[neverevergiveup]

My advice is to keep at it and not let frustration dissuade you. Until your fingertips get used to the pressure of the strings you will develop calluses - which eventually will go away as you play more. Bar chords will be difficult when your hands aren't used to them. It will be hard to switch chords quickly until you develop reflexive memory. ‘

Make sure the guitar is set up correctly. If the strings are too high off the fretboard it will be very difficult and frustrating to push them down to engage the frets. When first starting off it might be better to use thinner strings.

Learn how to play with your hands/wrist/fingers in the proper positions. This allows you to finger notes and chords cleanly, without interfering with adjacent strings. If you don't learn proper positioning,, it makes it harder later.

Experiment a bit. The nicest thing about becoming a player, of any instrument, is that you can use the instrument as a means of expressing yourself.

Have fun!

[BEJ]

These are good ideas. I was just thinking about chords and notes but these ideas do play a role with them.

Any ideas more about chords and note playing?

[Starboard]

Good tips!

WRT barre chords, while its important to know how to play them they can become a bit of a crutch. I wouldn’t recommend using them too much as you don’t really need to play every note of a chord for it to sound good and there are alternatives that are much easier to play. For a variety of reasons, you don’t see pro’s relying on them.