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

It’s not inherently above your head, but it *is* a long series of things to learn – both physical skills and mental knowledge

There’s a bit of an initial hump to get over where everything is difficult and you don’t understand – but persevere until you can play something simple from a song you like and from then on it’s fun – and there’s pretty much an infinity of stuff to discover in music, it can keep you going for a lifetime 😄