you sure the rest of pple in your section will appreciate your playing and possibly singing as well...after all i suspect most people will want to sleep at the end of the day and they will DEFINITELY come after you if you even deign to play it early in the morning. But of course I could be wrong. Fingernails?!?! Don't you use a pick...it sounds better as well. You will get used to the fingers as calluses form on your fingers...then your right fingers will feel different from the left. Ah I am crapping waiting for lessons at 10.35...sigh.