Yeah, I agree, when i first started out, like you, i couldnt do anything so i just picked it up occasionaly and just gave the strings a strum. I benefited alot by going and getting lessons for a couple months. It shows you the general direction and what you should learn and i enjoyed it. But then after a couple months you get to a certain point where lessons cant help anymore, you need to do it on your own. Definatley look into lessons. They can be alittle expensive but worth it in the long run.