Yes, I searched for topics with a heading "capo" and earliest came from 2013 (which I did read). So I thought of posting a new one!
Let me explain the question. I have a tune (e.g. Katy Perri's Thousand Years for example) which is in D. Easy enough to play in mandolin.
The original song is in Eb. Now I have 2 options:
[1] Use a capo on fret 1.
[2a] Transpose the song (it is in MuseScore - so very easy to transpose it) and just play based on new keys
[2b] Transpose it mentally and just play along
Now I admit I am not yet expert enough to choose option [2b] but I don't see any problem with option [2a]. In fact when going with option [1] it kind of feels unnatural to me
Which brings me to the question, why do we need capo at all then?
Next question, why capo is so common in guitar? Using same logic above, guitarists should not need it either.
Yes, I know I missed something - but that's the question
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