CHAPTER 5

5th String Performance Positions

Boy, if you thought that the 6th string performance positions

were fun, wait till you check out the 5th string versions.... Same
idea, different string roots, and of course different shapes! Now
you’ll be lethal in two parts of the neck! You’re more than half
way there!

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5th String Performance Positions for Minor Sounds

5
6
7

2
3 4

7 R
Scale 4 5
6

R 2
3

5
6
7

5
7

3 4

7 R
Pentatonic 4 5

R
3

5
7

3

R
Arpeggio 5

R
3

Notes on the 5th String

A String B C D E F G A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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5th String Performance Positions for Major Sounds

5 6 7

2 3 4

6 7 R
Scale 3 4 5

7 R 2

4 5 6

5 6

2 3

6 R
Pentatonic 3 5

R 2

5 6

R
Arpeggio 3 5

Notes on the 5th String

A String B C D E F G A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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Practicing Performance Positions

Now that you have both 6th- and 5th-string performance positions
under your fingers, let’s look at a video showing you how to practice
them.

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Marc Schonbrun