Comments on: I Started Taking Guitar Lessons but Having Trouble Reaching the Strings Cuz I Have Three Short Fingers HELP?

By: Sal Chaech

Sal Chaech — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:26:29 +0000

I saw a video of a guy playing guitar with his FEET. He had NO ARMS.

Actually, the illusion that it’s your three short fingers causing you trouble is all in your head. To me, your first five words said it all, "I recently started taking lessons…" Getting used to playing guitar takes a while, and lots of practice. LOTS of practice.

When I began playing guitar ages ago, I had a hard time with it, too. My fingers were also pretty small, mostly because I was eight. Sure, in time I grew into it, and now I have giant sausage fingers, but the moral of the story here is that if my eight year old fingers could handle it, so can you. It just takes time and effort. Good luck.

By: Abby

Abby — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:06:56 +0000

I have no idea what you’re talking about, but maybe if nothing else you’ll be able to rule out that it’s called finger picks. The link below is the wiki page for finger picks.

By: OnTheRock

OnTheRock — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:15:24 +0000

I’ve never heard of such a thing, but I don’t imagine they would work well at all. You really have to have the feel of the string under your finger I would think. My advise would be to learn to play without "finger extenders" and do your best that way. I think over time and with practice, you should be able to adapt your playing to be able to play pretty well regardless of your fingers. Hope it goes well. Stick with it and practice a lot.