[Mockery]

Personally, I think what you need to do is as follows:

a) Yes, practice a lot, and I do mean a lot.

b) Get used to having your wrist bent in an unusual position.

c) If possible, practice on an acoustic guitar (not with nylon strings though) because that'll help toughen up your fingers and get you used to the feeling. Electric guitar will come much easier that way as well.

d) And finally, yes, work on fingering individual notes rather than chords. Chords are good to learn, but start with the basics. Scales may not be exciting, but they will help a lot.


And just so you know, I've been playing for over 10 years now, and I've learned everything I do by ear. I can't read music and I'm sure there's better guitarists on this board than me, but I'm just telling you what's worked for me so far.