Thanks for the responses. After I posted the question I pretty much realized that its like everything else so far with the guitar. I just need to keep at it and time and practice will probably solve the problem. Its just going from playing one note for every beat of the metronome to trying to play 4 notes for every beat is making me have to develop my ear and my timing that much more. I cannot believe how much better I play after a session with the metronome. It helps so much but thinking about using it is about like thinking about going to the dentist. But the more I use it the more I am changing my mind on what a great tool it is.