Little hands difficult to finger bar

[wrench]

Sergio,

Is the barre you have trouble with the G chord where your index finger frets the high e and B strings at the third fret?

I gained hand strength and flexibility by exercising with a rubber football (a toy American football, which is oblong shaped). I don't think a tennis ball would have worked as well because the fingers could only travel a limited distance during exercise. The football is also longer, so I could exercise all four fingers at the same time. I very much recommend using a ball of some type to exercise. I also agree with Mark that chord squeezing drill is also very effective, but the small rubber ball draws less attention in public than a guitar.

From the Beginning was my first song, too. Hang in there, you will get it! Remember that as a beginning player you are not only learning the song, but you are making your hands move in ways they are not used to. I am a beginner myself (3 months) with old, stiff hands and some finger damage. Chords I could not make after one month are now very easy.

wrench

[jayswett]

Hi Neil and to all those gentle people who
answered my problem.

It was not a problem of my little hands:
it was just because I had a very economic
acustic guitar, about $100, very hard to
play.

Then I purchased an american guitar, a
Tacoma Guitar: and in a while bars where
the easiest things to do.

Don't say that after 5 months my left hand
was enough enforced to do that: actually
it is still difficult to do it with that
old guitar.

Then I bought a spanish classic one to
learn arpeggio better, then I bought a
Vintage Ukulele guitar.

Am I on the right road or not?

Just a second question: to avoid disturbing
noises at night, is it right to buy an electric
guitar (if it exists) with a jack for
earphones?

Thanks
Sergio Traversa
Italy

[jayswett]

palo6049 wrote:

Just a second question: to avoid disturbing
noises at night, is it right to buy an electric
guitar (if it exists) with a jack for
earphones?

Thanks
Sergio Traversa
Italy

As far as I know, you can't plug your headphones directly into your guitar, but most amplifiers have a headphone jack into which you can plug your headphones. So both the guitar and the headphones are plugged into the amplifier. It does allow for practicing at night when the family and/or neighbors are sleeping.

[neverfoundthetime]

Hello Sergio, and greetings to our neighbours in Bella Italia.
I think you are refering to a silent guitar right? (see photo bellow)
I'm sure that's fine for your neighbours and will allow you to practice.
I love your unique solutions to the finger and noise problems: buy a new guitar each time. That's real style for you.
Nice to hear from you on the forums sergio. And you are going to have all the ladies saying: Ciao bello! You you are way too good looking for this site, you'll have to ladies swooning at their desks!

[galnpdx]

Id like to answer as well, get a guitar that "Fits" you and your size, hard to do with an acoustic but in electrics there are a many neck styles and thicknesses, then get it set up well by your local luthier. This along with strength exercises you will get barre chords. Often I think people buy cheaper guitars that are hard for anyone to play and then give up because its so difficult to progress on them. I was always told to by cheap so id not be out anything but a friend who played for 40 year told me to buy the most expensive i could afford for first guitar (he actually gifted my first guitar to me)and I would have something playable and of resale value if i didnt stick with guitar. Years and years later Im still with it

On question two, no you must have a power source be it a amp,pre amp, computer or powered EQ ect to power up your headset from guitar. They do make a small headphone preamp for about 30$US that would work.

[galnpdx]

Id like to answer as well, get a guitar that "Fits" you and your size, hard to do with an acoustic but in electrics there are a many neck styles and thicknesses, then get it set up well by your local luthier. This along with strength exercises you will get barre chords. Often I think people buy cheaper guitars that are hard for anyone to play and then give up because its so difficult to progress on them. I was always told to by cheap so id not be out anything but a friend who played for 40 year told me to buy the most expensive i could afford for first guitar (he actually gifted my first guitar to me)and I would have something playable and of resale value if i didnt stick with guitar. Years and years later Im still with it

On question two, no you must have a power source be it a amp,pre amp, computer or powered EQ ect to power up your headset from guitar. They do make a small headphone preamp for about 30$US that would work.