GarageBand 5.0 Help
Keyboard Shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts to play, navigate, and edit in GarageBand.
Playback and navigation
Start or stop playback
Space bar
Go to beginning
Return or Z or Home
Go to end
Option-Z or End
Move back in smaller increments
Left Arrow
Move forward in smaller increments
Right Arrow
Move back in larger increments
Option-Left Arrow
Move forward in larger increments
Option-Right Arrow
Move back the visible width of the timeline
Page up
Move forward the visible width of the timeline
Page down
Zoom in
Control-Left Arrow
Zoom out
Control-Right Arrow
Tracks
Create a new track
Command-Option-N
Create a new Basic track
Command-Shift-N
Duplicate the selected track
Command-D
Delete the selected track
Command-Delete
Select the next higher track
Up Arrow
Select the next lower track
Down Arrow
Mute/Unmute the selected track
M
Solo/Unsolo the selected track
S
Lock/Unlock the selected track
L
Show/Hide the track’s automation curves
A
Unmute all tracks
Option+click Mute button
Unsolo all tracks
Option+click Solo button
Show/Hide the arrange track
Command-Shift-A
Show/Hide the master track
Command-B
Show/Hide the podcast track
Command-Shift-B
Show/Hide the movie track
Command-Option-B
Track Info pane
Show/Hide the Track Info pane
Command-I
Select the next higher category or instrument
Up Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected)
Select the next lower category or instrument
Down Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category or instrument is selected)
Move from instrument list to category list
Left Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and an instrument is selected)
Move from category list to instrument list
Right Arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category is selected)
Learning to play
Automatic notation view
1 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show chord names
2 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show chord grids (guitar)/ Show left hand only (piano)
3 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show tablature (guitar) / Show right hand only (piano)
4 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show tablature and standard notation (guitar) / Show both hands (piano)
5 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show notation and instrument
8 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show instrument only
9 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show notation only
0 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Easy view (piano)
E (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Arranging and editing
Undo
Command-Z
Redo
Command-Shift-Z
Cut
Command-X
Copy
Command-C
Paste
Command-V
Delete
Delete
Select all
Command-A
Split selected region at the playhead
Command-T
Join selected regions
Command-J
Turn snap to grid on/off
Command-G
Show/Hide alignment guides
Command-Shift-G
Lock automation curves to regions
Command-Option-A
Delete selected arrange region and its timeline content
Command-Option-Delete
Delete selected region and fill in time
Control-Delete
Add marker to podcast/movie track
P
Turn Ducking on/off
Command-Shift-R
Recording
Start or stop recording
R
Turn the cycle region on/off
C
Turn the metronome on/off
Command-U
Turn count in on/off
Command-Shift-U
Score view
Move selected notes to previous grid position
Left Arrow
Move selected notes to next grid position
Right Arrow
Move selected notes back one measure
Shift-Left Arrow
Move selected notes forward one measure
Shift-Right Arrow
Send selected object up one semitone
Up Arrow
Transpose selected notes down one semitone
Down Arrow
Transpose selected notes up one octave
Shift-Up Arrow
Transpose selected notes down one octave
Shift-Down Arrow
Print Notation (must be visible in editor)
Command-P
Adjusting master volume
Raise master volume
Command-Up Arrow
Lower master volume
Command-Down Arrow
Showing windows and editors
Show track mixer
Command-Y
Show Track Info pane
Command-I
Show editor
Command-E
Show loop browser
Command-L
Show Media Browser
Command-R
Show onscreen keyboard
Command-K
Show Musical Typing window
Command-Shift-K
Minimize GarageBand window
Command-M
LCD mode commands
Show Chord mode in LCD
Command-F (with Software Instrument track selected)
Show Tuner mode in LCD
Command-F (with Real Instrument track selected)
Show Time mode in LCD
Command-Shift-F
Show Measures mode in LCD
Command-Option-F
Show Tempo mode in LCD
Command-Control-F
File menu commands
Create new project
Command-N
Open an existing project
Command-O
Close the current project
Command-W
Save the current project
Command-S
Save As
Command-Shift-S
Print Notation (must be visible in editor)
Command-P
Application menu commands
Show GarageBand preferences
Command-comma (,)
Hide GarageBand
Command-H
Hide other applications
Command-Option-H
Quit GarageBand
Command-Q
Help menu commands
Open GarageBand Help
Command-question mark (?)