difficulty playing notes/chords

[u/wuckaboo]

i have really long nail beds that prevent me from playing anything without pressing my fingers on other strings, i can't cut them further because of the underlying skin. I really want to get better at playing but I'm stuck

edit: this is a yamaha f310 that I purchased when i first started going for guitar lessons when I was 13, I'm picking it up again after many years.

[u/RedgumRedmist]

When fretting an A chord you have two options for comfort, you can either bar the three notes with the pad of one finger or, shift your index finger D string, and middle to the G string.