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Small Hand Advice (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hello, I am new to guitar (3 weeks) and I am practicing every day (a bit too much some days which could be exacerbating) and I have pretty small hands. I think my middle finger measures about 3 inches.

I played a lot over the past few days and my left hand (fretting hand in my case) is sore not in a good way I don't think. I kind of have to contort my hand if I am up near the head stock fretting 1 and 4.

I am not discouraged. It seems like all youtube videos just say don't give up with small hands, not exactly helpful. I'm plenty motivated and want to keep going but I don't want to injure myself.

So all that to say any advice on being able to fret well by the headstock with small hands? I also think my wrist is not in a healthy position but I can't reach my fingers far enough apart without doing some hand yoga.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

What kind of guitar do you have? There's a big difference in neck size between say, a classical guitar and an electric.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I didn't even think to include that, I apologize. I have an electric guitar, I don't know what the neck profile or scale length are off the top of my head but I can find them if I need. I think its maybe a 9.5 in radius?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

What does it say on the neck of the guitar?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Like the model of the guitar?

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