guitar beginner help?

Hi nejnej

I understand you want to play the guitar and are finding minor difficulty now, has been the same case with me while i was learning the guitar myself, i am basically more of a drummer but i also wanted to learn how to play the rhythm guitar and so i had to learn and also playing the rhythm guitar is a nice time pass coz i always can't be playing the drums... well it is best if you have a friend around who know how to play a guitar or have a personal tutor, that way you could learn fast honestly. . . i too had the initial problem of strumming the strings down upwards, you might find initially you can't also do that hey but don't worry practice and practice and that thing will happen, that is one of the initial glitches one has to overcome with practice to do practice strumming the string both upwards and downwards, start with strumming downwards and then while coming up do it upwards, it will be difficult initially, it might get caught in the middle and things like that but just keep on going and it will be fine and after that you will have another milestone to cross - shifting of chords, now this has to take time, it takes time for everyone, i took me a long time to shift chords properly and smoothly and have still got to learn to do it better coz there are some really weird chords i want to play. . . . so there you go i gave the two major glitches that everyone has to initially face the proper strumming upwards and then the shifting of chords . . . i can only tell you and tell you to practice the rest is on you to do it, do it with patience and you are sure to rock in no time . . . all the best and have fun doing it

have a nice time learning guitar dude!

I started playing guitar when I hit 47 years old. Now I am 56 and still play about 2 hours a day, well practice playing.:)

I found my playing really improved when I started listening to the song as I play. For a long time I didn't because I couldn't get the strumming right but if you just keep at it you will pick it up.

Another thing that has really helped me is Youtube. It's the best place to find songs I like and people that have figured out how to play them. It saves me days of playing around on my own.

so many video about guitar lessons on the internet, search a good one try youtube.com, many videos teach from slow motion till the real ones. You can do it if you learn over and over.

Yeah, don't worry about it, just let it come to you slowly. If you are playing acoustic, you should have longer rounded nails for your picking and strumming hand and short rounded nails for your fretboard hand.
After you get used to strumming more, you will loosen your wrist and fingers, and your grip on the plectrum if you are using one.
There's plenty of lesson on youtube or on individuals websites. I found one at justinguitar.com which has plenty of free lessons.