Hi,I'm a web designer and do it for a living so thought I'd better throw my little bit into the pot. I completely agree with PappaJohn on his comments...

Thanks for the replies they were really helpful. Alan, it is actually the open F chord that I was having problems with as you seem to be describing th...

Yeah I've tried with my tips and also tried laying my finger across the two strings. I have tried laying my fingers across the B and E strings and got...

I'm also a begginer but was advised to learn on an acoustic as it's tougher on the fingers so if I do later decide to try out an electric it should be...