Subject: RE: another first - F#
From: Don Firth - PM
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 04:04 PM

"Common knowledge to some guitarists, but you can also use a capo to transpose down:    easily done. To play in Bb, just capo on the 2nd fret and play as if in A. Or the 3rd fret and play as if in G."

What I meant was, transposing while retaining the voicings. This is important with Renaissance lute songs, which have polyphonic accompaniments. It woudld, of course, be easy to transpose the harmonies alone, but the notes won't be on the same strings. They also tend to use lots of open strings. A possible solution would be to tune the whole guitar down, but a better one for me would be to find someone with a good voice and accompany him or her.