i cant do any fucking chordes because i keep damping the strings i have massive hands, and ugh i need tips dont say keep yoru hands at 90 degreese because i am

Are you using the tips of your fingers?

yup

Well, you more than likely need more practice.
Maybe perhaps your fingers ARE too big and they are hitting the other strings, but it may just be an excuse because you don't have enough practice with it.
I, as well as many others, have used the same excuse when I started guitar.

well im a big buy and im thinking to my self, it has to be posible to hit them withtou damping others. im just looking for adivce on how i can make tha happen

Being a "big guy" is no excuse. Only thing is just practice and believe or not, you could be lacking coordination and strength of individual as a new guitarist which most players do. Most newer guitars have pretty deep and wide frets so it should be easy after a good amount of time practicing... Now if this was in the past (I have a lot of vintage old guitars) it was tough to have large fingers..

But definitely being a big guy is no reason. Or explain how Andy McKee is great?


This post was edited by Godest on Nov 6 2009 05:51pm

lol im not blameing it all on ym fingers here, im new and i need alot fo practice but im just saying my fingers are alot larger allowing me to have less room in betwenn strings,. and when i say big guy i mean 6 foot 6

Love that guy.

Peter, I highly doubt your finger size is the problem. I mean, I can do a G Major shape chord on the 24th fret with ease.
When I started, I was blaming the size of my guitar neck for me not being able to do chords without dampening strings.

It just takes practice. That may not be the answer you're hoping for, but it's the right answer.
You may be doing it right, but it isn't going to work out until you're more comfortable doing it.

I suggest just getting a list of a bunch of chords, practice them, then practice making the transitions between them.
That's what I did, and it paid off after a while.

This post was edited by Mathcorey on Nov 6 2009 06:17pm

try keeping your wrist flat.

im 6 3, 225 pounds, and my fingers dont mute other strings

just try using a different position with your fingertip

if youre playing something on the low e, try using your finger tip the farthest away from the fingernail as you can, allowing more space, and same with the high e, just use you fingertip close to your nail

as you gain finger strength, and finger coordination, you sould start being able to play without much of the above needed.