Keyboard shortcuts

General hotkeys
⌘ 1 
Songwriting mode
⌘ 2
Scales mode
⌘ 3 
Modes mode
⌘ ,
Musical preferences
⌘ ⇧ ,
App settings
⌥ ⌘ ⇧ , 
MIDI setup (Open/close MIDI output – macOS only)
⌘ N 
Start a new song
⌘ O
Open a saved song
⌘ ⇧ O 
Open a popular song
I (i)
Display instrument​
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In Songwriting mode
⌘ S 
Save song or changes
⌘ ⇧ S 
Save song as...
⌘ Z 
Undo
⌘ ⇧ Z 
Redo
1 to 7
Plays/selects according chord in the wheel
⌃ 1 to 7
Plays according chord in the wheel staccato
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Edit a selected chord
⌘ C 
Copy chord
⌘ V 
Paste chord
S 
Split bar / Add chord to bar
⇧ S 
Merge bar / Remove chord from bar
M 
Mute chord
E 
Open chord editor
⇧ E 
Open chord length editor
B 
Borrow chord
← → ↑ ↓ 
Navigate through bars
⌘ ← or → 
Jump to the beginning or end of a line
⇧ ← or → 
Navigate through chords of the wheel
⌘ ↑ or ↓ 
Edit root note
⌘ ⇧ ↑ or ↓ 
Edit chord quality
⌥ ⌘ ⇧ ↑ or ↓ 
Edit optional tones
⌘ R 
Random chord, Chord suggestion
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Song structure hotkeys after tapping on Label or Line repeat​
D 
Duplicate line or part
L 
Toggle label for line or part
BACKSPACE
Delete line or part
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Playback
SPACE 
Start or stop playback
L 
Loop song
K 
Click
⇧ K 
Count in
V
Volumen control (Instrument, Click, Master)
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Export
⌘ P 
PDF Lead sheet 
⌘ E 
Export MIDI of song
⌘ ⇧ E  
Export MIDI of scale
MIDI Export on macOS
Press ⌘E or ⌘⇧E  to be able to drag and drop the MIDI file from Tonaly to your DAW, Finder, etc. Press the shortcut twice to save the MIDI file on your hard disk. 
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In Scales mode
1 to 9 
Plays the scales tones
⌃ 1 to 9
Plays the scales tones staccato
L 
Playback direction of scale
⌘ R 
Random scale or mode
SPACE 
Start/Stop playback
⌘ E
Export MIDI of current scale or mode
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