Keyboard Shortcuts

All keyboard shortcuts. Press ? in the app for the same list.

Playback

KeyAction
SpacePlay / pause
/ Seek ±5 seconds
LToggle loop
Shift+[Set A loop start
Shift+]Set B loop end
BLoop current bar
MToggle metronome
CToggle count-in
GGo to bar (type number)
Ctrl+]Next section
Ctrl+[Previous section

View

KeyAction
DToggle dark notation (invert)
HToggle sight-read mode (hide tab)
FToggle fullscreen
Shift+FToggle focus mode
ZTranspose down one semitone
XTranspose up one semitone

Note editing

KeyAction
NToggle note-edit mode
09Set fret number (2-digit accumulator)
Alt+ / Alt+Nudge fret ±1
/ Move to adjacent string
/ Move to previous/next beat
InsertAdd note at cursor
Del / BackspaceDelete selected note
Shift+InsertInsert blank bar
[ / ]Halve / double beat duration
.Toggle dotted note
Alt+17Set duration (whole → 64th)
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+YRedo
Ctrl+CCopy current bar
Ctrl+VPaste to current bar
Ctrl+Shift+DDuplicate A–B range
EscapeDeselect note / close panel

Annotation

KeyAction
Aa buttonOpen annotate panel (section, lyric, text, repeat)
Alt+NAdd bar annotation (pin)
Alt+click minimapAdd bar annotation at that bar

Export & file

KeyAction
PPrint / export PDF
Save buttonDownload as .gp7
Share buttonCopy share link to clipboard

Navigation & app

KeyAction
Ctrl+KCommand palette (search all actions)
Ctrl+FSearch score (chord / section)
?Help / shortcut reference
Ctrl+Shift+19Save position bookmark
Ctrl+19Jump to bookmark

Play-Along

ControlAction
🎯 button (player bar)Toggle Play-Along mode on/off
Any MIDI note (while active)Score against current bar - does not enter editor
Command palette: Press Ctrl+K (or tap on mobile) to search all 44+ actions by name. Faster than hunting through the toolbar.