Navigation during chord symbol input

You can move the chord symbols popover manually by different amounts to input chord symbols at other positions without closing and reopening the popover each time.

Navigating with a computer keyboard


Popover navigation	Key command
Advance the popover to the next beat, according to the current time signature.	Space
Move the popover back to the previous beat, according to the current time signature.	Shift-Space
Advance the popover to the start of the next bar.	Tab
Move the popover back to the start of the previous bar.	Shift-Tab
Move the cursor and popover to one of the following positions, whichever is closest: Next/Previous note or rest Next/Previous rhythmic grid position Next/Previous character in existing chord symbol’s entry	Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Move the popover to the next/previous chord symbol.	Cmd-Right Arrow/Cmd-Left Arrow

Navigating with a MIDI keyboard

When inputting chord symbols using a MIDI keyboard, by default the popover advances automatically to the next beat after you play a chord.

You can define specific keys or buttons on your MIDI keyboard to trigger different navigation behaviors. Use the MIDI Learn button on the Key Commands page in Preferences to assign specific keys to the Note Input > Advance Chord Symbol Input commands.