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September 24th, 2007
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Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Short Fingers
I have short fingers. There, I said it. All I want to do is play the guitar, but I am having huge difficulty in reaching just basic chords, especially my pinky. Is there anyone out there that suffers from the same problem that I do.? How did you get over it? is it just a practice thing, or am I destined not to be able to play?
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September 24th, 2007
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Full Member
Playing guitar for over a year.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Last Online: July 17th, 2008 11:03 PM
Location: Upstate New York
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Hi Terry & welcome. I too have short fingers, short legs, just short all the way around. It's possible your guitar is too big for you, you might want to head to your local guitar shap and see what feels comfortable. But you will find that even with the guitar you have now (unless it's a jumbo or fat) it takes a little but your fingers will start to cooperate, it just takes more for us with little hands.
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September 24th, 2007
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Go to a guitar shop and try some parlour guitars. They have smaller bodies but, keep in mind young kids who have small hands seem to be able to learn to play guitar. In fact it is not that difficult to find Youtube vids of child prodigies playing guitar. You may not have their skills or natural abilities but, your hands are probably as large as some of the 10 year olds playing classical guitar.
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September 25th, 2007
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Playing guitar for over a year.
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Join Date: May 2006
Last Online: April 29th, 2008 01:18 PM
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Welcome terry1701! 
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September 25th, 2007
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Newcomer
Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Last Online: October 2nd, 2007 10:20 PM
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcom and great advice. I'll snap out of the mindset that nature has delt a nasty blow. I'll have a good look around the website tonight for a couple of tunes that I can try and start off with. Maybe something simple from Oasis. At least I know their tunes enough to recognise if I have the tunes wrong. Cheers everyone.
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September 25th, 2007
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Playing guitar for over 10 years.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: September 2nd, 2008 10:13 AM
Location: Australia
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Welcome along Terry.
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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September 25th, 2007
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Playing guitar for over 5 years.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Last Online: 6 Hours Ago 05:25 PM
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Hi there Terry we all have our own short comings , you'll find yours will disappear with practice.
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's,
And his hair was perfect.
Ahhwooooo
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September 25th, 2007
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Welcome Terry. I too can relate to your Problem, but the long and the short of it is you will learn to make it work.
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September 25th, 2007
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Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Welcome! Just practice and it's gonna go away. Don't worry.
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September 25th, 2007
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,645
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Welcome, Terry.
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
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September 25th, 2007
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Last Online: 3 Days Ago 02:48 PM
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Hello Terry and welcome.
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September 25th, 2007
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Playing guitar for over a year.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Last Online: 2 Hours Ago 10:17 PM
Location: Scotland
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Hi to you Terry.
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September 25th, 2007
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Newcomer
Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Last Online: November 25th, 2007 03:44 PM
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Hi Terry,
I also suffer from the short finger syndrome....the only cure...practice. That baby finger will find it's way....it's like the dancer who wants to do the splits....a little stretch at a time. Of course that's an analogy from a female point of view. 
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September 25th, 2007
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Welcome
I also have short fingers , short in height don't let that stop ya
Trev..
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