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Happy Birthday! Congrats on your new toy.....urrrr sound! My birthday was in Sept and I got a small amp for a present....lol I have only tried it a few times when I was home alone....it was fun!

Eagles song -  Already gone  G D C through the whole song!

I always use Elixer lights Nanoweb, but like most people I found the cost very high. I now buy them online. There is a great site at    www.stringsandbeyond.com    they currently have great deals on right now on Elixer and those new Martin lifespan strings. I tried cleartone and did not like them. Also at strings and beyond, the shipping is free, if your order comes to $35.00 or more. Same deal in Canada for shipping and no tax! They are based in North Carolina, US. Check them out! I love that site, mostly they just deal in strings and small accessories and picks etc.   Their service is great and I have never had problems with orders from them, and they often throw in something small for free as a gift!
Oh, and like Topdown said, I also have snapped several G strings....lol but I love the slippery smooth feel of the strings! Using a heavier string would help, but I like the lights and my guitar is setup for them. I just can't get to carried away banging on them hard....lol

Once again, I play this chord very differently. I place my index finger on high e (small string) second fret....and just so happens that my pinky finger bends backwards from the tip to the first knuckle....lol just enough so, I place the end of my pinky finger on the three strings on the 4th fret...D, G, and B strings......and voila a "B" chord....I also do this for Bb....took a little getting used too, but I do it now with out even thinking about it, and it saves me from using two extra fingers....hahaha

I play it the cheating way..... 2nd fret,  finger on the A string, G string and the High E string (bottom little string)..... I DON"T BOTHER, with the finger on the first fret ( D string) at all.....the difference is so slight, no one will ever know   Hope this helps. I tend to cheat with lots of chords and it works fine for me...lol

Go to the Resources tab and click on large chord chart and then click on the B7 for different ways to play it.... I can't copy and paste into here

haha these are funny. Now I don't feel so bad.....but I am sure this has not happened to too many people. I have been playing about 4 and a half years. I practised as much as possible. After 6 months or so, I noticed a "dent" forming across my right leg, where I rest the guitar. Probably from holding the guitar slightly on its edge, so I could see what my fingers were doing....it has never gone away, and sense I don't intend to quit playing, I guess I have to live with it. Even though I no longer "have" to look at my fingers...and I try to hold the guitar straight...it just slips into the dent...lol I tried holding it on the other leg, but it was not comfortable for me. And I really suck with a strap, so dent it is....

Hi mekidsmom.....lol I too am a chick....I post on occasion. I have never taken voice lessons and I am sure they could help me! I did find a capo very helpful and also don't play faster than you can sing and don't sing faster than you can play.....do both at your OWN pace. PS: there are lots of women on this site, depending on the topics I guess .

I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Fender guitar.... It is a GA45sce....plays like a dream and sounds great! It is an acoustic/electric, with Fishman electronics. Google the model and read the reviews! Mine has the built in tuner, as some models don't.

First song, badly strummed all the way through was Back When - Tim McGraw....lol I was sooooooo happy I finally played a whole song...haha. PLEASE beginners....keep at it, if I can do it anyone can .

Well that is cool, I am self taught too....and my fingers usually give up a way before I do I need to invent something to place on the tips when they get that bad....lol I tried small band-aids once, just so I could play longer....it worked for a short while...I swear the stupid things people try when they are learning....and can't get enough....too funny!

Hi DevilCat.....keep at it...you will do it eventually! I agree with GSE....I have a couple of friends who play a C chord like that (one finger at a time) and it is very hard to tell what they are doing until the last finger is dropped....haha. Also if you can  make an AM....then going from an AM to a C....you only have to move one finger....likely your ring finger to your A string. No need to move your other two fingers at all....try it . Or from C to an AM..... like you said practise...it makes perfect...so they say...lol