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→C and G Major Scales in 5th Position
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.
== Chords and Position ==
I feel like chords should never be strictly tied to position. You will end up using awkward/difficult fingerings, smaller voicings (3 string chords), or even incomplete chords (missing one of the component notes). That said, you shouldn't always gravitate towards open position if you need to play chords. And you probably want to avoid using the same barre chord shape for 2 sequential chords if they are far apart on the fretboard. Shifting position 1-3 frets up or down should be quite enough to voice most chords nicely.
{|
|+ Good/Bad Chord Examples
! Poor Voicing !! Large Shift !! Good!
|-
|
V I
e--7---5--
b--5---5--
g------6--
d--6---7--
a--7---7--
e------5--
Strict 5th Position
|
V I
e--12--5--
b--12--5--
g--13--6--
d--14--7--
a--14--7--
e--12--5--
|
V I
e--4---5--
b--5---5--
g--4---6--
d--6---7--
a--7---7--
e------5--
|}