Used in a Sentence

capo

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for capo.

Editorial note

However, Capo is a 1.0 product, and I need to build Capo's reputation, and a large following of users.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of capo gathered in one view.

noun

A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

noun

A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.

noun

A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capo.

noun

A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

noun

A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.

noun

A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

However, Capo is a 1.0 product, and I need to build Capo's reputation, and a large following of users.

2

We use Capo for all our projects, ranging from static sites to jekyll to sinatra, rack and rails apps.

3

One feature that might be nice would be to allow for transposing or denoting that a capo should be used.

4

Why don't they firebomb every drug plantation and capo hacienda in L Latin America?

5

Bar chords are awesome, piano players would kill to have a movable shape that makes transcription trivial (they'd also kill for a capo).

6

Otherwise, the farmer who sells a hog to the butcher that sells sliced ham to the mafia capo's wife also shares the taint.

7

Many of the customers I've shown Capo to have never even known that time-pitch correction was possible, for instance.

8

For $50 (as of July 1), Capo _will_ help you play better, and using it regularly will make you a better overall musician.

9

You don't have to visit deep menus, fancy settings panels, or anything out of the way to accomplish the main task which Capo does very well.

10

Now, why do I think someone would choose Capo over the other tools?

11

That just makes you sound as bad as capo.

12

I picked up Capo while it was in beta for $9.

Quote examples

1

Most people don't think b.substring(1) natively any more than a musician would think "Da Capo al Coda".

2

Music is in Italian, a language I don't speak, but I have no trouble understanding "da capo a la fine", though I might be confused if it saw it anywhere other than a score.

3

For some examples, you can play "Free Fallin'", "Bad Moon Rising", and a bunch of other songs with a capo and just A, D, and G chords.

4

The site claims these bibs are designed for "exceptional fit and performance" but I suspect you will have to provide more justification to persuade people to buy these instead of Rapha/Assos/Capo, the current kings of endurance bibs.

Proper noun examples

1

There's software now that claims to do it (Capo, Riffstation, Chordify), but they all fail miserably on non-trivial music.

2

And it does seem to have all of Capo's functions, except for the nifty waveform display.

3

Any one of these reasons would be a valid reason to choose Capo.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use capo in a sentence?

However, Capo is a 1.0 product, and I need to build Capo's reputation, and a large following of users.

What does capo mean?

A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

What part of speech is capo?

capo is commonly used as noun.