25  Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS)

These are the keyboard shortcuts that Capo ships with on the Mac. If you’d like a copy to keep next to your keyboard, download the printable PDF.

Note

This list shows Capo’s default keyboard bindings. If you’ve added, removed, or changed any bindings, your changes take priority over the defaults, so some of the keys listed here may behave differently on your Mac.

25.1 Playback

Command	Shortcut
Play / Pause	space
Toggle Transcription Cursor	⌘T
Set Transcription Cursor to Current Frame	T

25.2 Movement

Command	Shortcut
Move Backward One Bar	←
Move Backward One Beat	⇧←
Move Forward One Bar	→
Move Forward One Beat	⇧→
Go To Bar…	⌘G
Go To Time…	⇧⌘G
Jump to Previous Marker	⌥←
Jump to Previous Region	⌥⇧←
Jump to Next Marker	⌥→
Jump to Next Region	⌥⇧→
Jump to Beginning	⌘←
Jump to End	⌘→

25.3 Song Views

Command	Shortcut
Practice	⌘1
Tabbing	⌘2
Structure	⌘3
Chords	⌘4

25.4 Notes and Markers

Command	Shortcut
Detect and Add Chord	K
Drop Marker	M

25.5 Speed

Command	Shortcut
Increase Playback Speed	↑
Finely Increase Playback Speed	⇧↑
Decrease Playback Speed	↓
Finely Decrease Playback Speed	⇧↓

25.6 Pitch

Command	Shortcut
Transpose Up	⌘↑
Increase Pitch Adjustment	⇧⌘↑
Transpose Up One Octave	⌥⌘↑
Transpose Down	⌘↓
Decrease Pitch Adjustment	⇧⌘↓
Transpose Down One Octave	⌥⌘↓
Reset Key	⌘0

25.7 Sound

Command	Shortcut
Increase Note Volume	⌥↑
Decrease Note Volume	⌥↓
Mute Notes & Chords	⌥0
Increase Music Volume	⌃↑
Decrease Music Volume	⌃↓
Mute Music	⌃0

25.8 Zoom and Spectrogram

Command	Shortcut
Zoom In	⌘+
Zoom Out	⌘-
Increase Spectrogram Intensity	⇧⌘I
Decrease Spectrogram Intensity	⇧⌘D