Guitar Pro is Arobas Music's tablature and notation editor for guitar, bass, and other fretted instruments. These keyboard shortcuts speed up score editing, note entry, playback, and navigation so you can write and arrange tabs without reaching for the mouse.
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All Guitar Pro keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
+ 21 more controls in the table below
+ 21 more controls in the table below
156 shortcuts
Effects 40
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bend | B |
| Hammer On / Pull Off | H |
| Legato Slide | S |
| Palm Mute On Note | P |
| Palm Mute On Beat | ShiftP |
| Let Ring | I |
| Dead Note | X |
| Natural Harmonic | Y |
| Left Hand Vibrato (Slight) | V |
| Shift Slide | CtrlAltS |
| Legato | ShiftH |
| Ghost Note | O |
| Artificial Harmonic | CtrlAltY |
| Vibrato with tremolo bar (Slight) | W |
| Tremolo Bar | CtrlAltV |
| Trill | N |
| Grace note(s) before the beat | G |
| Brush Down | CtrlD |
| Brush Up | CtrlU |
| PickStroke Down | ShiftD |
| PickStroke Up | ShiftU |
| Note accented | ; |
| Vibrato with tremolo bar (Wide) | CtrlAltW |
| Vibrato Bar | ShiftW |
| Grace note(s) on beat | CtrlAltG |
| Arpeggio Down | CtrlShiftD |
| Arpeggio Up | CtrlShiftU |
| Rasgueado | ShiftR |
| Barre | ShiftI |
| Heavily Accented Note | : |
| Staccato | Shift1 |
| Fade In | Shift, |
| Fade Out | Shift. |
| Wah Open | CtrlAltO |
| Wah Close | CtrlAltC |
| Slap | Shift4 |
| Tapping | Shift0 |
| Left Hand Tapping | Shift9 |
| Tremolo Picking (32th note) | Shift' |
| Volume Swell | AltShift, |
Editing 22
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo | CtrlZ |
| Redo | CtrlY |
| Type Note | Enter |
| Cut | CtrlX |
| Copy | CtrlC |
| Paste | CtrlV |
| Delete Note | Bksp |
| Delete | CtrlShiftDel |
| Delete the Beats | ShiftDel |
| Insert a Beat | CtrlIns |
| Special Paste | CtrlShiftV |
| All-Track Copy | CtrlShiftC |
| All-Track Cut | CtrlShiftX |
| Copy Last Beat | C |
| Edit Voice 1 | Ctrl1 |
| Edit Voice 2 | Ctrl2 |
| Edit Voice 3 | Ctrl3 |
| Edit Voice 4 | Ctrl4 |
| Multivoice Edition | CtrlM |
| Edit Automations | F10 |
| Check Bar Durations | F4 |
| Design Mode | CtrlAltD |
Notes 22
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Increase Note Duration | − |
| Decrease Note Duration | + |
| Rest | R |
| Tie Note | L |
| Dotting | . |
| Chord | A |
| Tie Beat | ShiftL |
| Triolet | / |
| Text | T |
| One semitone up | AltShiftUP |
| One semitone down | AltShiftDOWN |
| Double Dotting | Ctrl. |
| Fermata | F |
| Flat | Ctrl7 |
| Natural | Ctrl8 |
| Sharp | Ctrl9 |
| Move Up | AltUP |
| Move Down | AltDOWN |
| Double Flat | CtrlAlt7 |
| Double Sharp | CtrlAlt9 |
| Change Accidental | CtrlAlt8 |
| Timer | Shift2 |
Navigation 17
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move Cursor To: Next Beat | RIGHT |
| Move Cursor To: Previous Beat | LEFT |
| Move Cursor To: Beginning Of Bar | Home |
| Move Cursor To: First Bar | CtrlHome |
| Move Cursor To: Last Bar | End |
| Last Bar | CtrlEnd |
| Next Track | CtrlDOWN |
| Previous Track | CtrlUP |
| Go To | CtrlG |
| Move Cursor To: Next Line | DOWN |
| Move Cursor To: Previous Line | UP |
| Move Cursor To: Next Staff | Tab |
| Move Cursor To: Previous Staff | ShiftTab |
| Next Section | CtrlAltRIGHT |
| Previous Section | CtrlAltLEFT |
| Next Tab | CtrlTab |
| Previous Tab | CtrlShiftTab |
Bars 15
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Insert Bar | Ins |
| Delete Bar | CtrlDel |
| Key | K |
| Key signature | CtrlK |
| Time Signature | CtrlT |
| Repeat Open | [ |
| Repeat Close | ] |
| Directions | D |
| Edit Section | ShiftIns |
| Multirest | CtrlR |
| Repeat One Bar | Shift5 |
| Triplet Feel | Ctrl/ |
| Force Break Line | CtrlEnter |
| Repeat two Bars | CtrlShift5 |
| Prevent Break Line | Shift7 |
View 11
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Multitrack | F3 |
| Show/Hide Palette | F2 |
| Full Screen | F11 |
| Show/Hide Song Inspector | F5 |
| Show/Hide Track Inspector | F6 |
| Show/Hide Instrument View | CtrlF6 |
| Zoom In | Ctrl+ |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl− |
| Exit full screen mode | Esc |
| Show/Hide Global View | F8 |
| Score Stylesheet | F7 |
Selection 10
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select All | CtrlA |
| Select Beat | ShiftUP |
| Selection Until Next Beat | ShiftRIGHT |
| Selection Until Previous Beat | ShiftLEFT |
| Selection Until Next Bar | CtrlShiftRIGHT |
| Selection Until Previous Bar | CtrlShiftLEFT |
| Selection Until First Beat | ShiftHome |
| Selection Until Last Beat | ShiftEnd |
| Selection Until First Bar | CtrlShiftHome |
| Selection Until Last Bar | CtrlShiftEnd |
File 9
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Save | CtrlS |
| New File | CtrlN |
| Open File | CtrlO |
| Save As | CtrlShiftS |
| CtrlP | |
| Close File | CtrlW |
| Close All Files | CtrlShiftW |
| Preferences | Ctrl, |
| Quit | AltF4 |
Playback 8
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Play/Pause | Space |
| Play From The Beginning | CtrlSpace |
| Toggle Loop | F9 |
| Relative Speed | CtrlF9 |
| Fast Forward | CtrlRIGHT |
| Rewind | CtrlLEFT |
| Forward | AltRIGHT |
| Step Backward | AltLEFT |
Tracks 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Add Track | CtrlShiftIns |
| Delete Track | Del |
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