When playing/learning guitar, when do you play “chords” or strings within those chords?

Question

I don’t really understand how to play guitar or even how to approach learning.

Do you just memorize chords? When do you play individual strings instead of a full strum? Are certain notes and chords assigned to different keys?

It seems way above my head lol.

Help.

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Answer 1

Get lessons. Don’t watch youtube. You need a real-life person to understand where you’re struggling and to focus on fixing your understanding.

You’ll need to learn some music theory, too. Cleffs, time signatures, and note sub-divisions are the biggest things. A good teacher will teach you to read music.