Help! I have little hands!!!

Hey everyone,
My name is Elizabeth.
Well, I just got a guitar in June and I've been playing by ear for two months until I found guitar tricks. It's very great!

Anyways, I'm 14 going on 15 and I happen to be very little. Heck, I'm not even 5 feet yet!! So while I was doing the Beginner Level 1, I came across the e, a, and b chords. The problem is, I can't fully reach the B chord. Everything else, is just dandy. Maybe F is a little challenging, but I can reach alright. Anywho, if anyone has any suggestions or tips of whatever, please tell me!! I'm really looking forward to getting better and would like to get passed this bump in the road. haha.

Umm, I guess if I forget where this forum thing is, you could PM me (and I'll receive an email notification).

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

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What kind of guitar is it that you have? A classical guitar has a very wide neck, a western-style acoustic has a thinner neck, an electric guitar has an even thinner neck (in many cases)... there's lots of different kinds of guitar, so if you really want to learn and the neck is too wide for you, you might consider going and having a look at the different types there are available.

I'm going to move this thread into the Gear Discussion forum as this is more suited to that forum, and also so that people who don't have full access can help by replying if they have more suggestions. Also, as your original post was in the full access section, I've removed your email address from your message before moving it to the public forums. If someone PMs (Private Messages) you, you will receive an email anyway.

I just want to encourage you to keep at it. It may be difficult at first, but your fingers and hands will adapt and eventually the stretches will be easier.

A guitar with a smaller neck will help in the short term, but also try some stretching exercises...like spreading your fingers apart using the back of the guitar neck, etc.

"Small Hands" and "Short Fingers" are really a myth when it comes to guitar playing. You can do it, using what God gave you, if you work at it for long enough.

Cheers!

Light is 100% correct, it depends on the guitar. A lot of classical/spanish guitars have very thick necks and jumbo sized fretboards - the same applies for accoustic guitars. You can get an electric guitar with a very slim neck profile quite easily at just about any budget, just make sure it does not have jumbo frets. I believe there is an Epiphone specificaly designed for girls with small hands - it even comes in pink :p but you can also get it in a 'metal' black too! As far as I know it has a 23.5" scale, there is also a guitar by Fender with an even shorter scale but may be a lot more expensive because of the brand (it's not a Squire). Plenty of options on the electric front, not so sure about classical and Spanish gutiars though - I think the necks are the size they are because of the types of woods used and lack of truss rods etc...

Building strength with your fingers takes alot of time and effort of getting use to things.Youl go through alot of callouses along the way.....lol as you try to build the basics and foundation for learning the instrument.It's just a part of the game that we all go through.My only advice is to keep at it a little everyday untill your fingers build the natural strength and inclination to grab those certain things your having trouble with.Keep at it and good luck!

Same here! Alot of female guitarists seem to have that problem.
There is a brand called Daisy Rock that makes guitars especially for females or men with smaller hands and they look great but you compromise on sound quality.
I have an Epiphone Les Paul Standard and it works for me. Just try going to every guitar shop you see and trying out their guitars.
Good luck!