Hello ... I am new... I just bought a Yamaha beginners kit... I have wanted to play for years... and decided to try and beat the cheap one up before I invest in a better one. and now the boredom of winter has brought me here... I am very excited to get going... I want to know if it is common for your fingers to feel like they dont fit on the strings for everybody to start out... or if my fingers are too big???

I hope to dedicate at least an hour a day minimum following through with the online courses... is this enough time to dedicate?

Also... the tips of my fingers are sore... I am sure this is common... but my question is... do people protect their fingers ever? with tape or band-aids... I am also thinking of this because it may help the flesh of the tips of my fingers from interfering with other strings as I am learning...
Hope to hear from other beginners... and pro's to let me know their thoughts...
Thanks
Eric- a.k.a. HubbaHubba