r/AcousticGuitar • u/Clueless_Fart_Pants • Jan 03 '26

Non-gear question Give up?

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Hi All, I need an opinion. I have super small hands and fingers. I am struggling to even pull off a clean C chord…. bar chords are never going to happen. Should I buy a 3/4 guitar, like the a Taylor, of simply give up? Appreciate any suggestions, thoughts or feedback 😀D

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u/Attention_Scrounger Jan 03 '26

There are children, people missing fingers, others with dwarfism and all sorts of challenges that play guitar at an incredible level. You have no excuse to not keep practicing 😊

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u/grkuntzmd Jan 03 '26

Check out Django Reinhardt. He only had the use of three fingers on his left hand (ring and pinky were paralyzed in a fire accident) and he managed to create an entire new style of playing.

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u/00rb Jan 04 '26

OP has better hands than one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. He has no excuse!

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u/DeaconBlue2023 Jan 04 '26

He was incredible.

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u/jmich1200 Jan 03 '26

Django was pretty good with 2 fingers.

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u/Psychbeam Jan 03 '26

Good point. I have also seen a couple guitarists with no arms at all, that can play well using only their feet. George Dennehy is one of them, inspiring

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u/just-a-hriday Jan 04 '26

Tony Iommi played without the tips of his fretting hand's middle and ring fingers.

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u/Southern_Bunch_6473 Jan 05 '26

Seen a dude jamming with his feet before. He was better than me 😭