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Key Change Toolkit

Find the key your voice wants.

Capo check

Shape you play
Capo fret

The room hears A

G · C · D · Em sound as A · D · E · F♯m

What key will the room hear?

A capo raises the pitch without changing the shape under your fingers. Find your chord shape on the left and the capo fret across the top. “Open” means no capo.

ShapeOpen12345
GGA♭AB♭BC
CCD♭DE♭EF
DDE♭EFF♯G
AAB♭BCD♭D
EEFF♯GA♭A

Example: G shape, capo 2

The audience hears A. If you play G–C–D shapes with that capo, the sounding chords are A–D–E. The capo moves every chord together.

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