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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--
→C and G Major Scales in 5th Position
== C and G Major Scales in 5th Position ==
C Major
e-------------------------------------5--7--8--7--5------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------5--6--8-----------------8--6--5----------------------------------------
a----5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------------------8--7--5----------------
e-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--7--5--7--8-
p i r p i m/r p i r i m p i r p r i p m i r i p m/r i p r i p r i r p C Major D E F G A B C D E F G A B C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B A B C
G Major
e--------------------------5--7--8--7--5-----------------------------------------------
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--
i m p i r i r p i r p r i p r i r i p m i p m i p r i i
G A B C D E F G A B C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B A G
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Some people find those 9th fret stretches difficult. Notice for C Major, you can use the middle finger to fret the 7th fret, making it easier for the pinky to reach the 9th fret. Since this is the only stretch in C Major and we otherwise use the ring finger on the 7th fret, it may be simpler to use the ring finger. For G Major; however, we encounter numerous 5-7-9 or whole-whole patterns. I find it is easier to always use the middle finger for the 7th fret on these strings.
Some abandon the issue altogether and temporarily move to 4th position as follows:
C Major
e-------------------------------------5--7--8--
b---------------------------/5--6--8-----------
g------------------\4--5--7--------------------
d-------------5--7-----------------------------
a----5--7--8-----------------------------------
e-8--------------------------------------------
p i r p i r i m p i m p i r p
C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C
Personally, I find it's a bit weak to shift positions on just 1 string to avoid a whole-whole stretch, and it causes more trouble than it's worth. Consider ascending in groups of 3:
b----------------------------------5-----5--6-
g----------------5-----5--7--5--7-----7-------
d-5--7--9--7--9-----9-------------------------
i m p m p i p i r i r i r i m
b---------------------------------/5-----5--6-
g------\4-----4--5--4--5--7--5--7-----7-------
d-5--7-----7----------------------------------
i r i p i m i m p m p i r i m
In the second example, it's a bit easier to get lost as that 1 fret shift now changes which fingers you use for what frets, not just on the G string, but also the neighboring strings. The D and G string 7th frets are sometimes fingered with the ring finger, sometimes with the pinky, depending on where you are in the lick. If you try to shift every time you touch the G string, you end up shifting too much for melodies that quickly alternate between D and G or G and B strings.