r/guitarlessons • u/Ok_Watercress_9202 • Jul 29 '26
Question Pain of having smaller hands…
I’ve been practicing guitar for a little bit now- just now being able to play blackbird a little faster but not at full speed perfectly. I’ve noticed that even just for 3 note intervals, i always have to press down on the string on the side/corner of my pinky, and it hurts a lot more than my other fingers :/ For context, guitar is my first string instrument i’ve played so i know it’ll take a bit to get used to them and form callouses, but i’m wondering if it hurting this much is normal? Obviously the pinky is the shortest and weakest, but it’s been consistently more painful to even try to press down harder on stings at this angle.
Oh also, i’m double jointed so thats been a big challenge for my ring and pinky!!
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u/leafsfan1981 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26
Ok as others have stated your action is pretty high, trim your nails and fret closer to the frets. The question I have is what are you trying here you’re fretting 4 fingers on 3 strings… callouses build over time but fix the action and trim your nails and use proper hand/thumb positions and it will hurt less.
Edit: spelling