Re: capo and singing
I learned something recently about my own voice. I always believed I was a baritone, and I probably am if I sing in my normal comfortable range. In bluegrass songs, this usually means I can sing in the key of G, and I can usually pull off even a tenor part in G. About 6 months ago I called a song at a jam, figuring I could sing it best in G, and one of the guys suggested I try it in B, and to me surprise, I could actually sing it much better in B. This song was "Think of What You've Done" by the Stanley Brothers. Get this - I can't sing Bill Monroe's "White House Blues" in B - it's way too high. I need that one in G but "Think of What You've Done" is very comfortable for me in B. The only answer is that the particular range varies within keys, and some times, depending on the lowest and highest notes you'll have to sing, going up can be better than going down, as you found out.
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