And that helps sightreading here; your pinky is at the twelfth fret, where you already remember the note names from the open strings, and those are all natural notes. Meanwhile your third finger only plays less frequent sharps and flats on the eleventh fret. You'll also know the other notes, though with different fingers, from playing seventh position. The main peculiarity of this position is that the frequent high C is in a yellow zone, so watch out.
Find position IX “with ease” using “first finger E on third string”. On a classical guitar, the side of your hand will also be touching the body where it joins the neck. The double bar line below marks the 12th fret.
Scale 16. Minor thirds across position IX.
Scale 17. For Carmen.
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