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158 Part III: Beyond the Basics: Playing Like a Pro TEAM LinG
Figure 9-1:
The left
hand is
ready to
play in fifth
position.
Playing in fifth position means that you use one finger per fret, from the fifth
fret to the eighth fret:
Your first finger plays all fifth-fret notes.
Your second finger plays the notes on the sixth fret.
Your third finger plays the notes on the seventh fret.
Your fourth finger plays notes that occur on the eighth fret.
Playing in a given position means you play all the notes within a four-fret
span, the lowest being the fret number that defines the position’s name. So
playing in fifth position means that you don’t play any notes below the fifth
fret or any notes higher than the eighth fret.
Easing Into Position: Moving the
Pentatonic Up and Down
Your first journey into position playing enlists the minor pentatonic scale
(for more on the minor pentatonic scale, see Chapter 8). The most important