Capo (disambiguation)
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A capo
is a device that is attached to the fret
s of a string instrument
to raise the pitch
of each string.
It may also refer to:
Capo
A capo is a device used on the neck of a stringed instrument to shorten the playable length of the strings, hence raising the pitch. It is frequently used on guitars, mandolins, and banjos. G.B...
is a device that is attached to the fret
Fret
A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck. On most modern western instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard...
s of a string instrument
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
to raise the pitch
Pitch (music)
Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...
of each string.
It may also refer to:
General
- Capo, short for CaporegimeCaporegimeA caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...
, a captain in the Mafia. - Capo di tutti capiCapo di tutti capiCapo di tutti capi or capo dei capi is Italian for "boss of all bosses" or "boss of bosses". It is a phrase used mainly by the media, public and the law enforcement community to indicate a supremely powerful crime boss in the Sicilian or American Mafia who holds great influence over the whole...
, Italian for "Boss of all bosses", a phrase used in the Italian and American Cosa Nostra (Mafia). - Harkonnen Capo ChairHarkonnen Capo ChairThe Harkonnen Capo Chair is one of H. R. Giger's furniture designs. It is manufactured by hand chiefly out of aluminium or black fiberglass and made to resemble a human skeleton...
, one of H. R. Giger's furniture designs. - CannondaleCannondale Bicycle CorporationThe Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, is an American bicycle manufacturer, headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut with manufacturing and assembly facilities in Taichung, Taiwan...
Capo, a model of single-speed bicycleSingle-speed bicycleA single-speed bicycle is a type of bicycle with a single gear ratio. These bicycles are without derailleur gears, hub gearing or other methods for varying the gear ratio of the bicycle....
. - CAPO, an abbreviation for the Capital Police in Jin-RohJin-Rohis a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos saga manga, Ken-Roh Densetsu, after The Red Spectacles released in 1987 and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops released in 1991 in Japanese theaters.The film takes place in...
. - Capo (album)Capo (album)-Chart positions:...
, a 2011 album by American rapper Jim Jones.
People
- Capó (singer)Capo (singer)Pedro Capó is a musician from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and grandson of singer Bobby Capó.Pedro picked up the guitar at an early age and quickly demonstrated great virtue with the strings, even becoming the main voice of the group Marka Registrada.Currently Pedro resides in New York, where he has ...
, singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico - Anthony CapoAnthony CapoAnthony "Tony" Capo is a hitman in the DeCavalcante crime family who became a government witness.- Made Man :A resident of South Beach, Staten Island, Capo became an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family during the early 1980s under powerful Elizabeth, New Jersey faction leader Giovanni...
, Italian-American mobster - Fran CapoFran CapoFran Capo is a motivational speaker, adventurer, comedian, voice-over artist, 15-time author and holder of 5 world records.Fran Capo was born in Greenwich Village in New York City...
, motivational speaker, adventurer, comedian, voice-over artist, and writer - Rene CapoRene CapoRene Capo was a judoka from the United States who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Capo immigrated to the United States from Cuba as a young boy. Though he won several judo championships in high school, Capo took a four year break from the sport to attend the...
, Cuban-American judoka - Jim Jones (rapper)Jim Jones (rapper)Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records...
, goes by the nickname CapoCaporegimeA caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...
in addition to Jim Jones
Places
- Acquarica del CapoAcquarica del CapoAcquarica del Capo is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, south-eastern Italy.-Main sights:*Medieval castle, built in the 14th century by Giovanni Antonio Orsini Del Balzo.*Church of San Carlo Borromeo...
, a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. - Capistrano Valley High SchoolCapistrano valley high schoolCapistrano Valley High School is a public high school at the southern border of Mission Viejo, California that belongs to the Capistrano Unified School District. It is set on a hilltop overlooking the I-5 freeway corridor and Saddleback Mountain. It is located on Via Escolar, off the Avery exit of...
, commonly known as Capo. - Capo d'OrlandoCapo d'OrlandoCapo d'Orlando is a comune in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy and is considered the capital of comprensorio dei Nebrodi. Well-known as a vivacious, active, touristic and commercial center, Capo d'Orlando is also the birthplace of the poet Lucio Piccolo, cousin of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa...
, a comune in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. - Capo di PonteCapo di PonteCapo di Ponte is an Italian comune of 2.483 abitanti in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:...
, a commune in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. - Capo Sandalo LighthouseCapo Sandalo LighthouseThe Capo Sandalo Lighthouse is prominent lighthouse on the westernmost point of San Pietro Island marking the southwestern corner of Sardinia, Italy. The original stone tower was built in 1864. It is an active aid to marine and aeronautical navigation...
, a prominent lighthouse on the westernmost point of San Pietro Island marking the southwestern corner of Sardinia, Italy. - Capo VaticanoCapo VaticanoCapo Vaticano is a wide bathing place in the Municipality of Ricadi in Calabria, Italy. The 'Cape' is formed by a particular white-gray granite, which is examined worldwide for its geologic characteristics.-Geography:...
, a wide bathing place of the Municipality of Ricadi in Calabria, Italy.