Back on schedule, and doing well

Getting better with my chord changes, and quicker at... well...  everything.  Still at 6 chords, which I think is what I had last time, but I'm doing much better at them and changing between them.  Except D minor.  D minor is currently my nemesis.  It's not the stretching across 3 frets - that's really, really not the problem.  It's hitting the right strings with the right fingers.

Again, it comes down to muscle memory.  All the other chords, I use my index finger to anchor on the third string, and maybe adjust somewhat - A, E, and D I just leave it there, Amin and Emin I use it to anchor my other fingers, and adjust after my other fingers are in place (Emin, I anchor, put the other fingers in place, and lift the index finger, where Amin I do an E chord, then move my entire hand down one string).  This doesn't work with Dmin, where my index finger needs to be on the first string.  It totally screws me up.  But I'm getting better - I can switch from Emin to Dmin 25 times in a minute, which isn't so bad.  Not as good as my D-E, though - which I can do almost once per second - 59 times per minute.  I was freaking MAD when I missed it by one freaking chord.  But there's always later tonight, or tomorrow - I'll get there.

I can probably move on to more chords (next set include G and C), but I think I'm going to hold off for a week, so I can improve with the ones I have.  Especially Dmin.  I did this last time, and found that, while it slows me down in immediate progress, I seem to just be able to DO stuff better.  The first 3 chords I learned, I don't really need to think about now - I can just do them.  I want these last 3 to be the same before I move on - at least somewhat like that.  Again, I don't expect to be awesome immediately, I don't care how quickly I progress, as long as I progress.  Besides - I know 6 chords now, which is at least 2 more than the Ramones, and they've been playing for upwards of 3 decades!  I've only been learning for 3 weeks!  Better watch out, Clapton - I'm coming for you!

And, I just bought my first electric guitar.  Should probably be waiting for it, but the dollar is at par, and I bought it from the states through rondo music.  It should be interesting.  Got a bottom-of-the-line Agile AL 2000.  People quite like them, and compare them to high end Epiphone.  The better ones typically get compared to Gibson, and usually quite favorably.  Should be here in a week or two.  I expect that when it comes, I'll probably check it out, make sure nothing is wrong with it, then stick it in a corner, at least until I have conquered the F chord.  I want to continue learning on the acoustic, as that will make me a better player.