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@BrandonK I understand your questioning and some frustration. I think I was shell shocked at first realizing how difficult it was to play guitar, and I was brand spanking new to guitar too. I was surrounded by some great people, however, who coached and mentored me and basically taught me to persevere and not give up. Going to local jams and open mics helped me a lot. But getting back to beginning guitar, the beginning (and I am talking the first 3 years) were very slow and challenging for me. I was progressing, however. I think I picked up a few 2-3 chord songs to learn. Just google 2 chord songs, and you’ll find all kinds of things. Try something like Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle Little star, etc. Even if it takes you a while to learn the chords, and to transition between chords, you’ll be at least adding to your skills. Try one strum per chord. Remember, TAC is teaching you foundational skills that you can then take out and apply to songs, but playing songs is pretty rudimentary in the beginning.
I say to try and keep things light and fun, but also realize it takes years of practice to develop skills necessary to play halfway decent, unless you have an inane ability and skill that most of us don’t possess.. If it’s something you really strive to do, then don’t give up before the magic happens. For me, it happened in my 3rd year of playing, where all of a sudden, I was transitioning between chords smoother and faster, was able to play most songs I picked up, and was able to sing to most songs. To get to that point, I participated in TAC’s Lessons, I attended open mics, went to jams, posted the good, the bad, and the ugly of my playing on TAC and other forums. I did begin supplementing TAC with weekly private 1/2 hour lessons. My guitar teacher said that from working through the lessons on TAC, I was more advanced than many of his students who had a lot more time playing. This alone was proof to me that TAC worked. I have well over a hundred songs that I can play. I play them better now than I ever have, and even then I don’t always play great, but I can definitely say I’m having fun. I still post the good, the bad, and the ugly.