Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts to play, navigate, and edit in GarageBand.

ACTION SHORTCUT

Playback and navigation Start or stop playback Go to beginning Go to end Move back in smaller increments Move forward in smaller increments Move back in larger increments Move forward in larger increments Move back by the visible width of the timeline Move forward by the visible width of the timeline Zoom in Zoom out Tracks Create a new track Create a new Basic track Duplicate the selected track Delete the selected track Select the next higher track Select the next lower track Mute/Unmute the selected track Command-Option-N Command-Shift-N Command-D Command-Delete Up Arrow Down Arrow M Space bar Return or Z or Home Option-Z or End Left Arrow Right Arrow Option-Left Arrow Option-Right Arrow Page up

Page down

Option-Control-Left Arrow Option-Control-Right Arrow

Solo/Unsolo the selected track Lock/Unlock the selected track Show/Hide the automation curves for the selected track Turn monitoring on or off for the selected track Turn monitoring on for the selected track, without feedback protection Unmute all tracks Unsolo all tracks Show/Hide the arrange track Show/Hide the master track Show/Hide the podcast track Show/Hide the movie track Track Info pane Show/Hide the Track Info pane Select the next higher category or instrument

S L A

Control-I

Option+click Mute button Option+click Solo button Command-Shift-A Command-B Command-Shift-B Command-Option-B

Command-I Up Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected) Down Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected) Left Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and an instrument is selected) Right Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category is selected)

Select the next lower category or instrument

Move from instrument list to category list

Move from category list to instrument list

Learning to play Automatic notation view Show chord names Show chord grids (guitar)/ Show left hand only (piano) 1 (in a Learn to Play lesson) 2 (in a Learn to Play lesson) 3 (in a Learn to Play lesson)

Show tablature (guitar) / Show right hand only (piano) Show tablature and standard notation (guitar) / Show both hands (piano) Hide notation Easy view (piano) Show/Hide the instrument Editing and arranging Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select all Split selected region at the playhead Join selected regions Turn snap to grid on/off Show/Hide alignment guides Lock automation curves to regions Delete selected arrange region and its timeline content Delete selected region and fill in time Add marker to podcast/movie track Turn Ducking on/off Recording Start or stop recording

4 (in a Learn to Play lesson)

5 (in a Learn to Play lesson)

0 (in a Learn to Play lesson) E (in a Learn to Play lesson) S (in a Learn to Play lesson)

Command-Z Command-Shift-Z Command-X Command-C Command-V Delete Command-A Command-T Command-J Command-G Command-Shift-G Command-Option-A Command-Option-Delete

Control-Delete P Command-Shift-R

Turn the cycle region on/off Turn the metronome on/off Turn count in on/off Score view Move selected notes to previous grid position Move selected notes to next grid position Move selected notes back one measure Move selected notes forward one measure Transpose selected notes up one semitone Transpose selected notes down one semitone Transpose selected notes up one octave Transpose selected notes down one octave Print Notation (must be visible in editor) Adjusting master volume Raise master volume Lower master volume Showing windows and editors Show/Hide the Track Info pane Show/Hide the editor Show/Hide the loop browser Show/Hide the Media Browser Show/Hide the onscreen keyboard Show/Hide the Musical Typing window

C Command-U Command-Shift-U

Left Arrow

Right Arrow Shift-Left Arrow Shift-Right Arrow Up Arrow

Down Arrow

Shift-Up Arrow Shift-Down Arrow

Command-P

Command-Up Arrow Command-Down Arrow

Command-I Command-E Command-L Command-R Command-K Command-Shift-K

Minimize the GarageBand window LCD mode commands Show Chord mode in LCD

Command-M

Command-F (with Software Instrument track selected) Command-F (with Real Instrument/Electric Guitar track selected) Command-Shift-F Command-Option-F Command-Control-F

Show Tuner mode in LCD

Show Time mode in LCD Show Measures mode in LCD Show Tempo mode in LCD File menu commands Create a new project Open an existing project Close the current project Save the current project Save As Print Notation (must be visible in editor) Application menu commands Show GarageBand preferences Hide GarageBand Hide other applications Quit GarageBand Help menu commands Open GarageBand Help

Command-N Command-O Command-W Command-S Command-Shift-S Command-P

Command-comma (,) Command-H Command-Option-H Command-Q

Command-question mark (?)

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