# Keyboard shortcuts

### General hotkeys

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="159.26197729160896"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>⌘ 1</strong> </td><td>Songwriting mode</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ 2</strong></td><td>Scales mode</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ 3</strong> </td><td>Modes mode</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ,</strong></td><td>Musical preferences</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ⇧ ,</strong></td><td>App settings</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌥ ⌘ ⇧ ,</strong> </td><td>MIDI setup (Open/close MIDI output – macOS only)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ N</strong> </td><td>Start a new song</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ O</strong></td><td>Open a saved song</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ⇧ O</strong> </td><td>Open a popular song</td></tr><tr><td><strong>I</strong> (i)</td><td>Display <a href="/pages/-Lz7_KJNHrq2AiZa25lx">instrument</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

**Export**

<table><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>⌘ E</strong> </td><td>Export MIDI of song</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ⇧ E</strong>  </td><td>Export MIDI of scale</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ P</strong> </td><td>PDF Lead sheet </td></tr></tbody></table>

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**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.&#x20;
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### In Songwriting mode

<table><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>⌘ S</strong> </td><td>Save song or changes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ⇧ S</strong> </td><td>Save song as...</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ Z</strong> </td><td>Undo</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ⇧ Z</strong> </td><td>Redo</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1</strong> to <strong>7</strong></td><td>Plays/selects according chord in the wheel</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌃</strong> <strong>1</strong> to <strong>7</strong></td><td>Plays according chord in the wheel <strong>staccato</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

**Edit a selected chord**

<table><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>⌘ C</strong> </td><td>Copy chord</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ V</strong> </td><td>Paste chord</td></tr><tr><td><strong>S</strong> </td><td>Split bar / Add chord to bar</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⇧ S</strong> </td><td>Merge bar / Remove chord from bar</td></tr><tr><td><strong>M</strong> </td><td>Mute chord</td></tr><tr><td><strong>E</strong> </td><td>Open chord editor</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⇧ E</strong> </td><td>Open chord length editor</td></tr><tr><td><strong>B</strong> </td><td>Borrow chord</td></tr><tr><td><strong>← → ↑ ↓</strong> </td><td>Navigate through bars</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ←</strong> or <strong>→</strong> </td><td>Jump to the beginning or end of a line</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⇧ ←</strong> or <strong>→</strong> </td><td>Navigate through chords of the wheel</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ↑</strong> or <strong>↓</strong> </td><td>Edit root note</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ ⇧ ↑</strong> or <strong>↓</strong> </td><td>Edit chord quality</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌥ ⌘ ⇧ ↑</strong> or <strong>↓</strong> </td><td>Edit optional tones</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ R</strong> </td><td>Random chord, Chord suggestion</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Song structure hotkeys after tapping on** [**Label**](/songwriting/edit-song-structure/change-the-name-of-a-part.md) **or** [**Line repeat**](/songwriting/edit-song-structure/repeat-lines-loop-parts.md)

<table><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>D</strong> </td><td>Duplicate line or part</td></tr><tr><td><strong>L</strong> </td><td>Toggle label for line or part</td></tr><tr><td><strong>BACKSPACE</strong></td><td>Delete line or part</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Playback**

<table><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>SPACE</strong> </td><td>Start or stop playback</td></tr><tr><td><strong>L</strong> </td><td>Loop song</td></tr><tr><td><strong>K</strong> </td><td>Click</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⇧ K</strong> </td><td>Count in</td></tr><tr><td><strong>V</strong></td><td>Volumen control (Instrument, Click, Master)</td></tr></tbody></table>

### In Scales mode

<table><thead><tr><th width="150"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1</strong> to <strong>9</strong> </td><td>Plays the scales tones</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌃</strong> <strong>1</strong> to 9</td><td>Plays the scales tones <strong>staccato</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>L</strong> </td><td>Playback direction of scale</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ R</strong> </td><td>Random scale or mode</td></tr><tr><td><strong>SPACE</strong> </td><td>Start/Stop playback</td></tr><tr><td><strong>⌘ E</strong></td><td>Export MIDI of current scale or mode</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Some elements show their keyboard commands after one second when you move the mouse over them.
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