Well, I've took a look around at some guitarist and found many have large fingers, yet they could make a guitar hummmmm to the nineth power. So i figure it must not be our fat fingers thats causing the delay.
Along with practicing one finger on a chord at a time, the trick is to use the very tip of your finger as oppose to the top underhalf of the tip. If the chords are still muting, the other possibility is you're not pressing down hard enough on the chords. When i'd press down harder while making sure my tips were positioned just right, i heard a clear beautiful sound respond.
So here's a tip for all the pleasantly plump fingers. The tip is to use just that....the very tips of the fingers. I tell you, my fingers tips are sore right now. Whew! But its well worth the pain if i can get a clean note out.
Make sure you rub those finger tips in between practices. It will help strenghten them and reduce the soreness.
Good luck to all! And thank you for those wonderful excercises too!
