Hello from Cardiff, Wales. Attempting to surprise my guitar playing son by learning to play during lockdown. Not just a whim; always wanted to try but could never find the time. I'm 3 weeks in and my fingers are hanging off, practicing for around 30 minutes twice a day.

I am as far as simple E major. How are these chords named as they don't correspond witht the string? e.g. this one uses the G string....... Sorry if I missed it from a lesson.

My only main probelm so far is strumming. I often miss one of the strings or connect with another one. Funny how playing the wrong string somehow makes me swear...

Any tips? I think I am also doing it too hard....