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title: QuickCapo
url: 'https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/arts-and-education/quickchords/quick-chords-user-guide/quickcapo'
markdown: 'https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/arts-and-education/quickchords/quick-chords-user-guide/quickcapo.md'
date: '2026-09-25'
description: 'QuickCapo finds the best capo fret and key for a given song. This can be used to make a part easier to play, to find the best key for a singer, or to create multiple parts in the same key but at different fingerboard positions. QuickCapo assumes the instument is a guitar tuned to the standard tuni…'
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[](#)  [ Home ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/)     [ Arts And Education ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/arts-and-education)     [ QuickChords ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/arts-and-education/quickchords)     [ QuickChords User Guide ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/arts-and-education/quickchords/quick-chords-user-guide)      QuickCapo    

This product has been released and is in active development.

QuickCapo finds the best capo fret and key for a given song. This can be used to make a part easier to play, to find the best key for a singer, or to create multiple parts in the same key but at different fingerboard positions.

> QuickCapo assumes the instument is a guitar tuned to the standard tuning (EADGBE).
> 
> #### Table of Contents
> 
> - [Capo Modes](#capo-modes)
>     - [EasyEasy chords do not require barres, stretches, or the pinky. They also use 4 or more strings](#easyeasy-chords-do-not-re)
>     - [Multiple Positions](#multiple-positions)
>     - [Transposing](#transposing)
> - [Usage](#usage)
> - [Chord Difficulty](#chord-difficulty)
>     - [Easy](#easy)
>     - [Medium](#medium)
>     - [Hard](#hard)
> - [Song Difficulty](#song-difficulty)

# Capo Modes

## EasyEasy chords do not require barres, stretches, or the pinky. They also use 4 or more strings

todo: update easy chord chart

```
A, AMaj7, A7, Amin, Amin7, Asus4, Asus2, Amin7sus, A7sus
B7, Bmin7
C, C7, CMaj7 
D, DMaj7, Dmin, D7, Dmin7, Dsus4, Dsus2, D7sus, Dmin7sus 
E, E7, Emin, Emin7, E7sus, Esus
FMay7, G, G7, Gsus 
```

## Multiple Positions

## Transposing

# Usage

1. Select a song
2. Open up QuickCapo
3. Select a capo action
4. Put your capo on the indicated fret
5. Select a position from the QuickCapo report and press the transpose action

# Chord Difficulty

## Easy

Easy chords do not require barres, stretches, or the pinky. They also use 4 or more strings

todo: update easy chord chart

```
A, AMaj7, A7, Amin, Amin7, Asus4, Asus2, Amin7sus, A7sus
B7, Bmin7
C, C7, CMaj7 
D, DMaj7, Dmin, D7, Dmin7, Dsus4, Dsus2, D7sus, Dmin7sus 
E, E7, Emin, Emin7, E7sus, Esus
FMay7, G, G7, Gsus 
```

## Medium

Medium chords require the pinky or a partial barre.

## Hard

Hard chords require a full barre or a stretch.

# Song Difficulty

Songs that do not have a capo position containing all easy chords are rated as Hard.

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