Can you walk me through this? I need to transfer my contact list from my iPhone to my ipad

When using iCloud, all your existing Contacts should be visible.

These support pages should get you started with setup of a new iPad - and the methods of transferring your data from old to new iPad:

Set up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support

Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support

“Transfer” is rather a misnomer. In reality, your data and setup is merely cloned to the new device. Nothing is moved or removed from the original device.

An alternative is to restore either an iCloud or iTunes backup to the new device:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

If you have iCloud just turn it on on both devices.

If you have Windows Apple gives away iCloud for Windows.