[Numbering the Five Positions VAT Question 1: Have you noticed that no matter what key you are in, every note of that Key is available in each position and that some notes are repeated? ‘This means that no matter where you are on the neck, your left hand is covering all the modes and chords of a key all at oncel Check out the fingerboard charts on pages 144-146. Question 2: ‘Are you aware that each of the five positions has a specific shape and that the positions overlap one another by two frets? ‘The fingerboard charts below show the specific shape for each of the five positions. The arrange- ment of the charts shows that the notes played on the last two frets of one position are the same as those played on the first two frets of the next position. These charts show an exploded Position 7-1 view of the key of G (Ft) major. Ist finger 2 Moving around the neck in No shifts, any key is now a simple mat- ter of shifting a few frets up or down the finger- Position 2 board. Turn back to Istfinger £@ ° ° page 144 (key of C) 1 shift and page 145 © (key of BP) for a look at those keys Position 3-4 Ast finger ° Even No shifts though some keys use open Position 5 strings, the 2nd finger shape of the No shifts position remains the same. Compare position 5 on this tate page with position 5 on oo . the bottom of page 145 Jet fin s (key of BP). Then compare postion 2 on this page with positon 2, key of Eh, on page P96: Compare any of We postions that share the same number and you'll se that all the 7-1 positions have the same shape as do al ofthe 2, 84,5 and 6 postions. Cool, huh?