the guitar play easier. I remember playing those chords chiming and able to solo easier. For years, play professionally, it was like...no capos were used. If you were using a capo, yes you were cheating or some shit. On bluegrass or folk gigs a whole different story. That stigma should have been never allowed to start, because listen to the beautiful harmonic resonance. It can make a badly played song sound good.

Corey congilio looks like father of mateus asato 🤣🤣