I joined a rock band 17 years ago which did a Social Distortion song, "Ball and Chain" in the original key, Db, because the singer could sing it best in that key, with their guitars in standard tuning. I pointed out to them that SD tuned their instruments 1/2 step lower, and did the song in D position. A light bulb went on for some of the guys. It was a heck of a #lot easier to play it and sounded like SD. We tuned down a half step and never looked back. The use of a capo, like the use of re-tuning, is a means to an end - making the songs sound better. Put everyone who tells you not to do it on ignore.
"I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is."~John Mellencamp
"Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann
"IT'S T-R-E-M-O-L-O, dangit!!"~Me
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