thegaragebandguide Garageband for Mac Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet thegaragebandguide.com Start or stop playback Space Bar Go to beginning Return Zoom out ⌘ + Left Arrow Zoom in ⌘ + Right Arrow Create a new track Option + ⌘ + N Create a new audio track Option + ⌘ + A Create a new software instrument track Option + ⌘ + S Duplicate the selected track ⌘+D Delete the selected track ⌘ + Delete Rename the selected track Shift + Return 2 thegaragebandguide.com Select the next higher track Up Arrow Select the next lower track Down Arrow Extend track selection up Shift + Up Arrow Extend track selection down Shift + Down Arrow Mute/Unmute the selected track M Solo/Unsolo the selected track S Turn monitoring on or off for the selected track Control-I Show/Hide automation for the selected track A Unmute all tracks Control + Option + ⌘ +M Unsolo all tracks Control + Option + ⌘ + S 3 thegaragebandguide.com Show/Hide the master track Shift + ⌘ + M Undo ⌘ +Z Redo Shift + ⌘ + Z Cut ⌘ +X Copy ⌘ +C Paste ⌘ +V Delete Delete Select all ⌘ +A Split selected region or event at the playhead ⌘ +T Join selected regions or notes ⌘ +J 4 thegaragebandguide.com Loop selected region continuously L Start recording R Turn the cycle area on/off C Turn the metronome on/off K Turn count-in on/off Shift + K Transpose selected notes up one semitone Option + Up Arrow Transpose selected notes down one semitone Option + Down Arrow Transpose selected notes up one octave Option + Shift + Up Arrow Transpose selected notes down one octave Option + Shift + Down Arrow Next score event Right Arrow 5 thegaragebandguide.com Previous score event Left Arrow Next staff event Down Arrow Previous staff event Up Arrow Print score notation Command + P Show/Hide the Musical Typing window Command + K Show/Hide Smart Controls B Show/Hide the Score Editor N Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor P Show/Hide the Loop Browser O Show/Hide the Library Y 6 thegaragebandguide.com Show/Hide the Editor E Show/Hide the Note Pad Option + N Show/Hide the Media Browser F Open a Movie Option + ⌘ + N Create a new project ⌘+N Open an existing project ⌘+O Close the current project ⌘+W Save the current project ⌘+S Save As Shift + ⌘ + S Show GarageBand preferences ⌘ + Comma 7 thegaragebandguide.com Hide GarageBand ⌘+H Quit GarageBand ⌘+Q Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item) ⌘ + Question Mark 8 thegaragebandguide.com Like the cheat sheet? You’ll LOVE this. The GarageBand Quick Start Guide. Stuffed full of incredibly useful and actionable information that will kick start your journey to GarageBand mastery. 100% free when you join the GarageBand Guide newsletter. Click here to find out more! 9
