Top 10 HARDEST Songs to Play with SMALL HANDS!

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    Stevie counts down the most difficult songs to play on guitar, if you have small fingers! Are there any songs with long stretches that I missed? Comment them below!
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  • @allanhetfield1922
    @allanhetfield1922 Před 5 lety +2534

    "Every stretch you take, Every ligament you break. "😂😂😂

  • @thelions1758
    @thelions1758 Před 4 lety +1741

    Plot twist:
    Their guitars are smaller than yours.

    • @Cyclobomber
      @Cyclobomber Před 4 lety +45

      Yeah I thought Paul Gilbert always played on short-scale guitars, but his Flying V seems full-size. Also I believe 24 frets do change the neck scale and makes some stretches much harder.

    • @lakejizzio7777
      @lakejizzio7777 Před 4 lety +17

      @@Cyclobomber actually It makes them easier.

    • @Cyclobomber
      @Cyclobomber Před 4 lety +7

      @@lakejizzio7777 Really? Must depend on the scale then, because on long scale necks I can't really do it.

    • @lakejizzio7777
      @lakejizzio7777 Před 4 lety +8

      @@Cyclobomber yeah. If you have a 24 fret guitar same scale as a 22 it becomes easier but at the and of the day everything ends with scale.

    • @Cyclobomber
      @Cyclobomber Před 4 lety +5

      @@lakejizzio7777 Oh yes if it's a medium/short scale you're completely right, I was thinking of a full-scale 24.

  • @sthn8758
    @sthn8758 Před 4 lety +1643

    Every stretch you take
    Every ligament you break
    Every string you play
    Every fret you take
    I’ll be killing you

  • @wizarddemon
    @wizarddemon Před 3 lety +166

    Stevie: putting Megadeth songs on this video
    Dave : I'm proud that you didn't put Metallica songs in this video

    • @TNMY_10
      @TNMY_10 Před 2 lety +1

      @Sylvester stallone yeah lol 2-4?

    • @christopher4443
      @christopher4443 Před 2 lety

      *laughs in ride the lightning*

    • @agustincasciero
      @agustincasciero Před 2 lety

      @First Name What part/chord do you mean?

    • @agustincasciero
      @agustincasciero Před 2 lety

      @First Name ah, the Bm6 chord

    • @CorbinDioxide
      @CorbinDioxide Před 2 lety

      bro in dont tread on me you have to do a chord with 2nd fret and 9th fret

  • @awesome10pickles32
    @awesome10pickles32 Před 6 lety +6265

    The funniest thing about this video is Stevie pretending to have difficulty playing these songs

    • @user-pc8en9lh7u
      @user-pc8en9lh7u Před 6 lety +422

      it is not hard for him at all, but it could be somewhat hurtful even tho he is a professional

    • @m.g.2301
      @m.g.2301 Před 6 lety +165

      Im sure he had his fun trying to get these riffs down beforehand

    • @Adambobro
      @Adambobro Před 6 lety +35

      Ooooooh..... the ego has landed. Again.

    • @IshidaNikurasu
      @IshidaNikurasu Před 5 lety +108

      Funniest thing is, he is struggling.. Thees streches are idiotic.. No normal person should be able to do thees perfectly..

    • @GusFogle
      @GusFogle Před 5 lety +115

      He couldn't play the Allan Holdsworth riff in time, pretty sure he had legitimate trouble playing it.

  • @allenzmn
    @allenzmn Před 5 lety +2287

    That's nothing, I can stretch from fret zero to fret 24.

    • @soupsmusic7129
      @soupsmusic7129 Před 4 lety +137

      That's nothing! I can stretch from fret -50 to 100!!

    • @UmpikLumpik
      @UmpikLumpik Před 4 lety +44

      your legs maybe

    • @alchemist3661
      @alchemist3661 Před 4 lety +170

      @@UmpikLumpik fret 0 is just an open string

    • @coolguy2873
      @coolguy2873 Před 4 lety +8

      Lmao what?

    • @bigm3884
      @bigm3884 Před 4 lety +68

      Soooo you just put your finger on the 24th fret?

  • @MegadethFan9000
    @MegadethFan9000 Před 3 lety +322

    RIP Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) you're a legend.

    • @differentlenses
      @differentlenses Před rokem +1

      And his Trent Picking is cool as well. 😢

    • @Jmilillo
      @Jmilillo Před rokem +3

      My Pop died from cancer shortly after Eddie, and he was only about a year older than Ed. RIP Pop and RIP EVH

  • @PEGGLORE
    @PEGGLORE Před 3 lety +171

    RIP Eddie Van Halen.. I watch this video yesterday, and he dies today.

  • @Krangeris
    @Krangeris Před 5 lety +3798

    Maybe Dave Mustaine creates stretchy riffs to prevent Metallica from playing his songs

    • @samuelstulinger1619
      @samuelstulinger1619 Před 5 lety +42

      Sensei J lmao

    • @alexledesma1877
      @alexledesma1877 Před 5 lety +15

      hahahahahaha!!!

    • @sohibconner6926
      @sohibconner6926 Před 5 lety +99

      Dave still butthurting from metallica,
      Also playing hard ass riffs doesnt mean its a perfect song, too many simple songs are 10x times better, metalheads and metal artists has to know that

    • @Krangeris
      @Krangeris Před 5 lety +180

      Yup, hard-ass riffs and solos don't mean the song is better. However, using hard-ass techniques gives you a wider choice, letting the song sound exactly as the artist wants it to. Plus, song sounds more original. Lastly, if I had to choose between a song with a guitar solo (difficult) and a song without solo (or some easy Seven Nation Army solo), i would definetly choose the difficult one. Difficult riffs often do sound better.

    • @stanislavmigra
      @stanislavmigra Před 5 lety +91

      Seen Megadeth live (with Kiko), their guitar skills are just mindblowing ...

  • @BlackuKnighto
    @BlackuKnighto Před 5 lety +1589

    I bet Lil Wayne can stretch all the way from fret 1 to fret 24.

    • @ronriggs9954
      @ronriggs9954 Před 5 lety +6

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @indrajithak47
      @indrajithak47 Před 5 lety +46

      Along with Johnathan Depp and Marilyn Manson

    • @patootie3529
      @patootie3529 Před 5 lety +18

      @@indrajithak47 Only when Johnny uses his secret weapon.

    • @darkbunglex
      @darkbunglex Před 5 lety +4

      WTF is this comment referencing? I feel totally out of the loop

    • @noodleighpie2379
      @noodleighpie2379 Před 5 lety +17

      @@darkbunglex its referencing that stevie t hates lil wayne

  • @BigBerias
    @BigBerias Před 4 lety +510

    Watching this as a bass player, makes me think: oh poor guitarists with their small frets😂😂🤣

    • @NobodyCaresALot
      @NobodyCaresALot Před 4 lety +74

      As an upright bass player, oh you poor fretboard players.

    • @pixel-hy4jx
      @pixel-hy4jx Před 4 lety +106

      As an air bassist you poor string players

    • @ThotSticks
      @ThotSticks Před 4 lety +6

      Oscar The Grouch 😂😂

    • @dacian2856
      @dacian2856 Před 3 lety +9

      I can remember a few years ago when my hands were tiny I had been just learning guitar on an acoustic with tiny ass frets, I had just got my electric guitar and just couldnt play crazy train anymore it hurt my soul

    • @ThotSticks
      @ThotSticks Před 3 lety

      Dacian going off the nech with jumbo frets

  • @shrapnel77
    @shrapnel77 Před 3 lety +70

    As of today's date, Paul Gilbert's left pinkie has killed 27 men.

  • @Mad9977
    @Mad9977 Před 6 lety +2052

    "every stretch you take..." 😆👍

    • @PissG
      @PissG Před 6 lety

      Mad9977 Productions
      lol ikr. I gave up trying to learn that song because my fingers reach wasn't long enough

    • @bungkasteamjomo4082
      @bungkasteamjomo4082 Před 6 lety +2

      this lyric does kill me on the spot.

    • @avenger374
      @avenger374 Před 6 lety +21

      That made me smile, but "every ligament you break" got me laughing hard

    • @Mad9977
      @Mad9977 Před 6 lety

      yeah lol

    • @TheCrxxkedMan
      @TheCrxxkedMan Před 6 lety +14

      “Every ligament you break”

  • @mickey6696
    @mickey6696 Před 4 lety +445

    You know he can nail all those songs and he’s just putting on a show

    • @matthewcarl4504
      @matthewcarl4504 Před 3 lety +6

      *tHaT’s WhAt mAkEs It FuNnY*

    • @justanotheranimeprofilepic
      @justanotheranimeprofilepic Před 3 lety +14

      Yeah but i imagine it took practice to get that stretch

    • @phantomechelon3628
      @phantomechelon3628 Před 2 lety +10

      I dunno...he seemed to have real problems with Allan Holdsworth...

    • @APK-pn4qh
      @APK-pn4qh Před 2 lety +5

      Yep. Yootoobers are not the most honest people at times..... 😉 Ever see Music Is Win pretending to learn a complex piece by ear instantly....? Pretends to struggle to get that first couple of note, bums a couple notes, then suddenly plays it perfectly almost like he has learned it and practiced it to death before recording and then - oh, hang on.... lol.

  • @ALLMETAL1970
    @ALLMETAL1970 Před 2 lety +250

    Rest in peace allan holdsworth and Eddie van halen, two legends that shouldn't be forgotten.

  • @joao.dz7
    @joao.dz7 Před 3 lety +81

    See i had a great idea to play Tornado of Souls for a talent show in freshman year😃. My fingers still hate me

    • @tylercady3985
      @tylercady3985 Před 3 lety +5

      I'm learning that solos right now. Or at least attempting to. I can't even get to the 17th fret. My hand at full painful extension barely makes it to the 15th fret

    • @kenz2756
      @kenz2756 Před 3 lety

      Try playing a fingerstyle piece smoothly with a stretched bass and melody note, so difficult with small hands.

    • @trashowo6139
      @trashowo6139 Před 2 lety

      @@kenz2756 ahè

    • @Passarium-1195
      @Passarium-1195 Před 2 měsíci

      Play the tornado of souls solo lick as a tapping lick on the b string, it’s much easier

  • @MerkinMuffly
    @MerkinMuffly Před 4 lety +385

    Looking forward to your cover of Fracture.

  • @ultar4728
    @ultar4728 Před 5 lety +372

    >'I can't even play the first stretch' >plays the entire thing

  • @shivamvyas1218
    @shivamvyas1218 Před 2 lety +43

    7:55 although Steve was struggling, the chords sounded clean 👏🏽

  • @minhazulislam4682
    @minhazulislam4682 Před 3 lety +23

    I heard stream of consciousness here. Then, I went on to search it on youtube and boy o boy..I listened to the song for more than 20 times in a row. One of the best instrumentals ever.

  • @bigm3884
    @bigm3884 Před 5 lety +1378

    Ya know what else is 3 inches?
    Half a pencil

  • @malvinnathaniel987
    @malvinnathaniel987 Před 4 lety +1207

    That's why Dave is a legend.

    • @josh8973
      @josh8973 Před 4 lety +11

      n0

    • @rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6
      @rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6 Před 4 lety +22

      He is good but not legend

    • @kreptas9083
      @kreptas9083 Před 4 lety +15

      @@rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6 which Dave ?

    • @Jus10Giraffney
      @Jus10Giraffney Před 4 lety +116

      @@rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6 Megadeth will always be legendary. Rust In Peace will always be in the discussion for greatest metal albums of all time, like them or not

    • @rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6
      @rettillanri4reisiii28ieie6 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Jus10Giraffney I think you are talking about another dave

  • @sKraat528
    @sKraat528 Před 2 lety +14

    Andy Summers is underrated as a guitarist, so many awesome riffs. Message in a bottle. BRING ON THE NIGHT ..

  • @Choko_conleche
    @Choko_conleche Před 4 lety +34

    And the solo of cowboys from hell ? 12-20 at the speed of light

  • @paulpv7
    @paulpv7 Před 6 lety +82

    Buckethead can stretch from 1st to 24th fret easy

    • @jonathansefcik473
      @jonathansefcik473 Před 6 lety +12

      He's like 6'6" so he has massive hands. He has a song called "Taxidermy Loaf" where there's a chord that stretches from the 1st to the 6th fret. I have big hands and can stretch pretty far but that chord in particular is ridiculous.

    • @dannyhood66
      @dannyhood66 Před 6 lety +3

      Jonathan Sefcik 30 years ago Buckethead entered a guitar contest, Guitarist sent their cassette tapes from everywhere. Buckethead played bed time music (jingles for childeren) He did not win although he was second place . The guy who won the contest was from Japan. What the judges did no't know was the fact that Buckethead played both guitar parts at the same time once. From what I heard the only reason buckethead didn't win was because the judges thought he over dubbed..

    • @agustuedupin3794
      @agustuedupin3794 Před 6 lety +2

      Danny Hood thats fucking crazy, I did not know that but it makes sense

    • @johannessandro5224
      @johannessandro5224 Před 4 lety +2

      Dude i was looking for buckethead. Try Siege Engine

  • @harryclarke8359
    @harryclarke8359 Před 5 lety +702

    8:30 wtf is going on with that guys pinkie. It just kept growing longer fml 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kylelataxes1595
    @kylelataxes1595 Před 4 lety +40

    I’m surprised Shawn Lane wasn’t on this list, namely the part of his instructional about achieving an outside sound, where he does diminished triads on one string without tapping. There’s an interview with Paul Gilbert where he says he’s the most terrifying guitarist of all time and plays the riff with two hands instead of one.

  • @darylaaron3760
    @darylaaron3760 Před 4 lety +16

    8:39 i lost it when Stevie said OK 🤣

  • @binky2819
    @binky2819 Před 6 lety +782

    Lil Wayne can play all of those perfectly.

  • @zak_atak
    @zak_atak Před 6 lety +176

    Every wrist you break

  • @emperorwang0861
    @emperorwang0861 Před 4 lety +50

    I struggled with that Dokken solo when I was a teenager. Stevie's description was spot on: it's not so much the stretch, it's the pulloffs at the insane speed George is doing them that makes it such an asskicker.

  • @humanthenarrator
    @humanthenarrator Před rokem +9

    Stevie: wtf why you gotta make it impossible
    Also Stevie: plays it

  • @jcheever37
    @jcheever37 Před 5 lety +141

    Dave mustaine throwing out some classical thumb position knowledge. NICE.

  • @UFO314159
    @UFO314159 Před 4 lety +91

    Dislocating your fingers is actually the secret to playing these songs.

  • @eidetecker
    @eidetecker Před 2 lety +19

    Thanks for putting Holdsworth in the mix. I saw the title and wondered if ol' Alan was going to be covered. I would love to see you do more things with Holdsworth, like a look at his insane legato leads.

  • @this_is_mahomie1536
    @this_is_mahomie1536 Před 3 lety +14

    I really feel like Steve doesn't talk about Pantera enough. The domination solo is so extremely hard to play, especially for people with small hands because of the stretchiness and the speed combination.

  • @simbathegermanshepard9564
    @simbathegermanshepard9564 Před 6 lety +280

    legend has it james hetfield ones down picked the solo to one and kirk was like wahhh

  • @kouroshesfandiari1278
    @kouroshesfandiari1278 Před 5 lety +725

    I have a tip
    Stop having small hands

  • @zacharybickham5757
    @zacharybickham5757 Před 4 lety +16

    I find tornado funny because marty has small hands. He's just amazing.

  • @ajaystephen869
    @ajaystephen869 Před 3 lety +21

    I found “in my darkest hour” pretty hard.
    Dave writes awesome riffs though

    • @yearginclarke
      @yearginclarke Před 5 měsíci

      His early riffs and solos are very intense and frenetic at times.

  • @MrCubas69
    @MrCubas69 Před 6 lety +406

    You are not trying hard enough, obviously Lil Wayne solo is the most difficult to play.

    • @EdSchroedinger
      @EdSchroedinger Před 6 lety +6

      not after you had some seriously large doobies... or benzos ...or both

    • @masonmead9434
      @masonmead9434 Před 6 lety +2

      Moloch69 😂

    • @TheDetroitSlayer
      @TheDetroitSlayer Před 6 lety +2

      Lil Wayne's solo was plagiarized from Local H's solo in "Bound for the floor"

    • @arcticwolf2666
      @arcticwolf2666 Před 6 lety +2

      That’s because lil Wayne doesn’t no shit about how to play guitar or even how to hold it properly...

    • @meiermakesmusic
      @meiermakesmusic Před 6 lety +1

      Ha.... FUNNY

  • @Mad9977
    @Mad9977 Před 6 lety +420

    Mustaine has some crazy spider technique

    • @ernoballai3588
      @ernoballai3588 Před 6 lety +9

      The Spider Chord is not so hard once you get it

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 Před 5 lety +8

      Erno Ballai He meant his fretting hand is like a spider, not the spider chords themselves.

    • @scarletteg4100
      @scarletteg4100 Před 5 lety +7

      Dave Mustaine IS a crazy spider

    • @lucasissa5536
      @lucasissa5536 Před 5 lety +2

      @@ernoballai3588 Nothing is hard once you get it, you idiot

  • @BalazsiSzabi
    @BalazsiSzabi Před 4 lety +49

    The struggle is real? More like... "The Threat is Real".
    Haha :(

  • @jayson3900
    @jayson3900 Před 4 lety +6

    As a fellow guitarist with small hands and fingers, I've never seen a CZcams video more relatable.

  • @digitaldeathsquid3448
    @digitaldeathsquid3448 Před 6 lety +709

    I'm a small-fingered bass player.
    T H E
    S T R U G G L E
    I S
    R E A L

    • @OutxOfxLife
      @OutxOfxLife Před 6 lety +32

      I have short fingers and for some reason decided that buying a long-scale 5-string bass sounded like a good idea...

    • @insederec
      @insederec Před 6 lety

      It is a great idea. How long? I got a 35er.

    • @nathanielchagas3531
      @nathanielchagas3531 Před 6 lety +3

      I feel your struggle bro, my middle finger is only around 2 and 3/4 inches long

    • @picolete
      @picolete Před 6 lety +1

      Patitucci has small has but that doesnt stops him

    • @randompersonxo1235
      @randompersonxo1235 Před 6 lety

      yEs

  • @jay-kl6vk
    @jay-kl6vk Před 5 lety +452

    "lets do some lamb of jesus" 2:22 😂😂😂
    edit: yo 400 likes, and this is my favourite joke in this video lol

    • @ezerdezer7903
      @ezerdezer7903 Před 5 lety +2

      shut up you frickin jazz nerd

    • @ezerdezer7903
      @ezerdezer7903 Před 5 lety +2

      @Tech Hybrid no

    • @caio509
      @caio509 Před 5 lety +2

      Lamb of Gsus

    • @ezerdezer7903
      @ezerdezer7903 Před 5 lety +1

      @gozietheclown Ms.Gozie nerd also means inferior and I gotta say, I look down upon you like the nerd you are

    • @ezerdezer7903
      @ezerdezer7903 Před 5 lety

      @gozietheclown Ms.Gozie Ok

  • @yman4918
    @yman4918 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I shook hands with George Lynch - years ago.. I remember being freaked out how his hand wrapped around my hand like a giant spider.. 😱

  • @timothyallen3161
    @timothyallen3161 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm going to rewatch as my videos to get view back up. Welcome back Stevie

  • @Cr1zzt0ph4r
    @Cr1zzt0ph4r Před 4 lety +380

    0:06 At least it's not raid Shadow legends

    • @X-EvilAsh
      @X-EvilAsh Před 4 lety +6

      Raid shadow legends is auctally a really good game, its just a meme because its a sponser on many videos.... Have you auctally played the game? I've been playing it for a long time and the game is really fun and addicting

    • @error-dc2ox
      @error-dc2ox Před 4 lety +22

      BASS their ads are even invading the comment sections now

    • @leoholmlund3181
      @leoholmlund3181 Před 4 lety +16

      @@X-EvilAsh Oh no they are sponsoring youtube comments now D:

    • @Gdog.57011
      @Gdog.57011 Před 4 lety

      @@X-EvilAsh no offense this is a joke but have you learned to aktchually spell

    • @tanjiroplayz390
      @tanjiroplayz390 Před 4 lety +1

      @@X-EvilAsh Have you played pubg ?

  • @tak178
    @tak178 Před 5 lety +70

    "His hand looks like some sort of crustacean..." LMAO

    • @Koala019
      @Koala019 Před 5 lety

      tak178 yes, i can confirm this was in the video

  • @blendernoob64
    @blendernoob64 Před 3 lety

    Glad to have you back Stevie!

  • @bucket1902
    @bucket1902 Před 3 lety

    Dude I just had one of the worst days EVER and you just made me laugh a lot, I friggin love you man.

  • @LarryMar
    @LarryMar Před 5 lety +488

    The title of this vid should be "The Importance of the Pinky".

    • @Luablood
      @Luablood Před 5 lety +7

      Yes... hell some chords are just impossible without it... 1 barred and 3 pressed down

    • @MikeyVonSwank13
      @MikeyVonSwank13 Před 5 lety

      Larry Mar it took me forever to include my pinky in bar chords. Lol good luck to me in trying to include in a solo. But then again I’m more of a rhythm player

    • @zr00we64
      @zr00we64 Před 5 lety

      @@MikeyVonSwank13 besides paying rhythm is a lot better!

    • @jacobwooten5137
      @jacobwooten5137 Před 5 lety

      I started out using my pinky all the time bc i have small hands so whenever i hear someone say they have to use their pinky i just turn my head in ahh and ask wait you don't use your pinky

    • @Lou-hd5ct
      @Lou-hd5ct Před 5 lety

      (and of the thumb) 😂😂

  • @medusabass1667
    @medusabass1667 Před 5 lety +182

    As a 4'11" tall bassist with little hands, Lamb of God - Ruin was quite painful

    • @daredevil2724
      @daredevil2724 Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah im learning it rn and i cant do the 2-5,6 stretch either

    • @thedude8526
      @thedude8526 Před 5 lety +2

      @@daredevil2724 I have long fingers and that song is still hard.

    • @lred1383
      @lred1383 Před 5 lety +3

      You have to lift the 2nd fret finger every time. This is coming from a 5'10" bassist with a long scale instrument and toddler hands

    • @metalflower9543
      @metalflower9543 Před 5 lety +1

      I'm 4'11" too^^

    • @vio-lence7267
      @vio-lence7267 Před 4 lety

      Medusa Bass im 5’7” and im 13 lol

  • @petrowzz
    @petrowzz Před 2 lety

    I like the way you treat it with humor and naturality instead of as a problem, tks for the inspiration XD

  • @EdwardVanHalen_16
    @EdwardVanHalen_16 Před 2 lety +1

    I also have small hands and recently learnt how to play every breath you take and my hand kept cramping up, also I subscribed keep up the good content 😉

  • @James-hh1lq
    @James-hh1lq Před 5 lety +81

    Paul Gilbert's fingers are freaking lllloooonnnggggggg

    • @MayDay14000
      @MayDay14000 Před 3 lety +2

      Well, he is 6’4 in person.😉😂

  • @Hunedpcl7
    @Hunedpcl7 Před 6 lety +173

    How long till your fingernails disappear?

    • @rickcar94
      @rickcar94 Před 6 lety +20

      Hunedpcl7 I know, right? He should really try to stop biting them.

    • @BradleyStoneV
      @BradleyStoneV Před 6 lety +5

      I noticed that on another video (maybe the toy guitar one), and now I can't stand to look lol..

    • @galloway7448
      @galloway7448 Před 6 lety

      Food is more filling

    • @asdrubalpintom
      @asdrubalpintom Před 6 lety +1

      Serious case of onychophagia... Dude needs help.

  • @gennavolchko4446
    @gennavolchko4446 Před rokem

    Stevie, I watch you so much that my ads are about guitars when I watch your videos. I'm not joking.

  • @Betterthantelly
    @Betterthantelly Před 4 lety +11

    Allan Holdsworth! Yesss the man. Respect to you for playing some too.
    Holdsworth is miles beyond anyone technically and musically on electric guitar. It is subjective what you enjoy more of course.

  • @tribilin7629
    @tribilin7629 Před 6 lety +205

    That explain why Dave Mustain have arthritis in his hands.

    • @joeys5429
      @joeys5429 Před 6 lety

      everyone has that

    • @JohnBarrow1961
      @JohnBarrow1961 Před 6 lety +4

      Most people in their mid-50's do, guitarists or not.

    • @tribilin7629
      @tribilin7629 Před 6 lety +1

      Thanks for the aclaration!

    • @clutch1141
      @clutch1141 Před 6 lety +8

      The millions help the pain

    • @DrKFC69
      @DrKFC69 Před 6 lety +5

      Try being a gamer, some get arthritis before their 20’s

  • @dinostacherules2728
    @dinostacherules2728 Před 4 lety +78

    Puts megadeth in every spot
    Me. Fair enough

  • @i_doubt_it
    @i_doubt_it Před 3 lety +7

    Me: a thirteen year old with hands the size of a new born watching this video 👁 👄 👁

    • @aaebsssb9914
      @aaebsssb9914 Před 3 lety

      My hands are almost the same size as my dads

  • @Sclumsy
    @Sclumsy Před 3 lety +6

    I have big boy hands, but I’d love to have the skill that StevieT’s hands have...

  • @BrandonHartmanGuitar
    @BrandonHartmanGuitar Před 6 lety +146

    Sees finger stretch photos
    "I CAN DO THAT!!!"
    *Grabs guitar
    *1 fret short
    *Cries

  • @jameslebron2403
    @jameslebron2403 Před 4 lety +106

    Where are his finger nails?

  • @leonardpercell6261
    @leonardpercell6261 Před rokem

    I've been playing most my life and you are slick. In my eyes I can not honestly say I heard anyone better in that style man seamless

  • @anobody8640
    @anobody8640 Před 4 lety +8

    In my opinion, one of the most hardest so gs to play with small hands is My Way by Limp Bizkit, like, Wes Borland did some weird chords in the chorus part, and there is a part where he streches his finger from fret 2-A to 5-D and 7-G and goeas all the way to the frets 10-12 and 14 following the same pattern but changes the string he playes on with that pattern, Limp Bizkit is pretty underrated

  • @31190levi
    @31190levi Před 6 lety +77

    This had me in stitches! Every stretch you take... every ligament you break! 🤣 I feel the pain

    • @bslutLd
      @bslutLd Před 6 lety

      Levi Watts same I can't play that song at all my fingers are permanently disfigured

    • @orionfixr7713
      @orionfixr7713 Před 6 lety

      Levi : Wait till the arthritis sets in!! It sucks!

  • @ReelCinnemonProducts
    @ReelCinnemonProducts Před 6 lety +66

    That’s why I play rhythm.

  • @sgt.shubshub2285
    @sgt.shubshub2285 Před 4 lety +2

    If Steve can make those faces and play guitar, he’s a true legend

  • @markconnolly8501
    @markconnolly8501 Před 4 lety +7

    My entire family has small fingers. I play guitar. I have a curse

  • @indrainspace2601
    @indrainspace2601 Před 5 lety +303

    Here's my top 10.
    Every Dragonforce song ever

  • @acc3209
    @acc3209 Před 6 lety +83

    Well, I saw Megadeth and Dream Theater coming before he started making the video

    • @Nyuwuwuwu
      @Nyuwuwuwu Před 6 lety +3

      acc 320 I instantly thought of Stream Of Consciousness before I clicked on the video!

  • @sarojkhanal9872
    @sarojkhanal9872 Před 4 lety

    i have wating your videos once again.. i have been enjoyong it more since i have gain more knowlege on different guitarist...thank you steve

  • @naattxxnaattxx7055
    @naattxxnaattxx7055 Před 2 lety +1

    i used to think i have big hands but then i tried playing every breath you take

  • @EvelynRoods
    @EvelynRoods Před 6 lety +1686

    I can barely go from the first fret to the 5th fret without hurting myself, but fucking 12 to 24? I might as well just chop my hand off!

    • @b.l7491
      @b.l7491 Před 6 lety +2

      Sean Roods 😂😂

    • @HoundXXII
      @HoundXXII Před 6 lety +7

      Sean Roods I feel you 100%

    • @dwightlewis3519
      @dwightlewis3519 Před 6 lety +5

      Sean Roods That's crazy I can barely stretch to the 20th fret

    • @ppang
      @ppang Před 6 lety +9

      You can use herman lee's technique that he used in through fire and flames intro riff(after the clean)

    • @AND-zd8fz
      @AND-zd8fz Před 6 lety +9

      Just tap it its way easier and doesnt sound that different

  • @theOmega989
    @theOmega989 Před 5 lety +226

    It’s not the length, it’s how you use it. 😝

    • @yanni8038
      @yanni8038 Před 5 lety +6

      What if you can use it but you have small fingers

    • @Me37368
      @Me37368 Před 5 lety +13

      Angela Stone that’s what she said

    • @baphometwingsof666
      @baphometwingsof666 Před 5 lety

      @@Me37368 lmao

    • @ajsiemers
      @ajsiemers Před 5 lety +2

      You're so right, I got the biggest hands (without being a freak) and my guitar playing sucks!

    • @nick_pw9998
      @nick_pw9998 Před 5 lety

      SAY WHAT but thannk you 😁

  • @aarondobbs2958
    @aarondobbs2958 Před 4 lety

    Epic video stevie.

  • @draynged7869
    @draynged7869 Před rokem

    Before you showed us the answer to the last one I was like "what is he using his thumb or something?" lol Great video!

  • @FranciscoSantos-nt8jt
    @FranciscoSantos-nt8jt Před 6 lety +115

    Now try that on a bass... that´s the true pain

    • @brycedahlke9078
      @brycedahlke9078 Před 6 lety +41

      Francisco Santos that's cause each fret has its own zip code lol

    • @DoodWherzMyKar
      @DoodWherzMyKar Před 6 lety +5

      Bassists UNITE!

    • @silvertonebass1
      @silvertonebass1 Před 6 lety +1

      Daniel Bryson HELL YEAH!!! I have tiny little girl hands and an Ibanez soundgear...I couldn't do the Washburn or Havoc if I wanted too...my soundgear has tiny frets so I can reach 1-6 if I need to...small hands suck

    • @DoodWherzMyKar
      @DoodWherzMyKar Před 6 lety +1

      PJ Beckley they're good basses, I have one too! 🎸 I liked how it played, but I think I've got average hands. Stretches usually aren't too bad but I've come across several learning RHCP songs. Flea, you're killing me, Smalls!

    • @silvertonebass1
      @silvertonebass1 Před 6 lety +1

      Daniel Bryson Flea and Timmy C...and occasionally even Paul Gray and Johnny Christ

  • @goman3696
    @goman3696 Před 6 lety +283

    You dont know big fingers until you see buckethead

    • @feetus6548
      @feetus6548 Před 6 lety +11

      buckethead is a bloody alien mate

    • @adrianus6928
      @adrianus6928 Před 6 lety +5

      Thats what she said

    • @poopcatapult2623
      @poopcatapult2623 Před 6 lety +6

      Goman369 his hands look rather normal on his oversized guitars but when you see him in real life... Shiiiiet

    • @gibranmero
      @gibranmero Před 6 lety +5

      I believe he has marfan syndrome

    • @goman3696
      @goman3696 Před 6 lety

      Eniweiss feelsbadman

  • @Michael_VG
    @Michael_VG Před 3 lety +7

    Hey Stevie,
    I’m not sure if other guitarists count this as a big stretch but in Ozzy Osbourne’s Bark at the Moon right at the end of the opening riff you have to bar the tenth fret on the b and g strings with your fourth finger while you’re playing the fifth fret on the d string with your first finger.

  • @ash10ashofficial63
    @ash10ashofficial63 Před rokem +2

    My technique for long streches that I use in my solos that have 5 to 12 fret stretches is put my thumb as a another of my fretting fingers and use my thumb on the 5th fret and my middle finger on the 12th fret
    Just like how dave mustanie does the technique in that last song
    And for hot for teacher I use the typical index to pinky technique, just I practice it til it doesn't hurt, just like my downpicking
    And I have pretty small fingers because I am actually a minor

  • @sambakula3998
    @sambakula3998 Před 5 lety +48

    Salad fingers is the lovechild of Buckethead and Paul Gilbert's fingers

    • @willums4225
      @willums4225 Před 5 lety

      I know right... to bad he's insane...

  • @SaltyMcBoatFace
    @SaltyMcBoatFace Před 5 lety +525

    3:32 you really missed a good opportunity there .... "every stretch you take , makes my fingers ache , they could even break , make no mistake.... they are hurting me" 😆

  • @weemankyle
    @weemankyle Před 4 lety +1

    I never noticed how nice the fretboard is on that guitar.

  • @chdhdhsjfjeiyxhxsjktjrjj2572

    great one thanks!

  • @cameronleonard2451
    @cameronleonard2451 Před 6 lety +22

    Bruh buckethead's reach is downright unfair

  • @ruh4734
    @ruh4734 Před 6 lety +142

    The thing about StevieT's videos is that you can keep watching them again and again and never get tired.

  • @Lindsay_Kenard
    @Lindsay_Kenard Před 2 lety

    STEVE LETS SWITCH SUBSCRIBERS AND VIEWS
    CONGRATS ON 3M NOW :)

  • @shanesixx
    @shanesixx Před 2 lety +17

    Bro I’m glad you put George Lynch on this list because he’s suuuper underrated

    • @sandalnice3333
      @sandalnice3333 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah so is Allan Holdsworth

    • @sole__doubt
      @sole__doubt Před rokem

      Under rated? I think "guitar legend" when I hear of both of those names. I think you two meant that people who dont play guitar dont know who they are, which is true. However everyone who plays thinks the same as us.

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@sole__doubtis pretty difficult to say that. You name Dokken in an average metal discussion and most of them will be like "meh, average glam metal". Dokken is pretty respected as well, but (as you already mentioned) mostly among musicians

  • @ilir96
    @ilir96 Před 6 lety +330

    I haven't even started to watch the video, but I expect Megadeth to be mentioned here!!
    *EDIT*
    Definitely not disappointed!

    • @MrMetalhorse
      @MrMetalhorse Před 6 lety +30

      Ilir Piliki same
      Dave Mustaine has spider fingers

    • @anthonystark9390
      @anthonystark9390 Před 6 lety +13

      My initial thought was "I bet washington is next is on here with that crazy thumb stretch". Even with longer fingers that is so hard to play.

    • @TheMetallicaTVHS
      @TheMetallicaTVHS Před 6 lety +5

      my first thought was washington is next on fist place of this list

    • @thisistheonomy3258
      @thisistheonomy3258 Před 6 lety +1

      If this comment was a guitar brand it would be ESP.

    • @ajsiemers
      @ajsiemers Před 5 lety

      @@anthonystark9390 only when you don't have 24 frets

  • @theguitarvirtuosoforgod1152

    I’ve struggled with the gothic octave by George Lynch. My fingers are not quite long enough so I had to alter it and make it into a tapping lick. George Lynch is a freakishly good guitarist so it’s really hard to play some of his licks and solos but studying them will definitely take your skill to a whole new level.

    • @anisamalik7842
      @anisamalik7842 Před 2 lety +4

      Good? He's a monster. He had it all..speed, feel, phrasing..and that vibrato. And his tone was just different one note from him and you go like ..yea ..that's definitely lynch.

    • @differentlenses
      @differentlenses Před rokem +1

      @@anisamalik7842 I agree, BUT what about Fret 12 to 24?

    • @jakeypoo6487
      @jakeypoo6487 Před rokem +3

      His riff writing and soloing is incredible, he’s definitely one of my biggest inspirations as a guitarist

    • @branlopgar
      @branlopgar Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@differentlensesThat one and Head Crusher, as soon as I saw the stretching I said "f**k that, I'm tapping that thang to death". 12 to 24th, nope.

  • @bryancast5077
    @bryancast5077 Před 3 lety

    This is my most favorite video! I’ve watched it like 2.28 million times!

  • @zacharymicah
    @zacharymicah Před 3 lety +20

    So when I learned Every Breath You Take, I cheated and learned it in Drop D!

  • @CassandraJeffers
    @CassandraJeffers Před 6 lety +103

    I have small hands, but I play the balalaika so it doesn't get in my way. You should try to shred on the balalaika. It has strings so...(It deserves to be shredded upon)

    • @romanmubarakshin3677
      @romanmubarakshin3677 Před 6 lety +1

      Cassandra Jeffers how about balalaika bass, which is huge? guitar frets would seem peace of cake after that lol

    • @CassandraJeffers
      @CassandraJeffers Před 6 lety

      Roman Mubarakshin I would LOVE to have a contra bass balalaika! They sound awesome. Right now I have a prima balalaika.

    • @CassandraJeffers
      @CassandraJeffers Před 6 lety

      Roman Mubarakshin but yeah, they'd be a piece of cake after the contra bass

    • @hc-fan
      @hc-fan Před 6 lety +2

      Balalayka rules.with distortion.Hi from Saint-Petersburg!)

    • @jamisonmcdougald2803
      @jamisonmcdougald2803 Před 6 lety +2

      Try checking out Rob Scallon’s video on it. It’s pretty nice but not exactly shredding.

  • @theotehdjentleman5085
    @theotehdjentleman5085 Před 6 lety +84

    Lil Wayne can stretch from 1st to 21st fret

    • @bard119
      @bard119 Před 6 lety +1

      Now if only he knew how to play the guitar, it might count for something.

    • @xectyliod2742
      @xectyliod2742 Před 6 lety +3

      Nick jonas stretches his fingers from 1st fret to 1st fret...

    • @elias.7513
      @elias.7513 Před 6 lety +1

      Théo Gonçalves Quintiliano *me come* it's all about the finger practice,if you got a dirty mind then you'll get what I mean.

    • @SorooshMhs
      @SorooshMhs Před 6 lety

      And not even touch the guitar

    • @Hardzrule21
      @Hardzrule21 Před 6 lety +1

      At the same time, shredding in those frets. XD.

  • @lautreamontrimbaud4303

    All we love all these guitarists

  • @GuerraMatos
    @GuerraMatos Před 3 lety

    Absolutely love that part in Washington is next.