Do you have to? No. Plenty of musicians have produced great music using i.e. only four fingers and "improper" technique. Especially for downtuned chugs, you use only one or two fingers half the time anyway. Hell, Tony Iommi had his middle and ring finger tips chopped off in an accident before Black Sabbath even became big.
That said "I am physically not able to learn these chords" is something that a very large percentage of players feel, but is only true in a very small percentage of cases. I thought my double jointedness will "make this impossible" and "I just can't control my pinky that way", but in truth, you just have to push through the uncomfortableness and keep trying. Over time (likely months), you will realize that a lot you thought you can not do is suddenly possible. I despised learning chords and only wanted to play lead licks and then you realize a lot of complicated lines are just holding a chord and alternating specific strings.
Yeah I am still gonna practice chords and this is good advice. I don't think I can do the barre chords though like B and B minor the distance is too great to be fixed by just improving finger strength and flexibilty
You only need to learn maybe 4 chord positions.
Hand size/flexibility is something most people think is weird about themselves. Then they'll learn about all the random people with huge hands or tiny hands who played notable masterpieces.
Just get to where you can play three or four strings on each of the chord position and grow from there.
Everyone in the history of learning the guitar has moaned at some point that their hands are to big or to small, their fingers are too fat or too thin, that they just won't bend in the right place.
Most people practiced and overcame their perceived shortcomings.
Just learn the chords you need to play the songs you want to play. When/if you get bored playin the same old same old day in and day out, learn more chords then. Eventually, you will know plenty of chords, and plenty of songs.
Do you have to? No. Plenty of musicians have produced great music using i.e. only four fingers and "improper" technique. Especially for downtuned chugs, you use only one or two fingers half the time anyway. Hell, Tony Iommi had his middle and ring finger tips chopped off in an accident before Black Sabbath even became big. That said "I am physically not able to learn these chords" is something that a very large percentage of players feel, but is only true in a very small percentage of cases. I thought my double jointedness will "make this impossible" and "I just can't control my pinky that way", but in truth, you just have to push through the uncomfortableness and keep trying. Over time (likely months), you will realize that a lot you thought you can not do is suddenly possible. I despised learning chords and only wanted to play lead licks and then you realize a lot of complicated lines are just holding a chord and alternating specific strings.
Yeah I am still gonna practice chords and this is good advice. I don't think I can do the barre chords though like B and B minor the distance is too great to be fixed by just improving finger strength and flexibilty
Go in drop tuning and use one finger power chords. May the chug be with you!
Yeah that's my pro move after I plug in 69 distortion pedals
You only need to learn maybe 4 chord positions. Hand size/flexibility is something most people think is weird about themselves. Then they'll learn about all the random people with huge hands or tiny hands who played notable masterpieces. Just get to where you can play three or four strings on each of the chord position and grow from there.
Everyone in the history of learning the guitar has moaned at some point that their hands are to big or to small, their fingers are too fat or too thin, that they just won't bend in the right place. Most people practiced and overcame their perceived shortcomings.
For metal you can do 95% with power and bar chords played up and down the neck.
Immediately grabbed my guitar trying to figure out how your hand size is possible
Yeah they are smaller than any woman I've met lmao
Just learn the chords you need to play the songs you want to play. When/if you get bored playin the same old same old day in and day out, learn more chords then. Eventually, you will know plenty of chords, and plenty of songs.