To use your capo, first choose which fret you are going to use the capo on. When learning new songs that require a capo, check which fret the capo belongs on. Guitar tabs and chord diagrams indicate where to apply the capo with a phrase like “capo on 2nd fret.” Make sure the capo...
And...Many of the songs you are learning like Cripple Creek are fiddle tunes, and most fiddle tunes are meant to be played in the key of A. To play in the key of A on the banjo you just put the capo on the 2nd fret and under the 7th fret spike on the 5th string...