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Hello MMMURRAY,
I think you are in the right mindset not worrying about being perfect and moving along.
The fingers are just going to be sore for a while. I would maybe try <font face=”inherit”>playing for a shorter period of time each day but still work through the discomfort. You could take a </font>break<font face=”inherit”> for a day or two but you really just have to play through this. Your fingers will eventually get less sore and you will begin to build calluses. Also don’t press so hard on the strings. Often when starting out people press really hard on the string to try and get a clean tone. Instead concentrate on accurate finger and hand placement. As your hand gets stronger and muscle memory kicks in, the tone will be clearer and less muffled.</font>
I would continue the 30 days to play and practice what Tony is teaching. Once you know the C,G and D chords, you can look up songs online with these 3 chords. There are a lot! It’s way more fun to practice the chords while playing a song. Then learn there E, Em and A and Am chords. Theses are all easy to learn. You may want to go through some of the other skills courses before starting the daily challenges if you are just picking up the guitar for the first time. Hope this helps. Kim