A short instructional clip by Lauren Bateman explaining where to place a guitar capo for best sound: place the capo toward the middle-to-front of the fret (preferably just behind the fret) to increase pressure on the strings and avoid buzzing. The tip draws an analogy to fingertip placement—closer to the front of the fret is easier to press.
I got this cool thing called a capo, and it's a great way to change the key of a guitar. But a lot of students ask me, lauren, where exactly do I put this capo? So what you want to do, whether you got a spring action one or a rolly one, you want to put it towards the middle to the front of the fret. I like to put mine very close to the front of the fret, just behind the fret. This way I get a lot of pressure on the strings. Remember, it's much easier to press the strings the closer you are to the front of the fret with your fingertips. The same with the capo. So aim forward the middle to the front of the fret, and your capo will sound really great on your guitar.
