Learning The Guitar

[ozymandiusking]

Please can someone tell me, is it difficult learn to play the guitar?
I played the piano as a child, a long time ago. I know the notation is in a different form, but not really sure how I'd get on. And do yuou have to have short finger nails. Thanks.

Yes short nails helps. Look up Marty Schwartz on YouTube.

My DS (20) plays .
Short nails his his left hand , long on the right .
Not creepy talons but enough to make you go Eh? then you see the left hand .

Short fingernails definitely on the left hand. Right hand it depends how you play. If you're going to use a plectrum all the time, you may as well have matching short nails.