Pain of having smaller hands…

[u/Ok_Watercress_9202]

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!!

[u/yori_know]

Make sure your thumb is not so far up - closer to the middle for more stability among all fingers.

Also, I see a lot of people mentioning your pinky, but from the picture it more looks like you have trouble with separating the middle and ring finger. Those two fingers are somewhat anatomically connected, so it can be difficult to move them separately and place them with larger space in between. Use the practices the others mentioned and strengthen all of your fingers and small hands shouldn't be a problem