| 1.) Chords are a natural part of my bass playing, and I use them very often in my bands. Even if that's not the case, I think its a huge part of understanding music theory AND it will dramatically diversify your songwriting abilities.
2.) You can play guitar even if you have sausage fingers. Your hasty "conclusion" is a bit of cop-out, in my opinion. I once played a Telecaster that had as thick of a neck as my jazz bass. You can make it happen.
3.) Even if you still hate the way a guitar feels in your hands, you can always learn chords on a piano. This will make you really understand how the tones build upon each other, rather than getting your hands into muscle memory habits that will hold you back in the future. Also, it will require gradually learning standard notation in place of tabs, which should be a goal of all musicians. Tabs are the work of the devil. :P
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