I am a brand new guitar player also. I just subscribed to this site for the convenience of taking lessons anytime due to a busy life (4 kids, job, wife etc...) like the rest of us. So I just tried to play my first chords with open strings and my finger touches at least one other string. Frustrating to say the least, but I will get though. It is nice to hear others with the same issues. I read all of the posts. Does anyone else have any pointers on "fat fingers."