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With that being said, you may indeed have larger/ wider fingers. Still, you can play if you want to. With any guitar technique that cannot be played, what players do is take the time to figure out how they can get the sound they want with what they've got. This is guitar practice in its essence. It doesn't matter how improbable it may seem; if you want to play it, you can figure out a way. It may be that you figure out some new technique in the process.

Don't give up. Keep at it. Like I say, this problem of not being able to play a sound because your fingers don't do what you want is practice in all forms.]]> Guitar Players Discussion JimJam Guitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388746 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388715 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:06:32 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Jimguitar01 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388715 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388712 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 06:27:08 +0000
I would recommend taking some lessons and working with your guitar teacher to show you how to compensate for having smaller hands. There are tons of different ways to make chords with smaller hands. You just have to be creative.

Plus, it might be a benefit for you. Rather than copying everyone else, you will be forced to be more creative and you will come up with melodies and songs that no one else has thought of. Again, look at Iron man. :)]]> Guitar Players Discussion timtheshredder https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388712 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388711 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 04:16:59 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion 1claire https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388711 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388703 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:10:07 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Hns https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388703 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388694 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:57:31 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion martmiguel https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388694 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388676 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 13:13:08 +0000 i eat my nails..literally chewing on them like biscuits.. and yet i want to challenge myself this new year and learn how to play the guitar,, i know it is going to be painful at the start but am hoping for the best because i really love the guitar..best music instrument ever invented.]]> Guitar Players Discussion sandertristan https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388676 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388643 Sun, 25 Nov 2018 20:31:02 +0000 Black Magic Woman by Carlos Santana a couple weeks back to supplement my lessons. I'm still struggling with the D minor chord that leads into the main intro.

It's getting better, but I find my pinky is too short to avoid muting the D string, so I use middle and ring finger to fret the A and D strings. That's giving better results, but I still need to develop the strength in my thumb and index to bar the strings at the 10th fret.

It gets better with consistent practice.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Robert_S https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/i-cant-play-guitar/paged/3/#post-388643