Built for steel players who care about tuning.

Tune your steel guitar quickly, accurately, and confidently.

Steel Guitar Tuner is designed for pedal steel players, with a focused E9 tuning experience today.

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Real-time pitch detection runs locally on your device. No internet is required and no recordings are stored, sent, or uploaded. Read our full Privacy Policy.

Now tuning

F#
+2 cents
10 B open
9 D open
8 E open
7 F# open
6 G# open
5 B open
4 E open
3 G# open

Designed for the way steel players actually tune

Minimal UI, clear feedback, and tuning targets that match real-world setups.

Fast, accurate pitch detection

Real-time pitch detection keeps up with your picking and gives responsive tuning feedback with no cloud delay.

Smart target locking

Per-string target locking helps prevent note-jumping from sympathetic vibrations and nearby harmonics.

Single focused workflow

Tune open strings, pedal raises and lowers, and knee lever changes in one steel-focused process.

Presets for steel players, profiles for your exact guitar

Start with proven tuning approaches, then dial in everything for your own copedent and instrument behavior.

Built-in tuning presets

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Equal Temperament (ET)A precise modern reference for consistent intonation.
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Newman sweetened tuningA classic sweetened approach many steel players prefer for smoother chords.

Fully customizable profiles

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Per-string cent offsetsCompensate for cabinet drop, changer behavior, and personal preference.
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Pedal and lever target editingAdjust note targets for pedal raises/lowers and knee lever changes.
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Multiple setup managementCreate, rename, duplicate, or delete profiles for different guitars and gig/recording setups.

Share copedents, back up profiles, and keep audio private

Built for the pedal steel community with practical tools for setup sharing and confidence in device privacy.

JSON import and export

Back up your profiles, move settings between devices, and share copedents with other pedal steel players.

Beginner-friendly guidance

Built-in onboarding and step-by-step tuning help newer players tune E9 in the correct order without confusion.

Privacy-first design

Your microphone is used only for live pitch detection. Audio is processed locally and never recorded or uploaded.

Made for the pedal steel community

This is not a generic guitar tuner with steel added later. If you play E9 pedal steel and want fast, accurate, steel-first tuning, this app was built for you.

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