can little fingers effect anything?

[cory]

hey i was just wondering if little fingers would cause u not to be able to play power chords well or the guitar in general well
thanks for any responses

[bubinga]

It's not going to be impossible to do power chords with small fingers but it'll be a lot harder. Right now i'm teaching a young guy to play and barre chords are impossible for him. Do some stretching exercises like sticking golf balls between your left hand fingers.

[FINGERPICKINGOOD]

I have small fingers - and yes they made things very hard for me at first. But now I can play like a bat outta hell and power chords are cake! So just keep playing and eventually you wont even be thinking about how small your fingers are.

[Ax]

Yesterday a friend of mine showed me how he could put his 1st and 4th left hand fingers on frets 1 and 7, respectively. I was shocked... For me, even 1-5 is a stretch, and he just put them there with ease...
I guess having long fingers could be handy in some situations, but I don't think it's an absolute must.

[FINGERPICKINGOOD]

Ax- who the hell is this guy? Shaq?

[Deadbeat]

I can do that...I'm still not Eric Clapton.

[bubinga]

yeah, i can pull off seven, but it doesn't make me better than anybody else. It's hand strength that's makes for good power and barre chord players.

[cory]

thansk fro the advice this site really helps me out
cory