[Carol-3M-Stillhand]

@d2rs congratulations on sticking with the 30 day challenge!! And yes I agree with @Loraine that it’s perfectly OK to take longer than 30 days. It takes whatever you need.

I have small hands as well and there are plenty of kiddo’s and accomplished guitar players with small hands, they give us hope that with good technique, anything is possible!!

One really good tip which Loraine has already wisely suggested, is to use your capo!! Especially when first learning a song or exercise, put your capo on 2nd fret. The frets are that much smaller, making any stretches that much shorter. Once your fingers get a handle on the muscle memory, it’s easier at that time to slowly recede the capo closer back up the neck towards the nut. Also the capo helps lower the action of the strings, making it easier to fret the notes as you are first learning a piece. If you are playing along with a video or a person, then just lower the tuning on your strings by one whole step. (Instead of EADGBE tuning, tune it down to DGCFAD. Then when you put your capo on the 2nd fret you will wind up in regular standard tuning so that you can play along and be in tune) Having your strings all tuned down by one whole step also makes the string tension less, which makes it that much easier to fret your notes as well.

Hope this makes sense and hope it helps a little!! Best wishes and enjoy your guitar time!!! C3M

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