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@MMMURRAY sometimes it helps to compare and contrast to the piano keyboard… On a keyboard there is only one place or key to play each note. Guitars have multiple places to play the same note. Think of each of the 6 strings as a separate “keyboard”, but the notes of each string overlap those of the adjacent strings. This creates multiple spots across the fretboard where you could play the same note. (7 different spots for C in the first 12 frets.) That’s just one note. But there is some hope because these multiple “spots” occur in a repeating pattern on the fretboard. Once you learn the pattern it works with any note. Knowing that you can build a chord off of any note, once you learn the single note octave pattern you can play notes, scales, solos and chords all over the guitar neck with ease.
I don’t know if this helps you or not, but keep studying and you will get it along the way. Fretboard Wizard is one of the best courses I’ve ever seen for guitar fretboard theory so you’re on the right track!!