Lets do it question answer style:
What is meant by transposing down?
Down means lower in frequency which is up the fretboard.
So if I put a capo on the 1st fret what is the transposition that takes place?
You are going to transpose your chords down by half a step (half a tone ... semitone ... by a half note ... all same things).
So your F needs to be played like its transposed value of half a step .... E.
Why this knowledge is useful?
Say you want to play "Stand by me" as given here http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/ben_e_king/stand_by_me_crd.htm
Want to use a capo? simple Transpose two half steps to see how you would play it if you were to put a capo on 2nd fret.
Cool way to remember
Since you are moving the capo down the fretboard you are going to need to move the chord shapes up which means transposing down in frequency.
What is meant by transposing down?
Down means lower in frequency which is up the fretboard.
So if I put a capo on the 1st fret what is the transposition that takes place?
You are going to transpose your chords down by half a step (half a tone ... semitone ... by a half note ... all same things).
So your F needs to be played like its transposed value of half a step .... E.
Why this knowledge is useful?
Say you want to play "Stand by me" as given here http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/ben_e_king/stand_by_me_crd.htm
Want to use a capo? simple Transpose two half steps to see how you would play it if you were to put a capo on 2nd fret.
Cool way to remember
Since you are moving the capo down the fretboard you are going to need to move the chord shapes up which means transposing down in frequency.
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