Audio & Music Production

Guitar Pro Keyboard Shortcuts

We gathered all 71 Guitar Pro shortcuts so you can edit guitar tablature at speed

Guitar Pro keyboard shortcuts

Built by Arobas Music, Guitar Pro provides a full-featured environment to edit guitar tablature. It is a staple in the audio & music production space.

Learning keyboard shortcuts in Guitar Pro can dramatically speed up repetitive tasks and free you to focus on the creative work that matters.

Guitar Pro is available on macOS and Windows, making these shortcuts useful no matter which operating system you prefer.

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File 8 shortcuts

New File
Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open File
Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Save
Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Save As
Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Print
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Close File
Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W
Close All Files
Shift +Cmd +W Ctrl +Shift +W Ctrl +Shift +W
Quit
Opt +F4 Alt +F4 Alt +F4

Edit 17 shortcuts

Undo
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y
Copy
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Cut
Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Paste
Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Special Paste
Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V
Select All
Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Delete
Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete Ctrl +Shift +Delete
Copy Last Beat
C C C
Delete Note
Backspace Backspace Backspace
Delete Bar
Ctrl +- Ctrl +Delete Ctrl +Delete
Delete the Beats
Cmd +- Shift +Delete Shift +Delete
Insert a Beat
Ctrl ++ Ctrl +Insert Ctrl +Insert
Insert Bar
Cmd ++ Insert Insert
Delete Track
Opt +Cmd +R Delete Delete
All-Track Copy
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
All-Track Cut
Shift +Cmd +X Ctrl +Shift +X Ctrl +Shift +X

Navigation 18 shortcuts

Move Cursor To: Next Beat / Move Cursor To: Next Bar
Right Right Right
Move Cursor To: Previous Beat / Move Cursor To: Previous Bar
Left Left Left
Move Cursor To: Next Line
Down Down Down
Move Cursor To: Previous Line
Up Up Up
Move Cursor To: Beginning Of Bar
Home Home Home
Move Cursor To: Last Bar / Move Cursor To: Last Beat
End End End
Move Cursor To: First Bar
Cmd +Home Ctrl +Home Ctrl +Home
Move Cursor To: Next Staff
Tab Tab Tab
Move Cursor To: Previous Staff
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Move Cursor To: Previous Staff
Shift +Tab Ctrl +Shift +Tab Ctrl +Shift +Tab
Move Cursor To: Previous Staff
Shift +Tab Ctrl +Backtab Ctrl +Backtab
Move to next section
Opt +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Alt +Right Ctrl +Alt +Right
Move to previous section
Opt +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left
Go To
Cmd +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Fast Forward
Cmd +Right Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Rewind
Cmd +Left Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Forward
Opt +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right
Step Backward
Opt +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left
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Playback 4 shortcuts

Play/Pause
Space Space Space
Play From The Beginning
Shift +Space Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space
Toggle Loop
F9 F9 F9
Relative Speed
Cmd +F9 Ctrl +F9 Ctrl +F9

View 9 shortcuts

Zoom In
Cmd +> Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Zoom In
Cmd +> Ctrl +Shift ++ Ctrl +Shift ++
Zoom Out
Cmd +< Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Show/Hide Palette
F2 F2 F2
Show/Hide Instrument View
Cmd +F6 Ctrl +F6 Ctrl +F6
Show/Hide Track Inspector
F6 F6 F6
Show/Hide Song Inspector
F5 F5 F5
Score Stylesheet
F7 F7 F7
Show/Hide Global View
F8 F8 F8

Track 3 shortcuts

Next Track
Cmd +Down Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down
Previous Track
Cmd +Up Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up
Add Track
Opt +Cmd +N Ctrl +Shift +Insert Ctrl +Shift +Insert

Voice 12 shortcuts

Edit Voice 1
Cmd +1 Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Edit Voice 2
Cmd +2 Ctrl +2 Ctrl +2
Edit Voice 3
Cmd +3 Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3
Edit Voice 4
Cmd +4 Ctrl +4 Ctrl +4
Move Voice
Opt +4 Alt +1 Alt +1
Move Voice
Opt +2 Alt +2 Alt +2
Move Voice
Opt +3 Alt +3 Alt +3
Move Voice
Opt +1 Alt +4 Alt +4
Move Down
Opt +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Alt +Down Ctrl +Alt +Down
Move Up
Opt +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Alt +Up Ctrl +Alt +Up
Move Down
Opt +Down Alt +Down Alt +Down
Move Up
Opt +Up Alt +Up Alt +Up
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