"I use acoustic guitarists least favorite (and most practical) closed position C chord--

7-6-4-4-4-X

With the pink on 7, ring on 6 and index barred across the three strings on the fourth fret--(you can take the pink and put it on the 7 fret of the high e to get your high notes)

This seemingly awkward position allows you to play two full octaves with only a slide down on the G string(no slide at all if you are playing a scale with a dominant 7 in it)-"

Playing the two octave major scale in this position (which isn't that all that hard, WyoWoman, compared to some chords I could mention) I found that it was easier to barre all but the low E string with my index finger, since there are scale notes on the first and fifth strings as well. I also found that to get that seventh note in a non-flattened-seventh scale I could just as well reach up on the D string as slide down on the G string.

Iceboy, are you really in Antarctica?

Marion