another question. why would you play a song like stay or leave w/ the capo when you can just play it in standard tuning? i'm assuming dave plays it in drop b or whatever that is right?
jon01 wrote:another question. why would you play a song like stay or leave w/ the capo when you can just play it in standard tuning? i'm assuming dave plays it in drop b or whatever that is right?
- Jon
You play the same notes in each, but it produces different sounds. Playing it without the capo sounds more full.
jon01 wrote:another question. why would you play a song like stay or leave w/ the capo when you can just play it in standard tuning? i'm assuming dave plays it in drop b or whatever that is right?
- Jon
some people play it w/ the capo cause it "how dave plays it" in his baritone tuning. i play it in standard, but i did try it w/ a capo at 7. its actually a lot easier. but you're right, playing it w/ a capo doesn't sound nearly as good as standard.
Also there is less resonace. I've noticed that the open chords in the standard tuned version sound far to open and less controlled. Baritone with a capo gives you far more control.
i don't strum the entire song. i play the root notes and mute all but about 2 or 3 strings. then when playing the open stuff like the Em, i only play the lower 4 strings. that way i stay away from the B and high E. i do that for all the open chords in the song.
