I write to encourage you. First, when I was a beginning player, there were no simple chords. Each one was hard to learn by itself. Then, learning the transition to the following chord was also hard.
That being said, I found the least difficult route was to find a song I really liked, with no consideration of whether the chords were easy or hard. At least you will be motivated to learn a song you really like.
Get one chord under your fingers, then the next. It may take six months to get to the point where you can play that one song badly.
Move on to another song-amazingly, many of the first group of chords you learn will be in the next song, so you will build on what you know.
FWIW, I haven't played an open chord in more than 14 years.
Good Luck-and practice a lot!
Michael
That being said, I found the least difficult route was to find a song I really liked, with no consideration of whether the chords were easy or hard. At least you will be motivated to learn a song you really like.
Get one chord under your fingers, then the next. It may take six months to get to the point where you can play that one song badly.
Move on to another song-amazingly, many of the first group of chords you learn will be in the next song, so you will build on what you know.
FWIW, I haven't played an open chord in more than 14 years.
Good Luck-and practice a lot!
Michael