Originally Posted by: froggy62One of the tabs I saw for THe bBeatles here comes the Sun said to use a capo on the 7th fret, I would like to know in any case what is the benifit to a capo to a begginer.??

The benefits of using a capo (beginner or pro) is that you can get the sound of open chords/open strings in any key. The immediate benefits of a capo for a beginner is that you only have to know a few basic chords (you don't have to know barre chords) and still be able to play in any key.