General

Open a movie

Command + Option + O

Create a new project

Command + N

Open an existing project

Command + O

Close the current window or project

Command + W

Minimize the GarageBand window

Command + M

Save the current project

Command + S

Save as

Command + Shift + S

Show GarageBand preferences

Command + ,

Hide GarageBand

Command + H

Quit GarageBand

Command + Q

Help

Command + ?

Start or stop playback

Spacebar

Go to the end of the last region

Option + Return

Move cycle area forward

Command + Shift + .

Move cycle area back

Command + Shift + ,

Move forward by visible width of the timeline

End

Move back by visible width of the timeline

Home

Timeline and Navigation

Go to beginning

Return

Go to beginning and play

Enter

Record

R

Move playhead back one bar

"," (comma)

Move playhead forward one bar

"." (period)

Zoom in

Command + Right arrow

Zoom out

Command + Left arrow

Editors

Preview the selected audio (for Audio Editor)

Option + Space

Transpose selected notes up one semitone (for Piano Roll & Score Editors)

Option + Up arrow

Transpose selected notes down one semitone (for Piano Roll & Score Editors)

Option + Down arrow

Transpose selected notes up one octave (for Piano Roll & Score Editors)

Option + Shift + Up arrow

Transpose selected notes down one octave (for Piano Roll & Score Editors)

Option + Shift + Down arrow

Editing and Arranging Tracks

Undo

Command + Z

Redo

Command + Shift + Z

Split region

Command + T

Join selected regions

Command + J

Cut

Command + X

Copy

Command + C

Paste

Command + V

Delete

Delete

Tracks

Create new track

Command + Option + N

Create new audio track

Command + Option + A

Delete selected track

Command + Delete

Automation lanes toggle

A

Mute/Unmute selected track

M

Solo/Unsolo for selected track

S

Create a new software instrument track

Command + Option + S

Duplicate the selected track

Command + D

Rename the selected track

Shift + Return

Select the next higher track

Up arrow

Select the next lower track

Down arrow

Select the previous region on the selected track

Left arrow

Select the next region on the selected track

Right arrow

Global Tracks

Show/hide the Arrangement track

Shift + Command + A

Show/hide the Movie track

Shift + Command + O

Show/hide the Transposition track

Shift + Command + X

Show/hide the Tempo track

Shift + Command + T

Display Objects

Show or hide Smart Controls

B

Show or hide the Score Editor

N

Show or hide the Piano Roll Editor

P

Show or hide the Loop Browser

O

Show or hide the Library

Y

Show or hide the Editor

E

Show or hide the Media Browser

F

Show or hide the Arrangement track

Command + Shift + A

Show or hide the Movie track

Command + Shift + O

Show or hide the Transposition track

Command + Shift + X

Show or hide the Tempo track

Command + Shift + T

Show or hide the Master track

Command + Shift + M

Show or hide the NotePad

Command + Option + P

Show or hide the Musical Typing window

Command + K

Other Useful Shortcuts

Loop selected region continuously

L

Rename the selected region

Shift + N

Turn snap to grid on or off

Command + G

Show or hide alignment guides

Command + Option + G

Count-in toggle

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

Print score notation

Command + P

Loop browser

0

Cycle area toggle

C

Metronome toggle

K

Quick help

Shift + /

Full screen

Command + Control + F