How does the Transpo Capo work?
The Transpo Capo consists of two main portions, the front portion which contains a short-cut capo and a back portion which contains a standard capo. On a standard tuned guitar, the back portion or the “standard capo” side functions as a standard capo and clamps down on all six(6) strings, while the front portion or the “short-cut” capo side, is designed in a way to only clamp down the (A), (D), and (G) strings of the guitar but allowing the Low-E, (B) and(High-E) strings to remain open. So the result is a suspended 4th chord when the strings are played open. In other words, the Transpo Capo provides the same intervals in a typical DADGAD alternate tuning but allows the guitar to stay in a typical standard tuning (EADGBE). Because of this, the Transpo Capo allows the guitarist to play certain chords with simplified fingerings, often with only 1 or 2 fingers, and suddenly provides access to alternate tunings and different chords that were once difficult if not impossible to achieve.
