So what I find absolutely hilarious is that I posted this earlier, then started practicing. I looked at my fingers and realized my nails were in the way. I am a man, so whenever Lisa said there could be an issue with the nails, I always thought that was a tip for women. I never realized that my finger nails were causing me to adjust how I was pressing the strings and making it very awkward to get them into position. I just did sooo much better and that was literally the only thing I changed...