I practice for stretches and teach my students to do the following. using only the pinky and index finger
E--4-------------
A----7-----------
D------4---------
G--------7-------
B----------4-----
E------------7---
The biggest thing with long reaches is that good hand position helps tremendously. If you're thumb is above the neck you'll have a much harder time with long reaches as opposed to if you have your thumb in a good position behind the neck, almost in the exact center
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