Start with the thumb playing quarter notes, alternate bass notes in a chord. I started with the index and middle playing the top three strings, and added the ring finger in later (over a year later). The ring and index will play eighth notes (not all eight of them!). It is much easier to read tab of simple patterns and learn those first, than it is to just play what you think you should from your head.
I count "Even-even-even-even" out loud for 4/4, with each "Ev" being the thumb. A finger will then go on either the "Ev" or the "ven", or eventually both, etc. Practice simple, monotonous patterns first, and then eventually you will go from one to the other, with the end goal of being able to improvise and keep your thumb steady. Say the "Even-even......" out loud in a steady beat. Try with a metronome and saying out loud. Start saying the "evens" before you even start playing. Play with just the thumb on the "evens" and then bring in a finger on a "ven". The drills are endless.
I am sure there are I IV V patterns out there on the internet to use.
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