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Hi @Gord001 . First, never call yourself dumb. You are not. If you’re playing a guitar, then you ARE a guitar player. And you are in good company with many people who have struggled to learn the guitar. I’m sure I will continue to struggle for years.
I recited the “cheat” for the string notes for a looooooong time before I started to remember them. You will begin to remember them after you begin to relate them to something more than just 6 steel strings on the guitar. Once the note values start to make sense to you (actually to your ear), you will begin to “know” them.
Other TACers gave you really good advice. Be patient. I know it’s hard. Patience is one of my life’s challenges. But patience is truly a necessary element to learning guitar. Continue your consistent practice. One day things will just fall into place.