Fat fingers are definitely a thing. My fingers are shorter than my palm length and they do get in the way of playing somewhat. That's absolutely not to say that you cannot play with fat fingers, you definitely can, Gary Moore and Yngwie are two examples, but I see no harm in acknowledging that hanging long, thin fingers definitely makes it easier to play certain styles of music. Becker, Petrucci, Vai, Macalpine, there are things that they can do that many people won't physically be able to do due to hand size limitations, both fatness and length wise. I think we need to stop disregarding how younger beginner players feel about their particular hand shape and work out lessons and methods according to their own uniqueness rather than a one size fits all approach.

My old pal has been playing since he was 14 and does what you do I didn't have a clue, his fingers looked perfect as you do its amazing he had a band called "Birdbrain" "Youth of America" song was in first Scream Movie.

you do not have any idea what it is like to play to play with short fat fingers ! If your fingers are stubby and fat you can not position your hand to not mute strings !

My biggest "problem chord" is open C. I got my index finger injured and had 4 stitches in my finger tip. Because of this my finger tip is flatter than your normal index finger tip meaning the tip has more surface area than your typical finger, if that makes sense. No matter how I turn my index finger I just cant play a clean C arpeggio on a modern electric guitar. Modern fretboards are just too flat and narrow for me. I usually stick to barre C's. Those I can do easily. The A is no problem either because I can "lower my index finger" behind the one on the G string. I cant do that with the open C. No matter what I do the E or the G string buzzes against my index finger. Trust me, I have spent countless hours on this problem. My only solution have been using a more rounded fretboard or a wider one. P.S. I have been playing with that finger for more than 40 years And it has not stopped me from having fun playing.

Nice. Thanks. PS- I hear Claptons hands are big and the tips like octopus suckers. Cool. I do look at guitarists hands and they often are slender and long fingers!. Takes all kinds.

The easiest and most useful way of playing the A major chord is: the first finger does that mini collapse-last-joint bar on 4th and 3rd strings, while the second finger stops the 2nd string in the usual way. The 1st string is easily avoided. This way of fingering A makes most chord changes from and to it simple - for one thing it only employs two fingers!

LOL great tip

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Just started learning and that makes perfect sense. Thank you!

Just to clarify, fat fingers aren't a problem, but fat fingertips can be. And certainly turning them in the orientation you show makes a huge amount of difference. Two more factors that I can see are how tough your calluses are, and how short your fingernails are. Tougher calluses on your fingertips let you fret with less pressure, since they are less flexible than uncallused fingertips. And long nails can hit the fretboard and stop your fingertips from pressing as hard on the strings. It's important to practice enough to build and keep the calluses tough, and keep the fingernails short - the more you trim them, hopefully the cuticle of the nail recedes to compensate.

Thank you. I am always telling my student about lowering the thumb. Now I have yet another reason for it.

So good... Every time I see you I learn something I needed to know.

Do u have something for pointy fingers... like my fingers are very pointy and narrow but my first contact is nails and I did cut them till I touch skin😢

Im working on my finger dexterity im almost a comple beginner im working on my f chords

Does this work for a cornbread muffin. You know how crumbly they are? I took a bite while holding my guitar and a big chunk of muffin breaks off, hits the guitar strings and banks right into the guitar hole…perfect shot. So then trying to shake it back out the piece of cornbread muffin starts breaking apart even further so now I have a big chunk of muffin with lots of baby pieces in there. Well after violent shaking for ten minutes and pieces of muffin raining down the big chunk finally fell out. But I got my revenge…I popped it in my mouth and ate it. Moral of story…be careful when eating over your guitar…well, maybe that’s not a good idea anyway😂

I'd just like to add to the fat finger maestro list like Red Volkhardt, George Benson and Frank Gambale, both at the very top of the jazz tree and both have tree trunks for fingers.

This video did not provide any useful guidance. I appreciate your sincere intent though.

Guitar brands that have wider string spacing at the nut are Ayers ( AS model ) and Zager . I have both and this also helps with cleaner notes and less congested playing. They really are worth a look for acoustics. Good video.

I’ve built several guitars, both acoustic and electric. I generally made the nut width greater for the electrics. Or have a custom guitar built. It’s probably not as expensive as you think. Just get a standard Strat or Strat clone (maybe a Squire) and then have a wider neck bolted on. Problem solved.

Classical guitars have wider fretboards. So do baritone ukuleles. Try those.

I think these play alternatives tuning

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Yeah , I’m sorry but most electric guitar necks are just too narrow for some of us beginners with thicker finger tips “ ie the middle finger muting strings next to it while chording. Peoples fingers were smaller 75 years ago !! 😮

I opted for liposuction on my fingers.

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maybe a video on how to get our stuck hand out of the sound hole

lol thanks man ill try this next time it happens! Im a master at flinging pick into guitar.