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You're dealing with so many variables:
The istrument. Too many try to get by with a POS guitar for their first 'learners' guitar' Don't do it. Get one that has been set up properly for someone with no calluses on their fingertips.
Your fingers and hands have to develope three things. Strength to depress the strings both repeatedly and sustained, calluses to allow the strings to be depressed for the requsit time and kinestetic sense which is aquired when your fingers 'learn' the shape of the chord or the position of the string you are releasing or depressing. On your pick hand, you have to develop a sense of the position of the string you wish to pick or pluck relative to the others.
Your ear has to have some sensitivity to pitch. I have a few friends who can't carry a tune in a bucket, so when a string is out of tune, they don't hear it. Your technique might be perfect, but if you have a 'tin ear' get a digital tuner and use it, frequently.
As stated above, learn to play songs you really like (and that others don't mind hearing a lot.) In two weeks, you can strum out a simple melody in waltz time. It can be done.
Have fun
Les
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Les
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