Guitar Capo Chart
See what happens to the key when you place a capo on the guitar. Choose flats or sharps, select a row, and see what happens to the key.
Pick key on the left, fret number (for capo) on the right.
| Key | No capo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb |
| Db | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B |
| D | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C |
| Eb | Eb | E | F | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | Db |
| E | E | F | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | Db | D |
| F | F | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb |
| Gb | Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb | E |
| G | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb | E | F |
| Ab | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb |
| A | A | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G |
| Bb | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G | Ab |
| B | B | C | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G | Ab | A |
How to use this guitar capo chart
Find the key on the left column. On the top, look at the fret number where your capo sits.
For example, a G shape with capo 2 sounds as A. A C shape with capo 2 sounds as D. This also works for chords- an Am shape with capo 3 sounds as Cm. The capo raises the pitch, but it does not change the chord quality: major remains major, minor remains minor, and seventh chords remain seventh chords.
Shape versus sounding chord
The shape is chord shape your are playing. Sounding chord is what you hear. When somebody asks you what chord you're playing, you say the sounding chord. Or you say this shape with capo on X fret.
Want a longer explanation, read our complete guitar capo chart guide.
Related guitar tools
Use Circle of Fifths to compare related keys and diatonic chords, or open Guitar Scale Finder to see the notes that fit a key.