04-09-2025, 09:21 PM
Many of our hymnal arrangements have half-step key changes. We usually have multiple guitars, and they often select different capo settings. Some of our guitarists also like to re-voice mid-song at times, e.g. for a final chorus or something. Changing the capo setting using the dialog is nowhere near as fast as a smart button, and painful experience has taught me that having multiple “custom” versions of arrangements leads to confusion.
How this would work: I have an arrangement that is in B major with a key change to C major for the last verse & chorus. The bass player just uses the ChordPro as-is. One guitarist wants to play in G (capo 4-5), another wants to play in A and change to C (capo 2-0). Each player can use the smart button for a quick one-tap custom capo change, giving them more time to move their capo and keep playing.
This is no more “exotic” than any of the other smart button actions; in fact, it’s exactly the kind of thing smart buttons are for.
How this would work: I have an arrangement that is in B major with a key change to C major for the last verse & chorus. The bass player just uses the ChordPro as-is. One guitarist wants to play in G (capo 4-5), another wants to play in A and change to C (capo 2-0). Each player can use the smart button for a quick one-tap custom capo change, giving them more time to move their capo and keep playing.
This is no more “exotic” than any of the other smart button actions; in fact, it’s exactly the kind of thing smart buttons are for.