A good place to start as a beginner is to get your finger dexterity developed.

This is what I was taught, which seemed to work well:

Start by picking a block of 4 frets, one for each finger. Say the 9th thru 12th frets, since they're close together.
Starting on the 6th string (E bass--closest to your nose), with your right hand picking, play the notes one at a time - 9th, 10th, 11th 12th fret. Then go to the next string down (A string) and do the same. Go all the way down to the 1st string. Then go back up the same way. Then move to the 8th fret and do the same thing over. Keep it up all the way down the neck to the 1st fret, which may seem hard because you have to stretch your fingers out more to hit the notes. After you can manage this pretty well, start mixing up the notes and patterns and skipping strings, etc. This is part of learning to coordinate your right hand (picking) with your left.

If using all 4 fingers is too difficult at first, just start with two fingers, index and middle, then go to 3 (ring), then to all four (pinky) as it becomes easier.

Anyway, practice this, (don't cheat --force yourself to use your pinky) and you will quickly develop dexterity.

PRACTICE is the key here, as it is with everything.

Also, start practicing learning the basic chords. You can find many internet sites which give you all the info you need.

When you learn some basic chords, start playing along with songs you like, which helps with timing and learning to quickly change chords. Learn to play melodies you like from songs "by ear".

Good luck and have fun.

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