Are My Hands Too Big Or Too Small To Play Guitar?

Have you ever thought to yourself as a guitarist, "I wish my hands were just... different"? Well, you're not alone. When it comes to playing the guitar, it seems like having the perfect hand size would make a world of difference, right?
The truth is, that the guitar is designed with every hand size in mind. But there are some trade-offs. If you have big hands, it might be easier to make bar chords but harder to play single notes. Whereas for someone with small hands the opposite may be true.
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[@NateLethal]

For me I never wished for bigger hands, but I do wish my fingers were longer! lol

[@jacksonbrennan521]

@@alexioschaffan I’m not trying to brag in any way, but I can confirm that Long ass fingers are so handy for playing guitar (no pun intended) on some riffs my guitar teacher will need to use his index and pinky finger, but I just use my index and ring finger. But keep in mind my fingers are super skinny

[@ScottDreyfus]

I’m always struggling with D Major. My hands are huge and have been broken every which way but lose. When I try to spread the gap my arthritic hand causes all my previous broken fingers to point in the same spot instead of actually spreading out.

[@slovak4life1991]

My biggest issue is muting the strings. My fingers just don’t seem to want to bend correctly and one of my fingers always touches more than 1 string and mutes the one below. It’s infuriating and doesn’t get resolved no matter how hard I try.

[@preciousannecantaros6038]

Sameeeee. I always get frustrated when I mute open strings especially when I'm finger picking.

[@flyguyty33]

Have you tried a wider neck guitar? I’m dealing with the same issue and found wider neck (at the nut) has helped.

[@Shreyy17]

I've joined guitar classes. My sir has told me to learn the chords of C , G Major and A Minor.. idk how it happened in the class, but now I've been trying at home and it just isn't happening as I'm muting the other string.. it sucks maan

[@ZTRCTGuy]

@@flyguyty33 A wider neck? so you need to reach even further to get to the lower strings? One problem created another. That wont help. I'm pretty sure.

[@flyguyty33]

@@ZTRCTGuy yes, wider string spacing more specifically. Some peoples fingertips are larger and that is the only solution, while others just learned improperly hand and finger positions, in which both are easily fixed with wider string spacing. I’ve seen different people discuss this and is 💯 a fix for this issue. And the reach you’re talking about on lower strings isn’t an issue at all for me so I can’t relate to that. Though maybe for some who already have that issue, it may make it worse but I would assume only because they have small hands, which would more than likely suggest smaller fingertips. I’m sure there are many out there with short, fat hands and fingers though, so what you said may be an issue for them.

[@TheKevinGeee]

I have a wide palm but short fingers, so I easily gave up learning when I had troublesome encounters with bars and B's when I was younger. I tried again years after and I just decided to grind and enjoy the pain. Its definitely a harder path compared to others but you'll still get there.

[@HollowDesert]

Same here, I only know a few people with bigger palms than me, but my middle finger is only like 2.5 inches long, therefore my hands are smaller than at least 75% of guys a meet and like 25% of girls.

[@pronubcentral]

That would be me. Don't have big hands but my hands are more palm than finger and so there's a lot of muting of the unwound strings when I reach my fingers up to hit the lower notes.

[@rvd5082]

Same here

[@Donnybrook10]

SRV had huge hands and we know he could play. That being said, I started learning on a Yamaha Acoustic guitar. The strings are very close together and there was literally no way for me to fret one single inner string without touching an adjacent string. There was literally no way to stop this. I switched to a Telecaster and the spacing is much better for me and solved my problem.

[@kordellcurl7559]

Also practice a lot

[@sherbike]

My father gave me a Dana Bourgeois OM Signature guitar a few weeks ago. I am an amateur fiddle and mandolin player! I have been using your beginner videos to get me started. This guitar is small in the opinion of my guitar playing friends but to me it is ENORMOUS compared to a mandolin. I have large hands for a female but for some reason was cursed with relatively short pinkies and now crooked fingertips due to arthritis. This arthritis is also in the base of my thumbs which makes stretching to form the guitar chords painful at times. I am up for the challenge regardless of those issues. The most challenging part of this for me is a completely different finger board to learn. Thanks for making these videos. You are a great teacher.

[@scotts.8460]

I absolutely loved this video. It was exactly what I was looking for with respect to this topic. Not only did you speak in easy terms to understand (not just talking in guitar lingo) but you also gave examples. Great Job, I liked and subscribed. (I gave you two thumbs up but not sure you can see my short fat thumbs.) I am 58 Years old and I just started taking lessons three weeks ago. Yes, I feel like I'm going to learn T-ball at the stadium where MLB is played. It is a life long dream and now is the time, now or never. I have short fat hands, fingers and palms, but this won't deter me. I will do this. Again, thanks for the video, your time and information. I look forward to watching other videos you may have.

[@chrischristofis8501]

Go dude, get shredding 🥳

[@TheJCFan]

Phil Keaggy has small small hands like I do! Wow! Thank you for reminding me. I was just about to give up.

[@PanhandlePrepping]

Redd and Johnny are ridiculously good!! Good pointers...I find that it’s easier standing up with the guitar slung a little high.

[@randiwatches]

I have a Luna acoustic electric. I love it because it is a parlour sized guitar. It has a smaller body and seems to fit me well. I feel I have better control over it. I'm still working on stretching and and strengthening my hand but I've found the neck of my Luna lends really well to my smaller Willie Nelson sized hands. (serious when I say Willie Nelson and I have the same exact sized and shaped hands haha) My belief that my small hands would make it impossible for me to play guitar held me back from trying for so many years. But this confirms what others have told me. I think it's about getting the right guitar for your size and shape and comfort (sounds like a condom) and continuing to practice and not put it down. Thanks for the video

[@xmillion1704]

My short fingers love my Fender Duosonic HS (the MIM sibling of the Mustang). Loved this encouraging video!

[@MusoraMedia]

Nice, thanks for sharing that.

[@kahlzun]

nice to see you giving Izzie a shoutout. Guy is a legend.

[@u.s.a.198]

Good tips and info....ty ty

[@robertk2007]

When you begin playing guitar as a kid your hands are small. That's when you learn technique. Then, your hands will grow to an adult. Technique is the key. If big hands were all you needed, Shaq would be a great guitarist

[@v_v9195]

you are awesome thanks alot for tips 🙏💖

[@anthonyrich1592]

I never thought to measure the width of my guitar's nut but now I have it makes sense why I have problems packing my large fingers into some chords. It was probably fine when I was a kid... an ancient Monterey folk acoustic with a 42mm (1 2/3") nut.

[@majuiquero443]

I play a dreadnougt guitar and at first struggling in transition chords. I thought it's because of my fingers are too short. But with the help of this video it enlightens me. Thank you Nate.

[@MusoraMedia]

Here is a video on transitioning between chords for you Quiba. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oavWkGufhp6VaKM

[@ranbummerz729]

Though what I'm saying is anecdotal, I'd like to share my experience with hand-size and guitar playing: I have delicate doll-like hands with tiny fingertips. My fingers are long enough, but I felt the tips were too small and dainty to finger the fretboard properly. It didn't help matters that guitar-playing is male-dominated and most of the people I see on this site have thicker fingers than me. What I've learned so far is that if you are dedicated enough to learn your craft, you will find a way to compensate. I compensate by adjusting how I place my fingers on the fretboard when forming certain chords. Generally, I try to use the very tip of my finger, as you stated, but for certain chords, I may have to tweak my adjustments so the fatter part of my finger is also in contact with the board and strings (but without accidentally muting the other strings). I do this so that I have more surface area on the string(s). Though it may be very frustrating and you may feel like you aren't making improvements, keep up with it! You will improve! I've recently picked up an acoustic guitar and it is hella gnarly on my dolly hands, but I remember that it's something that needs practice just like when I initially picked up the electric guitar! Don't "fret" over it. Practice! :P (Sorry about the pun, but I had to)

[@madelinebatchelor1726]

1. I love the pun 2. My hands are just like that. My guitar is huge, and I'm just a really small guy. I was supposed to grow into is, but it's not happening haha

[@matthewschultz8539]

My x and wife rock bass.. and have tiny hands... Tiny makes it easier to hit strings.. :)

[@juliangonzalez2930]

It would be cool if you could make a video like tutorial on how to use the thumb to add notes to a chord or when to use it, id watch it and recommend !

[@Derekwwest]

My Jackson and my Mitchell seem to have more space between the strings. Helps me to get a really clean sound on chords and picking.

[@3cardmonty602]

I have medium-large size hands, but thin fingers, & I found my Seagull Mini-Jumbo, & my Ibanez AC240OPN all-Mahogany good guitars for my hands. 1.75" nut width with thin necks.

[@paulblackman3936]

Nate, I have large hands and a very wide tip to my second finger. I have real trouble with some chords, but if there is a barre alternative I find it way easier to play. Even with a guitar with a wider nut and fretboard the top four frets are a real pain to negotiate and I usually make a chord up or play the notes to get me by. I have a PRS copy, a Yamaha RG121 and a Tanglewood LP copy, some have narrower nuts but the PRS is the easiest to play, neck profile I guess. The Yam' is next easiest as the action is lower. I have tried to use a capo on fret 3 which solves some problems but challenges my ears as chords are not where they should be and I have to hunt the root notes down across the board, makes for a fun evening! String spacing to me is everything, I may need to revisit the guitar shop!!!!!

[@waygone6657]

for sure getting the guitar higher and the nut end of the neck angled up makes a big difference in me being able to get the chords

[@jeremychildress8701]

Thank you!

[@smokenzadopen666]

Hello I just watched your video. I recently had a friend gift me a guitar to practice on the Ibanez Gio 7 strong however my hands are GINORMOUS I can palm a basketball with one hand and pick it up... I started practicing on the Ibanez but my fingers always ended up touching other strings but after seeing your video I do hope with extra practice I will be able to accomplish my dream of learning and playing the guitar!!! Thank you

[@marh415]

Thanks for this video. I just bought a GS mini for practing my chords, and my ring finger has been choking my 4th string on the C major. Any tips for quicker transitions on open chords?

[@TheVik97]

I have arthritis developing in my hands, so i cant straighten out my fingers from certain positions. This makes playing certain chord transitions almost impossible, instead of that I focused more on playing lead guitar parts and it's working out great

[@d0n315]

My guitar teacher had me playing higher on my chest (like Tom Morello) and it actually works. I feel like most like to play with the guitar lower (like Slash) and though it’s possibly… it’s easier to play when you have less stretch

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

I have big hands, would actually prefer a 2" nut width but I've had to get by on the regular widths. I think it's easier with smaller hands regards dexterity and chording but bigger stronger hands can handle heavier gauges and vibrato with these thicker wires. Think srv with his 13 guage. Randy Rhoads would not play a note on that set.

[@KD-rp3fm]

Your video lessons are very helpful. I'm only 4'11 and scructerly petite I was always discouraged when it came to playing guitar though I always wanted to, because my hands are so small. I think maybe if I can ever afford it I'll try a 3/4 size guitar. I tried the ukulele but I just don't like the sound of it. I got a guitulele and put some classical guitar strings on it and tuned it like a standard guitar, which is easier for me to play, but I still really wish I could play an actual guitar. Hopefully with practice it will become easier. Thanks for these awesome tutorials. I started watching a few to learn scales and even with just that knowledge I already feel more comfortable playing the instrument!

[@MusoraMedia]

Hi K D. My wife is 5'1" so she is not far off from you. 3/4 size guitar sounds like a good idea. The Taylor GS Mini guitars are awesome.

[@themistocles4683]

Nate I just love your guitar tutorials. I wish I can play a guitar again but my left hand index finger was lacerated off the bone and surgically reattached. I envy you all guitar players, especially my brothers.

[@MusoraMedia]

That kind of injury is every musician's worst nightmare. I instinctively flexed my fingers as I read that. I'm sorry to hear that happened to you. I hope you have been able to find other ways to express yourself!

[@violetsky5202]

Maybe you can try playing left handed guitar even if you’re right handed. Joe Strummer played right handed guitar though he was left handed.

[@thetransformationalbabyboomer]

Great video. Thanks! I have small hands with stout but short fingers. Do you think it's better for me to get the smaller size guitar say the 3/4 size one or can I still be good with the normal size one?

[@iammorrison2925]

Hi. Let me tell you. I can actually speak with authority on this subject! Those Guitarists you mentioned have got medium sized fingers- They're not small! I'm small. My index finger will barely reach across the neck to play a barre - and that's on the thinnest neck guitar I could find. ( 47mm long!) I've been playing for over 60 years. and it's not impossible but it is a lot harder with short fingers

[@violetsky5202]

Hi there, are you sure 47mm is the thinnest size guitar neck you could find? My full sized steel string acoustic has a 43mm wide nut and my 3/4 size classical has a 45mm nut.

[@iammorrison2925]

@@violetsky5202 . Hi No. my thinnest guitar neck is 41mm ( Crafter Travel) Cheers

[@andreaharrington9705]

Is peggy sue by buddy holly easy?

[@SaviorYT]

I'm a 5'9" male in my 20s. My girlfriend is 5'1". I have the same exact hand size and finger length as her, but my fingers are fatter. It's hard for me to stay motivated when I look up the tabs for some songs I want to play and they require these long stretchy suspended chords. The only way I can even get those chords to ring out is by slowly stretching my fingers out once one of my fingers is fretted down and forms the first part. I have no idea how I can ever switch between chords like that quickly. One thing that has helped me not give up is just playing 2-3 notes of chords. Full chords aren't always needed and as long as you hit the root and 3rd, the key parts of the chord are being played.

[@Idontcommentonvideos]

Will hands like that be grateful that you have a girlfriend...

[@Theracconkarlfiremoji]

I got kinda tiny hands and i live the sound of mustangs yet i didnt know that there good for smol hnads or whatvr but i love how things work out-

[@drkevinbrennan]

I'm a smaller guy who has struggled with a big dreadnought Takamine G series for a while. Finally swapped out for a Yamaha FS850 ("s" stands for small body/folk style). I'm immediately improved and less frustrated!

[@MusoraMedia]

Nice! great to hear Kevin.

[@hawg427]

I have fairly big hands but my fingers are all messed up due to arthritis. I have found that washing them in warm water helps limber them up. I just don't see how some guitarists can even play with the guitar at crotch level, just looks so uncomfortable.

[@blackhoundSSC]

I was born with bent pinky fingers so I have small hand widening but hey! I'm a pretty good shredder. And I even have absolute hearing. I guess you just do with what you bring in life :)

[@MildSkywalker]

Nate can you make a video on training my pinky finger cuz i am having a lotta problems while hammering or pulling off......

[@clopper3753]

Randy Rhodes had small hands and look what he accomplished. And speaking of raising guitars. I always chuckle a little bit when i see Richie Blackmore live. Guy plays with the guitar basically underneath his chin but what a phenomenal player. Good vid n stuff. Thumbs up from me.

[@skylineXpert]

I feel the 24.75 scale gibson style necks. yet any above 25.5 on fender and my ibanez i have no problem with. L/XL in glove size.

[@starvio97]

Don't forget shorter or longer scale length guitars!

[@jakejarvis1205]

I have pretty large hands but my palm isn't very large , my fingers are quite long and slender , so I find it easier to stretch and fret the higher notes , I can nail a shred around the 24th fret with ease , but I had to work on bar chords because my fingers didn't have a very large diameter , so I had to keep working on the sweet spot where I can get all the notes to ring , I eventually got it (by accident when I just gave up on bar chords and decided to practice other things). The funny thing is when im practicing with my band they always say that my fingers look like a spider scurrying across the fret board. Right now I'm still a teenager and haven't even stopped growing yet , so who knows what's to come?

[@matthewschultz8539]

I play less paul styles mostly... I build them.. then I like acoustic... Recently I picked up a stratocaster I liked... I also got a big lou 2 inch nut for learning cords... I think I have 15 guitars now.

[@montaine320]

I’m 6’4 and have really enormous hands. Like disproportionately large even for my size. I’ve fought through a lot of stuff I thought I couldn’t do. Now I can do all the open chords, and I can do E major, E minor, and A minor shape barre chords, but when I try to do the A major shape I always end up muting the first string. Do you have any tips on overcoming this?

[@sergio3713]

Extremely important for electric guitar players: how should we small handed deal with the thumb bar? Please, someone has any tips?

[@rena4618]

Im 5” (meter and half) with full-size guitar, wish me luck

[@HardeepSingh-bt3nk]

I have a Epiphone PR-4E-LE Guitar and If im doing Fingerstyle, sometimes i mute the Other strings, did i choose a wrong guitar for my size?

[@dustyschwartz1576]

I always wanted longer fingers but thinking I should focus more on the advantages of a mediocre sized hand and fingers

[@racheladkins6060]

Some guitars have wider necks and nuts. It’s a pain to find them though. I’m 6”3 I love Metal and Rock, it’s hard to find

[@bendemetrius2658]

What about scale length? wouldn't a smaller scale length mean less finger stretching (for people with small fingers like myself)?

[@yeokheekwang3601]

To start with i have a small hands and i have this big issue of working out on the spider training because my third and fourth fingers just could not spread out wide enough to land close to the fret bar both at the same time . Example 6th and seventh fret.. how can i train to make this two fingers go wider apart ?

[@lisagarland2649]

I have short but sausage like fingers, My friends are stunned that I play as well as I do with my hands. The guy that taught me guitar many years ago had bought all his guitars in the '70's, A CBS strat ,Gibson explorer and SG .The necks on these guitars were baseball bats and next to impossible for me to play. so I stuck with Fender C shaped necks and '60's style Gibson slim taper necks. Also ,along the way, I found that bar chords were far easier pulled off with a 7.25" radius board, .The flatter the board ,the harder it has been for me, but all in all, between the type of neck and compensating technics, I,ve been a very competent player

[@sincerusone]

An unexpected bit of good encouragement. Thanks man! Smaller fingers daunted me a little but I see now it is indeed just an excuse for me. Well back to practicing and enjoying!

[@gavinmalone8186]

I find it useful to be able to have a 7 fret span between pinky and index fingers. I can play octaves with only the B and E strings. One of the reasons I do a lot of chord work on my bass.

[@cryptikkcries]

hahaha, i can span 7 frets, from 15th to 22nd

[@ronlight7013]

Sometime during the first year of guitar study I was ready to give up. I owned an electric and an acoustic, and neither seemed to fit my small-medium sized hands nor cater to my lack of hand strength. As a last resort I bought a new Fender Mustang Modern Player, and I have to say, even after three more guitar purchases the Mustang is the most comfortable and ergonomic of all my guitars. The short-scale, small body and thicker neck all contribute to it being such a playable instrument. And yes, the nut width is fairly narrow, too. It's a real keeper!

[@MusoraMedia]

Our video editor just bought a Mustang and he loves it. I like it too. My dad wants one even though he's a bigger guy.

[@ronlight7013]

I think a Mustang can work for a larger person, too. The Modern Player is heavy (!) and a bigger person might appreciate the heft. The neck of a Modern Player is nothing like the customary Slim-D and modern-C narrow width necks and will probably work well for a larger-handed player. The extra girth makes it just such a "right" feeling neck.

[@azure9233]

2:23 Rest in Peace

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Got a Seagull - definitely a little more effort ( love the sound) than my American Strat .

[@Bdb83]

S6 original here... My guitar for life... It something happens to it I'm buying another one.. Those seagull guitars cant be competed with at all on any level... Picked up a 7 thousand dollar Martin and it felt like a 100 dollar guitar in my hands compared to my seagull

[@johnman310]

I play a Big Lou strat style with a 1 7/8 nut and I still have trouble with the G string playing a C chord

[@cygneturesounds]

Dude! My hands are too big/long for barre chords haha I found this looking for wide guitar necks. I want a classical neck for a strat or tele. Damb they skinny!

[@patricknelson1471]

capo is not only for chords you can shred with capo on its pretty cool like playing a different instrument

[@hawaiian-cerveza]

I'm not sure how large some peoples hands are, mine are 10 inches from pinky to thumb... I was trying to learn the beginning of dust in the wind, and while I hold the c cord, I can't pick the third note because my fingers touch the other strings....lol. My wife got me a guitar for my birthday and she got me an acoustic guitar. Brand is Jasmine. I could play most of Eric Clampton's Tears in heaven but got stuck on a that I needed to use 4 fingers to play and couldn't get play the cord right...lol.

[@desalexander7912]

What do you need to look for in the various neck shapes. My hand and fingers are average i.e. not to long or short. My span from thumb tip to pinky finger it is 9 1/2 inches but I think that is due to my palm. any and all comments are welcome. Cheers

[@julianaraneta5416]

i have big hands and fingers but i never had any trouble playing 6 string guitars but when i film myself jamming and while reviewing my clips, it looked like as if i was strangling a goose cuz the guitar neck is too small for my large hands.

[@-_hina_-5338]

I play a Yamaha acoustic and it makes me cry from how wide the nut is, my hands are as small as one can think, but I have a feeling I would struggle a lot more if I bought a smaller guitar, considering my fingers aren’t really slim either 😅

[@AudibleFist]

Bro how cold is that damn room? 😂

[@buakawfan333]

I've got huge hands with long fairly thick fingers and wide palms. I've got an acoustic Fender CD140SCE and it's tough not to contact the wrong strings with my wide fingers. I haven't practiced in a while but I did improve a lot a couple years ago when I regularly practiced the chords. I sometimes wonder though if I'm more suited to a classical with wider neck. The A chord is my arch enemy on this thing.

[@violetsky5202]

Do you play on your fingertips? Not pads? That is key. I have the opposite issue as you as I have very small hands with very narrow fingers. But whatever your hand size, the right technique is extremely important.

[@Janred05]

952k subs road to 1M subs keep it up btw new subscriber here 🔥

[@DistortedNocaster]

Hey, Nice video. I'm currently selling my telecaster 52 AVRI because a keep having to squeeze my fingers all together in order to make chords. I have a 9 1/4 inch hand from thumb to to my little fingers. Speaking of fingers, my tips are shaped like sausage ones. the tip of my index measures at least 1cm. I have been struggling with learning the guitar for ages and in the last couple of years going as far as to practicing for 30min a day at last. I've tried private tutors as well. My question is: should I get wide and fatter (Always favoured them to skinnier ones) neck with a wider spacing? Or should I just thoughten up and keep trying? Thx anyway

[@MusoraMedia]

It might make it slightly easier to get a guitar with a wider fretboard but you can do it on the guitar that you currently have. I'd go to a music store do some hardcore comparison.

[@kahtic7166]

Nate, my distal phalanx (the meaty part of my Finger just below the tips) stick out a lot. So when I’m trying to play notes I can put the tips of my finger on strings but my distals will end up muting or disrupt the strings below them. Makes it hard when I’m trying to play certain types of songs. Any advice ?

[@MusoraMedia]

I'd try getting the guitar up higher with a strap or footstool and then try using some of the alternate chord shapes. You will have to be really aware of your technique and tweak it as you notice things going wrong or right.

[@simmonphoenix3206]

I will say I have average hands, but I broke both of them at different times so my pinkies geometry is off on both hands. Just have to compensate on pinky stretches. But I’ve noticed they are becoming more dextarious as I go.

[@lisagarland2649]

I feel ya...I cut the end of my left pinky off years ago and the ass of a surgeon sewed it back on pointing toward my ring finger. I lost about a 1/4" of stretch on the important hand but over the years have been able to compensate

[@guitarheavymedia1373]

Glad that you mentioned Segovia. Man, he put them sausage fingers to work!

[@johnlackner1193]

I bought a guitar with a 48mm nut width. Still feels kind of narrow for me. I might need to send it back and get a 52mm. But try finding an electric guitar with a 52mm nut width. I have heard of people taking a 7 string guitar (48mm nut width) and converting it into a wide nut 6 string.

[@martenmanna]

My probelm is: I have small hands, and HUGE fingers hahaha

[@markhemming1423]

With regard to great string bending and vibrato, I see very few smaller guys successful in this area.

[@MildSkywalker]

The most important tip is to stretch and keep doing that

[@candicehwt6375]

I've played piano for 10 years since I was a kid and I keep trying to stretch my hands, but I'm still barely able toplay an octave

[@MildSkywalker]

@@candicehwt6375 use your thumb and pinkey finger

[@jameshughes9748]

When I hold the E string, my middle finger is touching A string also. How can I stop that. I’m still using the tips of my fingers. I have fat fingers.

[@gorgoroth6072]

My fret span is Fret 1 to 7, is that impressive? And that's comfortably

[@itzjustboris7395]

Yeah I’m pretty gutted because I just bought this really awesome fender guitar as my first acoustic and literally no matter what I do if I’m trying to play right up at the nut my fingers can never not touch more than one string I don’t think any amount of practice will fix that for me my fingers need to be coming from a complete right angle to the neck to only touch one string which is very hard to do when you’re trying to play at even average speed

[@itzjustboris7395]

Such a shame as well because I’m in love with the guitar it’s just borderline impossible to play anything other than strumming and even then I can only do it from like a third of the way down the neck onwards

[@Black.Sabbath]

5:08 😂

[@talalbadi9448]

I like this video

[@jdante539]

Nate, what about my hand. My middle finger is much longer than my other fingers and when I try to make barre cords my hand gets tilted way over to one side because of my middle finger. How do I handle this situation.

[@ranbummerz729]

My index finger and my middle finger have about half an inch difference in length. I don't know if it's "correct", but what I do is tilt my middle finger so that you are touching the string at an angle to make up for the length difference.

[@jourdan9504]

When I play a chord with multiple strings my fingers keep on getting in the way of the next string.

[@Ozzie143]

Inspirations for both sizes.... Small guys - angus young, prince, srv, etc Big guys - jimi Hendrix, buckethead, zakk wylde, etc

[@maxeaves9985]

SRVs hands were enormous lol

[@HykaFT]

@@maxeaves9985 and john mayer too

[@aditya1281]

Hey nate when i am changing chords rapidly like from g to f in a song like talking to myself my fingers themselves are muting the note to be played. This also happens when i play the bar chords in some heavy songs . Is there any advice you cam give?? Plz ....!!!

[@MusoraMedia]

Hi Aditya, If you can't go right to the chords you are trying to change between on their own first before trying to transition between chords then you are making things hard on yourself. Practice going to the individual chords until you can go to the very quickly first before trying to switch between them. Once you can do that just work on switching between 2 chords only if you can do that quickly, add in another chord in the progression. Chunking things up and dividing the challenge like this may seem like it takes longer but it will build the skills you need to play all kinds of things.

[@aditya1281]

Thanks Nate will surely try out the way u suggested. Will keep in touch if i need some more help..

[@Jesse-zl8sf]

My hands are almost 9 inches from my wrist to middle finger tip, and they are skinny, it’s terrifying

[@duatitbc579]

I wish my finger were longer, it's pretty hard for me to play C cord and also, while I'm playing my finger always touch other strings.

[@Bdb83]

That's just because you need more practice... The things you described are from lack of skill... Keep at it and it will happen for you. When i started i had a hard time doing a 1 to 3 finger stretch lmao.. Now i can do them with my first and second finger and my fingers didn't grow... Just keep practicing... It's all about hand position

[@lalocantu8830]

so what is the nut with for ordinary hands in between small and big?

[@busterdouglas2250]

I'm wondering the same thing. I wear medium sized gloves. Let me know what works for you. I currently have a Yamaha FG-Junior JR-1 that I used when I was a kid and hated it. I am 23 years old now and want to get back into it. However, I am not sure what size guitar is appropriate for me. I know it has to be bigger than the one I have now, but I am not sure by how much.

[@moskovaqua1284]

I wish my finger were longer so i can play baritone guitar like gibson style guitar

[@Abbiekakez]

I have little baby hands 😂

[@user-iw2uh1uc4h]

Hello sir l love so much guitor but l never play before l want lend

[@kalinahertafeld1546]

All of the musicians he mentioned with "small hands" (or at all for that matter) were men. I'm sure my hands are much smaller then all of those guys. But the video of the kids was inspiring! If they can do it I've got no excuse! I just need to practice more but bar chords are soooooo harddddd :p

[@charlie.tt4]

Kalina Hertafeld Same here! While looking for tips I found so many men complaining about small hands, even when theirs were still huge compared to mine. Can be discouraging for a tiny 5ft “tall” woman haha, but seeing little kids play full-sized guitars has also made me realize that I’ve really got no excuses :D

[@candicehwt6375]

True... untill I found out those little kids can play very well I'm convinced. But still I'm struggling to play 😂

[@rebelangel8227]

stevie vai has big hands but his teacher joe satriani has smaller hands both extremely awesome guitarists...its all about dexterity like i got short fingers larger palms but my fingers can stretch crazy wide without discomfort..and they work independently of each other....its all about getting a guitar that fits you and just play very few rifts need massive rubber stretches to hit...and in all respects the guitar is so versatile that if you have to hit a ord that exceeds your fingers there is a much easier way to play the same cord...hand size is irrelevant crap I've owned a jem guitar and found its neck to thin for m taste and stevie has bigger hands than i do i preferred the rg 550 profile for my palms..

[@zane003]

Some of the guitars are over 48mm wide. If someone is complaining maybe they have 42mm neck or 48 and their hand is the opposite size?

[@azraf8614]

Im very fortunate to have very skinny and long fingers but I'm no master

[@jacklee9628]

My hand is too small ....!!!!

[@georgepetranow9281]

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[@Naddoniz]

I don't know about the 7's. But the 6's feel and sound pretty damn good. They look classy too.

[@greggorsag9787]

Ok, some reality here: 1. Height has little to do with hand size. Yes, taller folks may tend to have longer fingers, but most of the “shorter guys” you cite actually have decent sized hands. I’m 6’2” with small hands, too. 😂 Prince was short, but had long fingers. 2. Longer fingers and bigger overall hands are a HUGE advantage. It’s just physical reality. There are lots of chords and fingerings I just can’t reach, my leverage is dramatically less, and there are some times where I am forced to mute strings due to lesser finger clearance (e.g., the high-E on a C chord on some frets). With the exception of Angus (and I’m not sure his hands are quite as small as advertised) and maybe Danny Gatton (thick shortish fingers), pretty much all good pro guitarists in rock, country, and folk have at least medium hands, and nearly all greats have very long fingers (Hendrix, Molly Tuttle, SRV, Robert Johnson, Bob Weir, the list goes on). And Angus is mostly a lead player; he had Malcolm playing rhythm. 3. All is not, however, lost. Thin necks, low action, small gauge strings, shorter scale, certain brands (yes to Taylor), and even the smaller guitars can help. But the big thing is to regard the guitar as simply a palette for your expression-you paint with the colors you have. I’m never going to make certain stretches, play Robert Johnson songs, or be able to fret certain chords, but I’ve played on commercial radio, played hundreds of band and solo shows, and recorded three records. Total blast. Just worked with what I had. Hard. (And yes, I had to hold my Les Paul way high, looks real dumb in a punk band 😂). But yeah, small hands are a big challenge on guitar. Anyone who tells you anything else has never played or has big hands. 😂

[@carlitosvictorino844]

Im a 5"7 (maybe) and i have big hands and then when im trying to hold the fret..then struck one strings it mutes when i do that normally