Capo question


Paramedic102
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Paramedic102
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08/22/2014 10:48 pm
I'm working on playing "Stand by me" by Ben E King.

It uses a drop D tuning. The music sheet says partial capo second fret. The music sheet then says to tune guitar as indicated and place capo 2 fret so that it covers all but the first string. Capo fret is "0" and open first string is "-2" in tab.

Question.
Do I play the first string as normal due to no capo on first string. Or is the second fret where I begin counting my frets from on the first string? For example when the notation says 10th fret on first string. Do I play the actual tenth fret or the 12th fret?
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