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Hi Allen ( @FlhxsGeek ), Welcome to TAC. Hope you have a great guitar🎸journey here. I think @MoochasPoochas has touched on something when he mentions a wider fretboard. What is the width of your guitar’s neck at the nut? I’m thinking that you should have a guitar that has at least a 1 3/4″ width at the nut to accommodate fat fingers😱
In the “Skills” section, you’ll find a “Stretching” course that might help. It has stretches for the hands and fingers, along with other parts of the body that can be affected by playing guitar. Also, make sure you check out the “30 Days to Play” course. I recommend that course to anyone new to TAC, regardless of their level of ability. At a minimum, it’ll help you get the lay of the land, so to speak👍 Good luck Allen on your journey and remember to keep it fun🤩