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Welcome to TAC Zia!
It can be difficult and daunting when first learning. I knew absolutely nothing about the guitar when I started, so I completely understand the confusion and feeling overwhelmed and trying to understand everything. Guitar is not necessarily the easiest instrument, but it does get easier with time.
If you ever get a chance to take Fretboard wizard, I highly recommend it to understand a lot of what Albert was explaining with regard to the make up of a chord and the root notes.
As for an A chord, the note is the a string so you strap from the a down, which would be strumming 54321 if you’re counting the strings, the D chords route note is the D string, so Tony is strumming from the D down 4321 eventually, it just becomes second nature to know what strings to strum and to also have string awareness and to build up muscle memory in your fingers to know exactly how to fret a chord and also the strings too strum .
My suggestion to anyone starting out is to be patient to be kind and to know that it will take time, but you will .