Simplify chord fingerings for beginners and people with special needs... Playing even the most basic guitar chords is not something anybody can do on their first day. It takes weeks of practice, and involves frustration and sore fingers. With a partial capo you really can play good-sounding songs instantly. And the shapes and fingerings you'll use are not things you have to un-learn later as you get going.

If you sing with your guitar, you can find a world of fresh new chord voicings...

Imitate the sound of open tunings... The open-string droning sound of altered tunings has been a big part of guitar playing for centuries. If you have ever used different tunings (or wanted to) you can get much of the same sound without the hassle of re-tuning. The partial capo can make a lot of the same kinds of sounds. Almost any guitarist can benefit from having some more strings ringing out.

Create new, tuning-like effects... The world of partial-capo music is similar in its size and scope to the world of altered tunings, but it has some unique aspects of its own. The basic geometry of your chord shapes and scales is the same as standard tuning, (because you haven't changed the tuning!) but you get a lot of new sounds. And you can use a partial capo in any tuning to take it to another level.

Songwriters and composers can find new sounds...

Ever get the feeling that all the cool guitar chords have been used in songs already? With a partial capo, you can find a whole new supply of them. it's almost limitless.

Serious guitarists can do amazing new things... Want to create or arrange some totally new sounds for your guitar? Slap on a partial capo, and a whole new set of possibilities is yours. From fiddle tunes to Bach and blues, it opens doors you did not even know were there. Advanced guitar playing is an endless process of "running out of fingers," and a partial capo changes the rules of what is possible. There are over 11 million ways to partially capo a 14-fret guitar in each tuning, so the exploring is not done yet. Look at the math

Guitar teachers have a powerful new tool ... A partial capo allows a beginner to play chords right away, and it also allows novice players to explore the fingerboard and play up the neck like never before. The chords and scales you find up there are the same ones you'll use the rest of your life. A partial capo allows beginning fingerpickers to move melodies against chords much more easily. The capo can hold a chord while you focus totally on right-hand picking or strumming patterns.

Make your guitar sound more like open-tuned instruments like banjo & dulcimer