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Hi Claudia,
I took four months off from guitar last year because I was so discouraged with my progress. It’s an understandable reaction. But it doesn’t help. Guitar is HARD, there is no way around that fact.
Fortunately there are ways to deal with it!
First, go ahead and do each daily exercise… but slow down. I mean WAY down. Way slower than Tony’s minimum speed. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Don’t even consider perfecting the exercise. Put in some time and move on.
Second, find a few finger exercises you can repeat each day. Do them slowly for a few days or weeks until you can do them reliably, then (and only then) start building speed with a metronome.
Third, search YouTube for “three chord songs” and, again, go slow. When you find a chord transition difficult, focus for a few minutes every day on that single transition between the two chords.
This stuff IS difficult. But difficult problems can be overcome with regular, consistent practice. Sad but true. (Gratuitous Metallica reference)