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Does the capo change the fret numbers in tabs?

I'm not used to reading tabs with a capo and I was wondering if there was a capo on the third fret of a guitar, then does that make the fifth fret the seventh fret now? Or is it still the fifth fret from the nut of the guitar?

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    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    try both fret placings and the one that sounds right will give you your answer

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