he said he would be honored to be your grandfather

I need to meet this man! He's my granddad after all now!

Congratulations to both of you .

He replied to you in a comment

@@motaz271 yeah I saw! He said it in his new video as well. Thanks!

thank you so much for this video! you did an amazing job explaining everything and recording! have a great day :)

You're so funny. Love you long time ! ☺️💚

If you'd like your next video to be edited, I'd be happy to help 😊 thank you for this very informative video

Thank you Laura. I don't really know how to go about it-but you are very kind.

@@estelleb1587 Thank you Estelle

Thank you Syamkrishna. And you're a gem for saying such a nice thing about me. M

Saying 'elderly man' is nicer than saying 'old man'

@@elbowstancenow1519 I disagree. Elderly sounds more like an insult, "old man" is a common phrase used to describe people even as young as 35,

@@blinkerz4676 no its ntot

@@unclejeffssecretaccounttoh8774 I guarantee there are millions of highschool kids that would look at a discheveled 35 year old man with early greys coming in and call him old

Thanks faith. Someone told me they had hurt their fingers trying the stretching advice.

No kidding. Got me laughing so hard...this guy is really funny. "Back then all the girls were female." To funny.

This!

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Yes😩

lol hes my grandpa, he really is a kind man... he is racist tho... but that was normal back then so its not his fault lol

@@iangarza990 he’s not your grandpa

Thank you so much Christopher.

heh he called you christopher I love this man

Thanks - I'm still looking for the bell!

@@iammorrison2925 When you click the subscribe button, there appears a bell button next to it.If you click the bell button it will change with an outline to appear like it’s ringing.That means you’ll get notifications if the channel uploads a new video

@@iammorrison2925 did you find it?

What a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much Jill. x

not sure about personality... He calls himself world class expert and authority. Not the humblest person. haha kidding

@@luismendesg He's not shoving it down anyone's throat. It's on the title so that people know he's not just some old guy with a guitar, but someone with a lifetime of practice and experience

@@doomerbloomer6160 I was just kidding

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Thank you Sir.

Music is life lessons Anything is possible through music

I'm a 62 year old beginner. Short female, short arms, short fingers, arthritis to boot. So how are you doing, Peter? Can I join your band? 😊

Me too. 69 yr beginner. Hands weak and arthritis. One string at a time sofar. Day 2. Stretching might help i hope. Crack on all.

I don't have exactly small fingers, but they are definitely shorter than average. My real handicap though has been a pinched nerve that goes from my upper back and used to make half of my fretting hand completely numb. I'd been playing for years before my back accident though, so I wasn't about to stop playing. But for about 4 - 5 years I couldn't feel the strings until about 2pm in the afternoon when the nerve started to not be as pinched. But even so, I actually taught other guitarists how to shred for decades, and play a lot of technically demanding music from metal and prog rock, to flamenco and classical. The wonderful man in the video here is absolutely correct, it's all about perseverance. Django Reinhardt and Tony Iommi are incredibly great inspirations too. Django's fretting hand was burned horribly in a fire when he was young, and he wasn't able to get proper medical attention, so his 3rd and 4th fingers were pretty deformed. He is one of the most influential jazz guitarists in history. Tony is rock guitarist who is credited as the godfather of heavy metal guitar. On his last day at work in a factory, he cut off about half of the first digit of the middle two fingers of his fretting hand on a metal cutting machine. He used to melt plastic to make his own finger extensions so he could still use those fingers to play. Both players did various other things that not only were designed to help them compensate for their handicaps, it was in no small part those ways of overcoming said handicaps that gave them a unique playing style. Again, both of these players are massively influential in their genre. Indeed I could not be faulted for saying they are likely *the* most influential guitarists of those genres overall. If you love the instrument, just play it. The rest will come naturally. ^-^

If children can do it then surely we can do it...I seen a guy that had lost his arm playing the guitar...it was his picking hand he lost but still played the guitar better than I ever could.

I'm kind of sad that me (and old male) has the same problem but oh well here we are lol

Very true Maria.

Never know what you can do until you apply yourself

If you haven't, Dejango Reinhardt may be worth checking out. Another great example of using what you got.

Yes !!! Check out Michael Romeo sometime 😊

This is EXACTLY the message I needed today 😄

Fine by me Jae.

@@iammorrison2925 Okay grandpa

May the Force be with you. Best wishes. M

That would be really nice

What a lovely thing to say. Thank you

Thanks Joshua

Well thank you Joshua

Hi jimle22, I am now 71 myself with short stubby fingers, arthritis and fybromyalgia, ME. Many years ago I played fingerstyle guitar in Church worship bands then when the muscle/joint problems started, unable to press the strings firmly enough to obtain decent clarity of the notes/chords, I gave up playing altogether. Many, many years later, I missed playing worship songs so dug out my Yamaha APX5A (which ironically I had bought as an upgrade to my EKO Ranger just as my problems started) set it to open D tuning and played slide. Although not an ideal guitar for that style (I would have liked an inexpensive resonator but the only ones I have been able to try out locally haven't given the tone I want and I am unable to travel the country to find a suitable model), it did provide a base for learning slide. Also open tunings allow easier chord shapes in some cases as even if you hit the wrong open string say in open D it is still within the scale. I now try to adapt my fingerstyle playing to easier arrangements, chord voicings etc. It is frustrating, but now having come to terms with my limitations, I can still find some enjoyment in my playing. If you wish to hear any of my simple slide pieces let me know and I can send them to you. God bless. NW

Thank you so much Sir Santiago. It's wonderful to brighten the lives of others.

same

Me too. I started getting discouraged because my fingers are short and chunky so when I press down they always touch the string below. It may take me longer but I won't give up 💪

For short thick fingers, it helps a lot having the action very low (1,4mm on E to 1,2mm on e). So fretting a note will need just a bit of the fingertip without touching the other strings. Also helps: to swap the nut with a wider spaced one, needs to be custom slotted by a luthier (or yourself if you know how to do it)😃

Sorry to be suddenly inquiring, but which book of Mel Bay might this be? I'm a bit new and would like to know more!

@@MemeHero I have no idea. I had that book 58 years ago. I'd like to know where it is, where my trombone is, my french horn, my alto horn, my silver trumpet, my standup bass, my bagpipes, my hairline, where lots of things are.

Play bass as well I’m sure you’ll enjoy it dude, can get smaller ones for smaller hands they’re like the size of an electric guitar

Thank you. Of course I'll be your Grandpa

I recon you're a real gem as well Garrett

Thank you. It was a long time ago

Dont give up !! im in your boat.. Wide bulky fingers and they're short, not as short as Mr Morrison's but roughly 2-7/8" long fingers . my finger tips just wont fit in fret areas. Suspended chords are your friend . sound the same and more room.

Thank you Doc.

I was just thinking, he looks like my Swedish grandpa

he just reminded me of my grandpa cuz my grandpa has a shirt and watch that looks exactly like that XD

Sameeeee

Thank you Jim Jamm. Even after all my years I sometime have to concentrate on this because unlike fortunate long fingered players you can't just hover over the strings and you have to keep modifying your hand position. Keep going. You've got more 'balls' than most of them 'cos they probably wouldn't have started given our difficulties. Best wishes M

If your fingers are shorter than mine I take my hat off to you. You're the first person I've heard of in my 50 odd years playing. Don't be self conscious - be proud at what you've achieved . Best Wishes

I’m 6’3” and have short fingers. I understand the feeling.

Dear Lau. Please don't cry - you'll make me cry. I've had to overcome many obstacles which I haven't mentioned but I believe that many, if not all, can be overcome if you think long and hard about a solution. Nobody ever said we were put on this Earth to have a good time. Life is a bit like a puzzle and it's up to oneself to think ' Right how the heck can I get round this next problem'. You're a wonderful person and best wishes to you in Argentina.

Jesus christ mr.morrison that was beautiful

@@arshiamh6114 . Thank you.

Dear Chris . You've had a difficulty that I don't have. I take my hat off to you.

I also have short fingers, but not only that, my fingers refuse to straighten, They are curved (won't lay flat) and I had to adapt to playing bar chords with the side of my index finger. It looks awkward, it feels awkward, it hurts, but it works. I cramp up after about 20 minutes playing but it never stopped me from playing in my sons band a few times. It's worth the uncomfortable effort. 👍

I play the ukulele as it is more comfortable to play with small hands, even with it's compact size my index finger can beardly reach across the fretboard but it's enough to play all bar chords. Maybe you could consider trying the Uke it's a good alternative if your fingers just won't stretch enough to play bar chords in guitar .

Thank you. Be determined and you'll do it.

Thank you CraigO

Keep practising Jess it will come-you just have to work a bit harder if you have short fingers.

thank you for this

oh my

Thank you so much Michael. Best wishes. M

Thanks Sutton

That's great Steve. Stick at it -you'll get tremendous pleasure.

Thank you so much.What a lovely thing to say. It's a wonderful confidence booster when someone says something nice about you. X

Best wishes to him. Persevere.

@@iammorrison2925 Re-reading my comment, I was reminded that english ain't my native tongue, meh. I was referring to my 14yo self :) Luckily, nowadays also Ukuleles are vastly popular and available so it's no real problem for any child's or small hands to enjoy all of the stringed instrument pleasures.

Try Blackbird by the Beatles!

@@machiel5888 will do. Just looked it up. Sounds fairly easy. Thanks.

Best wishes Gary

What a nice thing to say John

Thank you Peter

My dear friend. Thank you for you lovely comments. Yes ,God certainly has blessed me. I am Small, bullied when younger, struggled quite a bit financially, had pretty awful health but I've got a fantastic wife, wonderful Children and grandchildren and I'm has happy as I could ever be. What I was given was an incredible determination to overcome the difficulties I had been given to deal with in life. I never quite made it as an entertainer and one day I might do a video of my somewhat unbelievable journey through life. God Bless You. M

Ha Ha Me too!

Thank you DFoc and best wishes

Same here. First guitar player on KZfaq who says he has short fingers and actually has short fingers. The others have no idea what having short, thick fingers is like.

I did the same, Jody. I am so Covid conditioned at this point, everything seems to be a response to it. But at least I have had more time with KZfaq and my guitars because I’m stuck at home.

Id love to be your Grandpa.

Thank you so much Jeffrey.

@illuminOz you must have small palm then my middle finger is 3 1/2 and my hand is 8 in

@illuminOz i did mine underneath lol

The more you practice the more you improve but if your fingers are not long enough to reach a note or chord you can practice till you're a hundred but you will never reach it -it isn't the same. I guess you have good length fingers. Best wishes.

I love short ladies and we 'shorties 'should stick together and help each other.

Thank you Sylvester.

Life lessons! Persevere...find solutions...yes dear...brilliant!!!