MuseScore Shortcuts

Accessibility: Next element Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right

Accessibility: Previous element Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left
Add 16th grace note
Add 16th grace note after
Add 32nd grace note
Add 32nd grace note after
Add acciaccatura /
Add appoggiatura
Add bass clef Ctrl+Y,Ctrl+2
Add brackets to element
Add chord symbol Ctrl+K
Add composer text
Add crescendo <
Add decrescendo >
Add Eighth grace note after
Add figured bass Ctrl+G
Add frame text
Add fret 0 on current string (TAB only) 0; A
Add fret 1 on current string (TAB only) 1; B
Add fret 10 on current string (TAB only)
Add fret 11 on current string (TAB only)
Add fret 12 on current string (TAB only)
Add fret 13 on current string (TAB only)
Add fret 14 on current string (TAB only)
Add fret 2 on current string (TAB only) 2; C
Add fret 3 on current string (TAB only) 3; D
Add fret 4 on current string (TAB only) 4; E
Add fret 5 on current string (TAB only) 5; F
Add fret 6 on current string (TAB only) 6; G
Add fret 7 on current string (TAB only) 7; H
Add fret 8 on current string (TAB only) 8; J
Add fret 9 on current string (TAB only) 9; K
Add lyricist text
Add lyrics Ctrl+L
Add next chord to selection Shift+Right
Add note A to chord Shift+A
Add note B to chord Shift+B
Add note C to chord Shift+C
Add note D to chord Shift+D
Add note E to chord Shift+E
Add note F to chord Shift+F
Add note G to chord Shift+G
Add ottava 8va Ctrl+Y,Ctrl+O,Ctrl+A
Add ottava 8vb Ctrl+Y,Ctrl+O,Ctrl+B
Add part name
Add picture
Add previous chord to selection Shift+Left
Add quarter grace note
Add rehearsal mark Ctrl+M
Add slur S
Add staff above to selection Shift+Up
Add staff below to selection Shift+Down
Add staff text Ctrl+T
Add subtitle text
Add system text Ctrl+Shift+T
Add tempo marking Alt+T
Add title text
Add treble clef Ctrl+Y,Ctrl+1
Add/remove line breaks
Advance of a 16th note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+3
Advance of a 32nd note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+2
Advance of a 64th note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+1
Advance of a double whole note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+8
Advance of a half note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+6
Advance of a longa (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+9
Advance of a quarter note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+5
Advance of a whole note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+7
Advance of an eighth note (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Ctrl+4
Album
Append horizontal frame
Append measures Alt+Shift+B
Append one measure Ctrl+B
Append text frame
Append vertical frame
Auto beam
Backspace Backspace
Beam 16th sub
Beam 32nd sub
Beam middle
Beam start
Bold face Ctrl+B
Configure grid
Copy Ctrl+C
Copy lyrics to clipboard
Create new revision Ctrl+F11
Cut Ctrl+X
Debugger
Decrease active duration
Decrease active duration (TAB) Q
Decrease stretch {
Delete Del
Delete selected measures Ctrl+Del
Diatonic pitch down Alt+Shift+Down
Diatonic pitch up Alt+Shift+Up
Display documents side by side
Display documents stacked
Display in concert pitch
Double duration W
Duplet Ctrl+2
Edit chord symbols style
Edit element Ctrl+E
Edit general style
Edit score properties
Edit text style
Enable MIDI input
Enable snap to horizontal grid
Enable snap to vertical grid
Enharmonic down Ctrl+J
Enharmonic up J
Enter fifth above
Enter fifth below Alt+5
Enter fourth above
Enter fourth below Alt+4
Enter ninth above
Enter ninth below Alt+9
Enter note A A
Enter note B B
Enter note C C
Enter note D D
Enter note E E
Enter note F F
Enter note G G
Enter octave above Alt+8
Enter octave below
Enter rest 0
Enter rest (TAB) ;
Enter second above
Enter second below Alt+2
Enter seventh above
Enter seventh below Alt+7
Enter sixth above
Enter sixth below Alt+6
Enter third above
Enter third below Alt+3
Enter unison above Alt+1
Escape Esc
Exchange voice 1-2
Exchange voice 1-3
Exchange voice 1-4
Exchange voice 2-3
Exchange voice 2-4
Exchange voice 3-4
Explode
Export parts
Export score
Feathered beam, faster
Feathered beam, slower
File: Close
File: New Ctrl+N
File: Open
File: Save
File: Save a copy
File: Save as
File: Save online
Fill with slashes
Find
Flip direction X
Full measure rest Ctrl+Shift+Del
Full screen Ctrl+U
Go to bottom note in chord Ctrl+Alt+Down
Go to higher pitched note in chord Alt+Up
Go to lower pitched note in chord Alt+Down
Go to next chord or move text right Right
Go to next measure or move text right Ctrl+Right
Go to previous chord or move text left Left
Go to previous measure or move text left Ctrl+Left
Go to the first element Ctrl+Home
Go to the last element Ctrl+End
Go to top note in chord Ctrl+Alt+Up
Half duration Q
Implode
Import PDF
Increase active duration
Increase active duration (TAB) W
Increase stretch }
Insert horizontal frame
Insert measures Ctrl+Ins
Insert note A Ctrl+Shift+A
Insert note B Ctrl+Shift+B
Insert note C Ctrl+Shift+C
Insert note D Ctrl+Shift+D
Insert note E Ctrl+Shift+E
Insert note F Ctrl+Shift+F
Insert note G Ctrl+Shift+G
Insert one measure Ins
Insert special characters F2
Insert text frame
Insert vertical frame
Italic Ctrl+I
Join selected measures
Load style
Local handbook F1
Lock score Ctrl+Shift+L
Manage parts
MIDI import panel
Mirror note head Shift+X
Mixer F10
Move chord/rest left Shift+Left
Move chord/rest right Shift+Right
Move down Ctrl+Shift+Down
Move up Ctrl+Shift+Up
Move word left Ctrl+Left
Move word right Ctrl+Right
Navigator F12
Next beat (Chord symbol) ;
Next measure (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Tab
Next score
Next staff or voice
Next syllable Space
No beam
Nonuplet Ctrl+9
Note anchored line
Note duration: 128th
Note duration: 128th (TAB) Shift+0; NumPad+0
Note duration: 16th 3
Note duration: 16th (TAB) Shift+3; NumPad+3
Note duration: 32nd 2
Note duration: 32nd (TAB) Shift+2; NumPad+2
Note duration: 64th 1
Note duration: 64th (TAB) Shift+1; NumPad+1
Note duration: Augmentation dot .
Note duration: Double augmentation dot
Note duration: Double whole 8
Note duration: Double whole (TAB) Shift+8; NumPad+8
Note duration: Eighth 4
Note duration: Eighth (TAB) Shift+4; NumPad+4
Note duration: Half 6
Note duration: Half (TAB) Shift+6; NumPad+6
Note duration: Longa 9
Note duration: Longa (TAB) Shift+9; NumPad+9
Note duration: Quarter 5
Note duration: Quarter (TAB) Shift+5; NumPad+5
Note duration: Tie +
Note duration: Whole 7
Note duration: Whole (TAB) Shift+7; NumPad+7
Note input N
Note input: ♭
Note input: ♮
Note input: ♯
Note input: Double ♭
Note input: Double ♯
Note input: Eighth rest Shift+R,Shift+Q
Note input: Half rest Shift+R,Shift+M
Note input: Quarter rest Shift+R,Shift+R
Note input: Rest
Note input: Rest (TAB)
Note input: Whole rest Shift+R,Shift+S
Octuplet Ctrl+8
Other tuplets
Page settings
Page: End End
Page: Next PgDown
Page: Previous PgUp
Page: Top Home
Palettes F9
Paste Ctrl+V
Piano keyboard P
Pitch down octave Ctrl+Down
Pitch down or move text or articulation down Down
Pitch up octave Ctrl+Up
Pitch up or move text or articulation up Up
Play next chord Right
Play next measure Ctrl+Right
Play panel F11
Play previous chord Left
Play previous measure Ctrl+Left
Player play Space
Player rewind
Player seek to begin Home
Player seek to end End
Plugin creator Ctrl+Shift+P
Plugin manager
Previous beat (Chord symbol) :
Previous measure (Figured bass/Chord symbol only) Shift+Tab
Previous score
Previous staff or voice
Previous syllable Shift+Space
Print Ctrl+P
Quadruplet Ctrl+4
Quintuplet Ctrl+5
Quit Ctrl+Q
Redo
Repeat last command
Repeat selection R
Replace pitches without changing rhythms Ctrl+Shift+I
Resequence rehearsal marks
Reset beam mode
Reset measure stretch
Reset user settings Ctrl+R
Resource manager
Respell pitches
Save selection
Save style
Select all Ctrl+A
Select all similar elements
Select all similar elements in same staff
Select all similar elements in the range selection
Select section
Select string above (TAB only) Up
Select string below (TAB only) Down
Select to beginning of line Shift+Home
Select to beginning of measure Ctrl+Shift+Left
Select to beginning of score Ctrl+Shift+Home
Select to end of line Shift+End
Select to end of measure Ctrl+Shift+Right
Select to end of score Ctrl+Shift+End
Selection filter F6
Septuplet Ctrl+7
Set invisible
Set loop in position
Set loop out position
Set visible
Sextuplet Ctrl+6
Show frames
Show inspector F8
Show instruments dialog I
Show invisible
Show key signature palette Shift+K
Show master palette Shift+F9
Show page margins
Show symbol palette Z
Show time signature palette Shift+T
Show unprintable
Split measure before selected note
Start center F4
Status bar
Synthesizer
Timewise delete
Toggle count-in playback
Toggle create multimeasure rest M
Toggle image capture
Toggle loop playback
Toggle marcato Ctrl+Alt+O
Toggle metronome playback
Toggle page break Ctrl+Return
Toggle pan piano roll
Toggle pan score
Toggle repeats playback
Toggle rhythmic slash notation
Toggle section break
Toggle sforzato
Toggle staccato Shift+S
Toggle system break Return
Toggle tenuto Ctrl+Alt+N
Toggle trill
Toggle view mode
Toggle visibility V
Transpose
Transpose down Shift+F2
Transpose up F2
Triplet Ctrl+3
Underline Ctrl+U
Undo
Voice 1 Ctrl+Alt+1
Voice 2 Ctrl+Alt+2
Voice 3 Ctrl+Alt+3
Voice 4 Ctrl+Alt+4
Zoom canvas
Zoom in Ctrl++
Zoom out Ctrl+-
Zoom to 100%