Hi Kevin,
First of all, congratulations on starting your guitar journey! In my experience, it’s completely normal to feel like google baseball you’re not progressing as quickly as you’d like after just four months. To help you stay motivated and focused, I suggest trying to set small goals rather than aiming for big milestones; focus on manageable goals for each practice session, such as mastering a particular chord or riff. Also, try to stay consistent by sticking to a practice schedule that includes a mix of lessons, exercises, and songs that you enjoy; this balance can help keep things interesting.
Remember, everyone learns at their own pace, so be patient with yourself and enjoy the process!
Regards,
I agree completely, you need to give yourself small wins. Mastering a particular chord change, learning a lick you like etc.. It's important to have fun too, sometimes I just play with my amp settings to see what sounds I can come up with, take a few chords that I know and see what I can make out of it or even fool around making up your own licks. Just for kicks I bought a wah pedal and I play around with that.
I also try to stay away from things that are beyond my skill level, tried that a couple of times, just wound up frustrated as hell, a motivation killer for sure. Learned my lesson now in that regard.
Ken