
But, if you actually have the desire, you can play guitar just as well as anyone no matter what size your hands are.Ĭan someone with smaller hands learn to play barre chords? Absolutely! I’ll show you how.Ĭan Your Hands Be Too Small To Play Guitar?īefore getting into barre chords, let’s tackle this question first – can your hands actually be too small to even play the guitar? Well, how small is “too small”? I ask you.

With barre chords, this is particularly challenging, so I understand the hesitation if your mitts are on the smaller end of the spectrum. And though the hands may play a role in how much easier or difficult it is to play guitar (or piano, cello, marimba, or whatever), there is a solution to every problem a way around every obstacle. Although the size of one’s hands is anatomical, it is also in large part relative. One of the biggest excuses for not learning guitar – or in some cases not learning certain techniques of guitar playing – is, “My hands are too small!”ĭon’t worry – I’m not here to beat anyone about the head for having this excuse because to some, this is a legitimate concern. Heck, I gave some of these excuses myself when I was a young learner. You see, as a guitar instructor, I’ve come across many excuses from students. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be the bane of one’s existence – even if you have small hands!

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Like it or not, barre chords are part of learning how to play guitar.
