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@Eric B, good advice here. In July, it will be two years since I purchased my first guitar and started trying to learn from some youtube videos. I was a bit arrogant and figured in a year or so, I would be belting out some fun campfire songs and be fairly proficient. Well, after a year and a half struggling with the guitar, and how slow my progress was going, I could see it was going to be many years if I stayed on this path. I joined TAC in December 2021, and also enrolled in some in person lessons. I’ve come further in six months than I did the first year and a half. I have had to develop my personal guitar practice plan, and TAC has given me the tools to create this. Also, having members at the ready, willing to offer advice, makes this even more special. Keep up the chord changing practice, and start adding more chords once you start getting better at the ones you are practicing. There are a lot of songs you can learn with just the C, D and G chords.
One thing that really helped me a lot when first learning chords, is to make the chord shape pressing the strings, and then take them off and just “hover” your fingers above the strings for 30 to 60 seconds. Then, once you get more proficient, just hover your fingers without pressing the strings. This will build muscle memory, and with practice you will be able to make the shape before even fretting a string. I cannot believe the difference this made for me in my speed in changing chords. I keep a record, and in just 4 months I went from 15 BPM to 40 BPM for most chords.
Keep coming back, and spend at least 10 minutes a day with the TAC routine, and progress will come.