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music and audio folk musicHow do you play chords with small hands?
Last Updated: 27th April, 2020
Practice Tips: Exercises and Guitars forSmallHands
- Choose a Guitar with a Comfortable Neck. Every guitarisdifferent.
- Get Your Thumb in Position. Many players let the thumb oftheirfretting hand go lazy when playing chordsorindividual lines.
- Stretch Those Fingers.
- Don't Fret over Barre Chords.
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Also asked, what is the best guitar for small hands?
Top 8 Guitars For Small Hands:
- Baby Taylor BT2.
- Martin LX1 Little Martin.
- Yamaha APXT2.
- Oscar Schmidt OG1FYS.
- Fender Mustang.
- Squier Strat Mini.
- Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar.
- Ibanez GRGM21BKN.
Similarly, are small guitars easier to play? Parlor guitars are just a small sizedownfrom the ¾ size. They are often far more affordablethanfull-size acoustic guitars, yet are much easiertoplay for those with small hands.
Hereof, does finger size matter for playing guitar?
Yes, having a smaller than average hand sizedoesmake some chord grips tougher. However, if you're hands aremassiveor on the thicker size, then it can be hard toevenplay what I consider to be the two easiest chordsonguitar - E major and A major.
Is it possible to play guitar with small hands?
I've taught dozens of people with small handsandthey tend to be very aware and conscious of their handsizeand it worries them. Relax, there is no such thing as having'toosmall' hands to play guitar. Everyonecanlearn to play the guitar. There is no such thingashaving 'too-small' hands toplayguitar.