Originally Posted by: dxpiper...so mostly i am interested in the finger position i should use as an absoloute beginner.....can you direct an answer to that? thanks

also...the finger position behind the raised fret acts then like the tuning post....holding the string taut and then the raised fret acts as a "temporary" nut........is this a correct analogy?

It generally takes less pressure to fret the note the closer you are to the fret, but the difference isn't huge, so just go with what's combfortable. I guess where this is most important is barre chords; it will be noticeably easier with your finger closer to the fret.

And yer analogy is correct. One thing I'll mention though is using too much pressure on the string will cause it to go sharp, like pushing down on an open string behind the nut (and of course too little and it buzzes).