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=== Stretches and Compact Chords ===
The higher up the fretboard you go, the smaller the frets. This makes stretches eaiser. It can make certain chord shapes playable/eaisier. Conversely, chords that use compact finger groupings may be more difficult to play on smaller frets. Shifting position towards the nut can help ease their fingering.
== C and G Major Scales in 5th Position ==
e-------------------------------------5--7--8--7--5------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------5--6--8-----------------8--6--5----------------------------------------
g----------------------5--7-----------------------------------7--5----------------------------------
d-------------5--7--9-----------------------------------------------9--7--5-------------------------
a----5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------------------8--7--5----------------
e-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--7--5--7--8-
C Major
e--------------------------5--7--8-----------------------------------------------
b-----------------5--7--8-----------8--7--5--------------------------------------
g-----------5--7-----------------------------7--5--------------------------------
d--5--7--9-----------------------------------------9--7--5-----------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------9--7--5--------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------8--7--5-\3--
G Major
|x|-|x|r|-|
|x|x|-|x|-|
|r|-|x|-|-|
|x|-|x|-|x|
|x|-|x|x|-|
|x|-|x|r|-|
C Major
|x|-|x|x|-|
|x|-|x|r|-|
|x|-|x|-|-|
|r|-|x|-|x|
|x|-|x|-|x|
|x|-|x|r|-|
G Major