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The 3rd position

The 3rd position

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The 3rd position

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- Alright, so now let's check out third position. So all we need to do is just shift our index finger up to the third fret and our hand is now a sign so that the index is at the third fret, middle finger's at the fourth fret, ring finger's at the fifth, and the pinky's at the sixth. And this allows you to play certain new notes such as the C up here at the fifth fret of the G string. such as the C up here at the fifth fret of the G string. (plays guitar) And that also gives us a new note of the standard notation. And that also gives us a new note of the standard notation. It's the first leger line above the staff. And also, And also, it allows you to play all these other notes at the fifth fret. (plays guitar) That you would otherwise play as open strings. So let's go through a few of those notes. Open G is obviously played here. (plays guitar) But you can play that note on the fifth fret of the D string as well. (plays guitar) The open D string is here, but you can play that same…

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