I wish I could play the guitar.
If only I can see you in person, I can tell you more about how to play the guitar.  You play it by strumming or plucking the strings with your fingers while pressing against the frets on your other hand.
It sure sounds like it requires a lot of coordination.
It does take some practice - there are usually six strings that you need to press against the frets to make various chords and when you combine enough of these chords together, you get a song.
Are there many different types of guitars?
Bass guitar
The bass guitar (or simply bass) is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses.
The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting (pressing the strings against the frets) with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar (for an acoustic guitar), or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.
The guitar is a