Well, here's a question- Do you want to play guitar? Here's another question- Are you preparing for a world tour? Don't mean to sound sarcastic, but here's my two cents. If you want to play guitar, then play it. Stupid sentence, right? Well, not really. If you really want to play, then take Lisa's course over. This time, like the others above have said, take it slowwwww! Remember, you "want" to play. You don't have to play. Do not put a timetable on yourself. Wear out the loop buttons. Take one bit of one lesson at a time. Don't look forward. Your goal is to conquer very small goals at a time. Also, three hours a day for a beginner may be excessive. When you have enough background to start playing regular songs, you may want to extend your practice sessions. But now you are trying to build fundamentals, which at time could prove a bit boring. You and your body and your mind works less and less efficient after minutes, not hours. Cut your time down to maybe 30 minutes of less. Take it up again later in the day if you want. As to the second question about the world tour- yes, there are people that pick up an instrument and can just play better than most. But most of us have to be drilled into learning stuff. I can guess that you will never perform with the likes of Clapton. If you don't, then your goal is to practice in short bursts and try to repeat slowly the things that give you problems. The only one to impress is you. It's hard, this guitar thing. Don't get frustrated. Enjoy the learning. Just Enjoy!