Hi Chris, welcome aboard,

I'm a beginner also so I feel your pain, however, how I learned the G chord is by using the first, second and third fingers instead. That's a little easier. Later on you'll want to be able to use the pinky and theres even a four finger option, but since your beginning that fourth finger is the hardest to get limber cause it doesn't get used much. Are you taking Lisa's fundamentals course? She could definately give you more help. She goes over all the chord structures and how best to fret them. Or you could ask her directly in her forum section. Hope that helps.

Good Luck,

Moe