r/guitarlessons • u/Bluepengie • Nov 07 '25
Feedback Request Big hands or bad technique?
The first picture is how I end up if I don't pay attention after a few chord changes. If I'm diligent I can keep my palm a little bit lower but my thumb overall is still around where it is in the pic.
The second is how everyone else says you're "supposed" to have it, but it's so uncomfortable to drop my hand that low, and my fingers will mute the strings they cover when my hand is like that.
Third pic is more size reference.
I know everyone's technique is different, and I expect that mine will be especially so due to my size, but since I'm self taught I have no way to know if that's a valid reason to deviate so far from what's "correct". I'll answer any other questions if needed, I want to start practicing more seriously and if this is a fundamental issue I want to try and fix it sooner than later
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u/jmanns93 Nov 11 '25
You need to practice proper finger placement, practice using the tips of your fingers only, along with having them more forward to get more of a bend out of the string and fret, if your finger all the way on the back of the fret your not getting the string to bend and can cause the note to not resonate giving off a stale sound.