The Future is Here

This program is completely amazing. Ive been waiting for something like this for decades. But dont walk into this purchase without a full understanding of what Capo IS and IS NOT capable of doing.

Is Capo going to spit out complete sheet music or tablature for your favorite Dream Theater song or Bach minuet? No. Is the output going to be 100% note-for-note accurate? Of course not! But for $30, you cant expect it to do those things, either! Reality check: If software like that existed, the $350,000,000 US sheet music industry would crumble and die...and I doubt the major players in that industry are going to let that revenue go away easily.

Capo WILL give you a solid method for determining the chords for just about any popular song. And it does this well with a VERY simple interface. Single note stuff: not so much. But chords: absolutely brilliant!

I play in a few cover bands, and before Capo there were three options for acquiring charts:

Option 1: Purchase published sheet music (STUPID expensive...if you can even find the tune you want)
Option 2: Use internet tab sites (chock full of user-submitted and generally TERRIBLE charts)
Option 3: Figure it out yourself and hope you get the chords right. (This skill comes with time, but it can be very difficult for some people to learn.)

Capo has not only helped me to up my game in a BIG way by suggesting chords based on the voicings it hears within the tune, but it is also helping me learn more about complementary chord structures. (Which can help immensely with option #3!) And I cant even FATHOM the logic happening under the covers here. 4 stars because the interface isnt always completely intuitive. (Would give 4.5 stars if I could!) But this software is absolutely incredible.

Heres the bottom line:
If you want note-perfect results, head over to musicnotes.com (and prepare to pay $5+ per SONG).
If you want to roll the dice and hope that hellmasterguitargod69 got it right, check out ultimateguitar.com (fair warning: the odds arent in your favor).
But if you want a piece of software that will not only help you determine the more obscure chords in most tunes but also provide validation that the chord choices youve made on your own are correct, then Capo is worth EVERY PENNY. Keep up the good work, developers!

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