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Garageband Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in Garageband. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the menus (or see the menu shortcuts below). To do an action, press the keys indicated below.

Support Resources
Garageband '09 Discussion Forums iLife '09 System Requirements

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Playback and Navigation

Action
Start or stop playback Go to beginning Go to end Move back (the amount depends on the zoom level) Move forward (the amount depends on the zoom level) Move back the visible width of the timeline Move forward the visible width of the timeline Zoom out Zoom in Page up Page down Control-Left arrow Control-Right arrow

Shortcut
Space bar Return or Z or Home Option-Z or End Left arrow Right arrow

Tracks
Action
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 Solo/Unsolo the selected track Lock/Unlock the selected track Show/Hide the track's automation curves Show/Hide the arrange track Show/Hide master track Show/Hide the podcast track Show/Hide the movie track

Shortcut
Command-Option-N Command-Shift-N Command-D Command-Delete Up arrow Down arrow M S L A Command-Shift-A Command-B Command-Shift-B Command-Option-B

Track Info pane

Action
Show/Hide Track Info pane Select the next higher category or instrument

Shortcut
Command-I 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) Right arrow (when the Track Info pane is open and a category is selected)

Move from category list to instrument list

Arranging and Editing

Action
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 Control-Delete P Command-Shift-R

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

Recording
Action
Start or stop recording Turn the cycle region on/off Turn the metronome on/off Turn count in on/off

Shortcut
R C Command-U Command-Shift-U

Notation View
Action
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 Send selected object 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)

Shortcut
Left arrow Right arrow Shift-Left arrow Shift-Right arrow Up arrow Down arrow Shift-Up arrow Shift-Down arrow Command-P

Adjusting master volume

Action
Raise master volume

Shortcut
Command-Up arrow

Lower master volume

Command-Down arrow

Showing windows and editors

Action
Show track mixer Show track info pane Show editor Show loop browser

Shortcut
Command-Y Command-I Command-E Command-L

Show/Hide Media Browser Show onscreen keyboard Show Musical Typing window Minimize GarageBand window

Command-R Command-K Command-Shift-K Command-M

LCD mode commands

Action
Show Chord mode in LCD

Shortcut
Command-F (with Software Instrument track selected)

Show Tuner mode in LCD Show Time mode in LCD Show Measures mode in LCD Show Tempo mode in LCD

Command-F (with Real Instrument track selected) Command-Shift-F Command-Option-F Command-Control-F

File menu commands

Action
Create new project Open an existing project Close the current project Save the current project Save As Print Notation (must be visible in editor)

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

Application menu commands

Action
Show/Hide GarageBand Preferences Hide GarageBand Hide other applications Quit GarageBand

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

Help menu commands

Action
Open Garageband Help

Shortcut
Command-question mark (?)