CUT CAPO
CREATING A MUSICAL DOBERGE | Mitch Bohannon
If you head down to New Orleans, you’ll This is where capos and strings can work out my video to see the difference and what
most probably find a doberge cake on many magic. Use my transposing chart (below) not playing Nashville Tuning can add to your tracks
restaurant menus. The doberge is a multi-layer to change keys, but to play the same key in whether recording or live.
cake… think six thin layers of cake, pudding, a different position. For instance, for the key and icing goodness. All of the layers work of “E,” an option would be to play at capo 4 Adding either a full capo or the cut capo to
together to create a rich, delightful treat. Now “C-shapes” or at capo 7, play “A-shapes.” Try Nashville Tuning just widens the spectrum on
that you have the picture in your head and your one track playing diamonds (strumming whole the list of options. In the video, I took the song
stomach is growling, transfer that idea to your notes) and then another track in a different capo “Leave It All” from Iron Bell Music and added
guitar playing. position strumming a basic straight quarter a rhythm track with a full capo on fret 5 and
or eighth-note pattern. Adding a fingerpicking a cut capo on fret 7. When I lead this song,
Most all of us lead or want to lead worship track would be another great layer to fill in on I’m normally playing with a cut capo on fret 2.
with tracks to fill out the sound and add more top of your live rhythm. Remember, it’s always I already had a basic organ to use as a pad for
to the live presentation than we normally can easy in the DAW to fade in and fade out each this track. Finally, I changed a guitar to Nashville
have on any given Sunday. There are some layer to change the dynamics of a song. Tuning and added a light track to highlight the
excellent options to purchase professionally
other rhythm guitar track. To use this playing
recorded tracks, but this can get expensive if That covers capos, but what about strings? live, I would play on standard tuning with the
you expect to have tracks for every song you I’ve mentioned these before some years back. cut capo on fret 2.
lead. If you could spend some of your practice Still, many guitar players are not familiar with time actually recording what you’re playing and Nashville Tuning (also called “High Strung”). You will quickly learn by trial and error what it
then work on a different guitar part, you can You can create your own string combination by takes to make a song too muddy and what
actually accompany yourself in a multi-layered, purchasing individual strings or simply buy the it takes to really enhance and fill out a song.
doberge style. But what should you play? EJ38H set from D’Addario which is a .010-.027 Dynamics is something to pay special attention
set (.010, .014, .009, .012, .018, .027). Check to… when to play, or when to not play, that is
the question.
Mitch Bohannon
Mitch Bohannon and his wife, Noelle have been
married for over 27 years with three adult kids. Mitch
developed the Short-Cut capo for Kyser and is a
teacher/coach in Louisiana
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August 2019
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