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One more time, @Skyman , I am late to the party and you’ve already gotten some great advice. So I’m just gonna summarize what’s been said.
1) Don’t use the metronome when learning chords, transitions, picking patterns, etc. Wait till you can play something smoothly and pretty much automatically so that you can pay attention to the metronome and not what you’re playing. If the right way to word it is “what you’re trying to play”, then you shouldn’t be using a metronome. (If your instructor disagrees with this, he’s not recognizing that you’re being overwhelmed and he’s not breaking things down to the smallest denominator.)
2) The metronome is one more “skill” to learn. It’s going to take time. It will be challenging (as opposed to frustrating) at first. Take plenty of deep breaths and stick to it because it will be worth it in the end.
3) When you do reach the point where you can use a metronome to your benefit, you can use it in many different ways for many different reasons. That’s where you decide what works for you and where you are going on your guitar journey. And it should be mentioned that once you are comfortable with a metronome, the first point is not as important. Eventually, you can become so good with a metronome that it can help you to learn new things.
4) There is absolutely no good reason for me to suggest a certain metronome unless you ask for a suggestion because there are a gazillion metronomes out there and they all work.
I hope this helps.
MG 😀