Position 1

E------------------------------------------4-5-7-8--
B------------------------------------5-7-8----------
G--------------------------4-5-6-7-8----------------
D------------------4-5-6-7--------------------------
A----------4-5-6-7----------------------------------
E--4-5-7-8------------------------------------------

E--8-7-5-4------------------------------------------
B----------8-7-5------------------------------------
G----------------8-7-6-5-4--------------------------
D--------------------------7-6-5-4------------------
A----------------------------------7-6-5-4----------
E------------------------------------------8-7-5-4--

Position 2

E-----------------------------------------------7-8-9-10--
B--------------------------------------7-8-9-10-----------
G------------------------------6-7-8-9--------------------
D---------------------6-7-9-10----------------------------
A--------------7-9-10-------------------------------------
E--7-8-9-10-11--------------------------------------------

E--10-9-8-7-----------------------------------------------
B-----------10-9-8-7--------------------------------------
G--------------------9-8-7-6------------------------------
D----------------------------10-9-7-6---------------------
A-------------------------------------10-9-7--------------
E--------------------------------------------11-10-9-8-7--

Position 3

E-----------------------------------------------7-8-9-10-11--
B--------------------------------------7-8-9-10--------------
G------------------------------6-7-8-9-----------------------
D---------------------6-7-9-10-------------------------------
A--------------7-9-10----------------------------------------
E--7-8-9-10-11-----------------------------------------------

E--11-10-9-8-7-----------------------------------------------
B--------------10-9-8-7--------------------------------------
G-----------------------9-8-7-6------------------------------
D-------------------------------10-9-7-6---------------------
A----------------------------------------10-9-7--------------
E-----------------------------------------------11-10-9-8-7--

Position 4

E--------------------------------------------------------------12-14-15--
B-----------------------------------------------12-13-14-15-16-----------
G-----------------------------------11-12-13-14--------------------------
D-----------------------11-12-13-14--------------------------------------
A-----------11-12-14-15--------------------------------------------------
E--12-14-15--------------------------------------------------------------

E--15-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------16-15-14-13-12-----------------------------------------------
G--------------------------14-13-12-11-----------------------------------
D--------------------------------------14-13-12-11-----------------------
A--------------------------------------------------15-14-12-11-----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------15-14-12--

Position 5

E------------------------------------------2-3-4-5--
B----------------------------------2-3-4-5----------
G----------------------------2-4-5------------------
D--------------------2-4-5-6------------------------
A----------2-3-4-5-6--------------------------------
E--2-3-4-5------------------------------------------

E--5-4-3-2------------------------------------------
B----------5-4-3-2----------------------------------
G------------------5-4-2----------------------------
D------------------------6-5-4-2--------------------
A--------------------------------6-5-4-3-2----------
E------------------------------------------5-4-3-2--
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