Jerry - oh yes, that's better...

see the difference a proper explanation, instead of a hasty written unclear post, makes...

cheers...

Now.. I & others can see you as more of a positive kindred spirit,
than one of the usual negative mudcat moaning miseries...

I used to spend a lot of time putting guitars in new tunings,
and setting the intonation to keep them permanently in those I liked.

Then discovering / working out and writing down chord shapes that sounded good and useful...
Cheap 2nd hand ebay guitars were very handy for that purpose...

Thats, my approach - self taught since I first picked up an instrument in my early teens..

never had a formal lesson in my life...

That's neither a boast nor a plea for help...