code: def begin_track(tuning, padding=2):
      
      # find longest shorthand tuning base
      names = [x.to_shorthand() for x in tuning.tuning]
      basesize = len(max(names)) + 3
  
      # Build result
      res = []
      for x in names:
          r = ' %s' % x
          spaces = basesize - len(r)
          r += ' ' * spaces + '||' + '-' * padding
          res.append(r)
      return res
docs: Helper function that builds the first few characters of every bar.