Short Cut Capomany shane barnard songs (especially on the “rocks won’t cry” album) may be played using a cut capo a.k.a. partial capo a.k.a. foote capo a.k.a. short cut capo such as the one pictured below. a little history for this capo, billy foote wrote “you are my king” with the cut capo and showed it to chris tomlin in ‘98. inspired by chris tomlin’s use of the capo, mitch bohannon (of Bo’s Capos) encouraged the development of this new Kyser cut capo that is becoming popular in worship circles today. the fingering for many chords is easier with a cut capo, and you can get different chord “voicings”.
how the short cut capo worksthe capo is placed on the 2nd fret, using standard guitar tuning (EADGBE). a few chords to get you started:  Capo 1, Foote Capo 3 — key of F and Bb Capo 2, Foote Capo 4 — key of F# and B Capo 3, Foote Capo 5 — key of G and C Capo 4, Foote Capo 6 — key of Ab and C# Capo 5, Foote Capo 7 — key of A and D and etc. cut capo alternativesyou can get the same idea sometimes by putting your kyser capo on backwards, as if you are capoing the back of the neck of your guitar. you can use the back support of the capo to effectively capo the 3 strings. another thing you could try is to tune your guitar to drop-D (the low-E string to a lower-D) and use the kyser capo as a partial capo, capoing the bottom 4 strings (tab:222200). similar idea and chord voicings, but fingering is a bit different. of course, you can always make one the old fashioned way… introduce mr. standard kyser capo to mr. hacksaw. next thing you know, you will have a short cut capo! then you can use a utility knife to cut away the rubber to keep the low-E string open. buy the capo onlineyou can buy the capo online at Bo’s Capos (more instructions and chords also!)
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