Although we have made it known elsewhere this is just to let you know that we no longer stock the Guitar Support and have withdrawn it from our Amazon shop.

I often hear people say they find it hard to stretch their fingers to play certain chords when they first start to play because they have small hands. Well, for those folk this seemingly obvious recommendation will be a great help and will also make early-learning life much easier for budding young guitar players who are often bought guitars which are too large for their age. 

First, if you don't have one already buy a capo. You can use any straight full-width capo or an adjustable 6-string capo such as a Flexi-Capo or Spider Capo if you already have one. Now, because the gaps between frets become smaller as they progress towards the guitar body you can take advantage of that situation by positioning the capo on any fret which makes fingering chords easier for you - if you play a lot of open chords, as beginners often do, you can even start with your capo set on the 7th or 8th fret. You will probably be amazed at how chords suddenly become so much easier to play. 

As you make progress ...