See also: capo tasto

English edit

 
Three capos, second attached

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Etymology edit

From Italian capotasto, from capo (head) + tasto (fret).

Noun edit

capotasto (plural capotastos)

  1. (music) A device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the strings and thus allow upward transposition without altered fingering

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

From capo- +‎ tasto.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.poˈta.sto/
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧tà‧sto

Noun edit

capotasto m (plural capotasti or (less common) capitasti)

  1. (music) capotasto