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Question: Do you have to have long fingers to play guitar!?
I have short fingers but I really wanna learn =/Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Ok!.!.!.here's the story!.!.!.
I have little girlie hand for a man (no offence) My index finger is 2!.5 inches long and my middle finger is 3 inches!.
I've been playing guitar for 40 years!. I started when I was 8!.
Now for playing a nylon stringed classical guitar my fingers really aren't long enough to do it they way I should, and I couldn't do some of the barre chords that require a lot of finger stretch because the neck of a classical guitar is really wide compared to acoustic or electric guitars!.
I can play any other type of full size guitar!. However I prefer Fender Electrics because they have the thinnest necks!.

When I was 8, I learned on what is called a "short scale" guitar!. they are made a little bit smaller to make it easier for children and small handed adults to play!. If your hands are really small, you can buy a 3/4 size guitar!. They sound the same, tune the same and are played the same, it's just easier for the size challenged player!.

So Go for it!. No problem!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No you don't!. Some of the greatest guitar players I've seen have small, stubby fingers!. I am 6'5" tall and obviously I have extremely long fingers, but they don't help, trust me!. It really doesn't make a difference what the size of your fingers are!.

Paul Simon is one of the greatest guitar players I've seen and he has SMALL fingers!. Just look at some videos on youtube of "Simon and Garfunkel in Central Park" (watch Scarborough Fair), and you'll see how damn small his fingers are yet he's a far greater guitarist than me!. He's only 5'2 yet he's one of the greatest guitarists I've seen!.


Short fingers is no excuse to stop playing guitar!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

u dont need long fingers!. and if it is so much of a bother for you, play the ukelele or mandolin, all fun guitar relatives tht are a little smaller!. i have seen people play piano with not so long fingers(aka me), and i do just fine too!. i play a little bit of guitar as well and have no problem!. so no!.!.!.u need not have long fingersWww@QuestionHome@Com

You can do anything you want to in life, if you want it bad enough, my dear! I say go for it!.

I think that you may be thinking about piano!.!.!.I suppose that it requires longer fingers to play!. A guitar, not so much!.

Good luck! ROCK ON! : )Www@QuestionHome@Com

Definitely not! I'm extremely short and my hands are tiny and i can play guitar!. It's not about your body size, just if you are coordinated!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Long finger !? That's just a myth!.

Don't know that many young kids start playing even before being 10 year old, and for sure they have very short fingers!.

All you need is healthy fingers, a guitar and lots of practice!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You have to have either long fingers or a thin neck (on the guitar that is)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com