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"I've been playing the guitar much longer than I've been playing with Linux, so it was only a matter of time before I'd take a closer look at the software available to the Linux guitarist. I was happily surprised by what I found, and I'll share some of my discoveries in the course of this article.

I've divided Linux software for guitarists into a few broad categories:

• Notation formats for file exchange.
• Instrument tuners.
• Effects processors.
• Miscellaneous musician's amenities.

Let's take a look at some interesting software from each of those categories, starting with notation exchange media."

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