What’s this guy trying to tell me?
The lower case a’s and e’s and the h are throwing me on this song, y’all.
I think the guy who worked out these chords is Dutch and maybe they have a different way of notation. I get that the song’s in C, and I have no trouble with the major chords, but I’m just confused and could use a little help and explanation as to the rest.
Minor chords, maybe?
Thanks
Q
He says h = B minor, but I’m not sure about the rest of it.
Capital letters are traditionally used to denote major chords. Lowercase letters are used to denote minor chords. In Germanic notation, H represents B major, h represents B minor, B represents B-flat major, and b represents B-flat minor.
Pulykamell is correct.
However, I would search around for a better tab:
This one is in G and capo’s up 5 frets, why not use chords in C, (the original key) and no capo?
The spacing is messed up: all the chords that are NOT in blue are squashed together.
the a’s (a minor) should be c’s (c minor)
K364 , thank you.
About the capo: I set my capo at 5 frets too. It makes it more comfortable to sing. Hopefully, as I get better with my singing, I will be able to play that song and others and not have to use it.
Another thing: I have mild rheumatoid arthritis, and need keep the chord positions as simple possible to facilitate changing from one to another. For example, G to D7 is no problem. G to C isn’t as smooth a change (but I’m gettin’ there 
).
On some songs, that site offers a transposition engine, but on this one it doesn’t.
Appreciate all the help, guys.
Q
I haven’t tried any of these, but here are a bunch of other chord listings for the song; see if any of those sound right.
I’m a modestly accomplished guitarist, and I use a capo all the time. Since different changes lay differently on the fretboard, one often finds the right way to finger something, then uses the capo to put it in the right range for singing. It’s not cheating, it’s part of the instrument!
Try playing the G with your little finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Put 2nd and 3rd fingers on the low A (2nd fret) and E (3rd fret) respectively. To change to C, just move 2 & 3 up a string (now they’re on D & A)–same frets. Slam your 1st finger down on the B string at the 1st fret. Much simpler than twisting your whole hand around, which I expect is what you’re doing (since that’s how they show those chords in the books).
Jeepers that would be easier if I could show you, wouldn’t it? 
You could also cheat with most songs and sub a Cadd9 (or Cadd2 if you prefer to call it that) in for a C, making the change (frets from low to high):
320033 to 032033
The Cadd9 has a bit of a country/poppy/folky feel to it rather than a rock/bluesy feel. It’ll work fine for a song like Kokomo.
Here’s a great little website that you can copy+paste the song into and change the key. (You’ll want to rename the chords into american standard names after you paste).
Thanks for the alternative chordings, guys. I was beginning to think I’d have to go to “Richie Havens” mode!
Also, that transpoition engine was a big help on changing from the song from the links form C to D.
Thanks
Q