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If you’ve been living under a rock (or strictly playing acoustic folk in a cabin without Wi-Fi), Guitar Tuna is the ubiquitous mobile tuner with the bright, rainbow-colored pegs. It has over 100 million downloads, which makes it the heavyweight champion of tuning apps.

For absolute beginners, the visual system is genius. If the dial is red, stop turning. If it hits the center and turns green, you’re a rockstar. It removes the fear of breaking a string or getting lost in the noise. Here is where Guitar Tuna surprised me. It isn't just for standard EADGBE tuning.

But here is the question I kept asking myself: