my girlfriend bought me a guitar for christmas too. This was the most informative site I could find as well. The only thing is my fingers feel too big also. Sometimes feels like I can't get my hand or arm or fingers to flow correctly on the neck, and in some positions I feel like i am bending my arm too much. I am not having problems with the simple chords and little songs, just trying to remember all the diffrent chords, majors and minors. Anyone have any thoughts on how to put them in an order or something to make it easier to learn them as far as finger placement and chord patterns.