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?
Yes - there's a lot of different variations of guitars.  For example, a bass guitar has a similar appearance but only has four to six strings and longer neck.  It sounds totally different as well.
Is one easier to play than the other? Or does the number strings not make that much difference?
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals. The vibration occurs when a guitar player strums, plucks, fingerpicks, slaps or taps the strings. The pickup generally uses electromagnetic induction to create this signal, which being relatively weak is fed into a guitar amplifier before being sent to the speaker(s), which converts it into audible sound.
The electric signal can be electronically altered to change the timbre of the sound. Often, the
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