Guitar played with a capo, transposing the open strings to a higher pitch
The 'Capo' tag peaks in 1965: 6 of its 9 tagged songs come from that single year.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | 1965 | Help! | John | Capo on Lennon's acoustic |
| 2 | It's Only Love | 1965 | Help! | John | During the basic-track session, John Lennon and George Harrison each used a capo on their acoustic guitars (Framus Hootenanny 12-string and 6-strin… |
| 3 | We Can Work It Out | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul, John | John's acoustic capo'd to play in D |
| 4 | If I Needed Someone | 1965 | Rubber Soul | George | Capo at 7th fret; D shapes sounding in A |
| 5 | Girl | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Bouzouki-like high-fret position |
| 6 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | 2nd fret; song sounds in E from D shapes |
| 7 | And Your Bird Can Sing | 1966 | Revolver | John | For the 26 April 1966 remake the guitarists shifted the song up two semitones from the discarded D-major first version into E major by playing D-sh… |
| 8 | Julia | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 2nd fret, key of C shapes sounding in D |
| 9 | Here Comes the Sun | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | 7th fret, D-shapes sounding in A |
Capo on Lennon's acoustic
During the basic-track session, John Lennon and George Harrison each used a capo on their acoustic guitars (Framus Hootenanny 12-string and 6-strin…
John's acoustic capo'd to play in D
Capo at 7th fret; D shapes sounding in A
Bouzouki-like high-fret position
2nd fret; song sounds in E from D shapes
For the 26 April 1966 remake the guitarists shifted the song up two semitones from the discarded D-major first version into E major by playing D-sh…
2nd fret, key of C shapes sounding in D
7th fret, D-shapes sounding in A
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