Classical guitar fretboard positions

1. What are positions in classical guitar?
2. Do classical guitars have low action?
3. How do classical guitarists hold their guitar?
4. What is 5th position on guitar?

What are positions in classical guitar?

A position is way of expressing where fretting fingers are placed in relation to frets. In first position, for example, the first finger corresponds with fret one, the second finger with fret two, the third finger with fret three and the fourth finger with fret four.

Do classical guitars have low action?

Classical guitars have higher action than steel-string guitars. Nylon strings are under lower tension and vibrate in a wider arc, so they need that extra space to do their thing. ... Also, the spacing between the strings is wider on a classical guitar, partly to account for the greater amplitude.

How do classical guitarists hold their guitar?

Professional classical guitarists sit differently from other guitarists in that they hold the guitar on the left leg instead of on the right one. ... In this position, you rest the guitar's treble side (the side closer to the higher-pitched strings) on the left leg, with the back of the instrument against your abdomen.

What is 5th position on guitar?

A position gets its name from the fret that your first finger plays. So, if you're playing in fifth position, for example, your first finger plays the fifth fret, your second finger plays the sixth fret, your third finger plays the seventh fret, and your fourth finger plays the eighth fret.