Barre chords vs Capos on a 12 string guitar

Using a capo on a guitar raises the tuning of the guitar from one pitch or key to a higher pitch or key other than the standard tuning of the instrument. It acts in place of the index finger of your hand when forming barre chords.
Barre chords can be difficult for new, beginner or even established guitarists and can take a lot of practice and effort to do well.
Using a capo is not cheating. A capo is just a tool that can be used to make playing a particular song in any key an easy option. This is an important factor when playing with singers who may siing in a different key.
Instead of having to rewrite the whole piece of music to suit the new key. Using a capo can save a lot of time and effort by simply adding it on to the relevent fret on the guitar. It is an essential tool in any guitarists toolkit.
Many of the biggest guitar bands of the 1970's and later used capos on 12 string guitars as it has a very unique sound.
Notable bands that used capos and 12 string guitars include
The Eagles
America
Pink floyd
Genesis
To name just a few.
Some people think that using a capo is cheating. These are usually non guitar players who have no clue what they are talking about. The capo is just a very useful tool and doesn't replace barre chords. It just adds more options.
Barre chords vs Capos is an old chestnut that comes up from time to time but now you know. They are not in competition. They are just alternative options for guitarists to use in whatever way they choose.
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fretboard notes for beginners

Fretboard notes for beginners of all ages. People learn new skills every day and learning the guitar fretboard can be a daunting task.

Here I will show you a very simple way to find your way around the fretboard and you do not have to memorise anything. In fact I would suggest that you dont memorize the fretboard at all.
This simple method is easy to learn and works well to help you on your fretboard journey.
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The 7 minor guitar chords and 7 notes you need to know for beginners

These are The 7 minor guitar chords and 7 notes you need to know for beginners in order to play literally 1,000's of songs. These are the 7 minor chords in the open position with a couple of barre chords included.
Each of these chords will sound interesting and different played in just about any order.
The minor chords are often called the sad or moody chords as they are playing with the idea of disonance or slightly off tone sounding and needing to resolve from one chord to another tonally satisfying chord.
Alone the minor chords seem incomplete or unfinished and create a feeling of sadness, tension or longing in the listener. The feeling that the chord needs to be resolved.

As mentioned before music has it's own alphabet from A to G and it all starts with combining these 7 minor chords with the 7 major chords we saw in the last video. Mixing the major and minor chords gives you a lot of emotional scope with your playing.
We start at the very beginning with the A minor chord and work through to the G minor chord. Each of the chords is timestamped below for easy access.

A minor chord 0:39
B minor chord 0:57
C minor chord 1:05
D minor chord 1:11
E minor chord 1:20
F minor chord 1:26
G minor chord 1:31

Alternate finger non barred positions
1:45 C minor chord
1:50 F minor chord
1:55 G minor chord

Try these simple chord progressions in G D with an A minor 2:25

Finding your first 7 notes ( ABCDEFG) on the fretboard. 03:03

As you work your way through these chords try playing around with just a couple of major chords with a minor chord and see what you can find that work well together. You are on your way to writing a song.

7 major guitar chords you need to know

These are the 7 guitar chords you need to know in order to play literally 1,000's of songs. These are the 7 major chords in the open position and each will sound nice played in just about any order. The major chords are often called the happy chords as they are all full and rich sounding.
Music has it's own alphabet from A to G and it all starts with these 7 chords.
We start at the very beginning with the A chord and work through to the G chord. Each of the chords is timestamped below for easy access.

A Chord 1:18
B Chord 1:33
C chord 1:44
D chord 1:52
E chord 2:00
F Chord 2:09
G Chord 2:14
Hey Joe chords (maybe?) 4:01

As you work your way through these chords try playing just a couple at a time and see if you can find a combination that sound like a song.