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Play a lessonYou can learn to play your guitar or keyboard by taking the guitar or piano lessons included with GarageBand. You can download additional lessons, including Artist Lessons with songs taught by the artists themselves. You choose and open lessons from the Project Chooser.
Each lesson includes the following:
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A Learn chapter, where the teacher gives instruction on how to play the song, including tuning and techniques.
A Play chapter, where you can play the entire song without instruction or practice individual sections.
Some lessons include a Practice chapter where you can practice specific exercises, riffs, and other techniques.
Artist Lessons include a Story chapter with background information about the song or artist.
Some lessons include subchapters such as Simple and Advanced with alternative versions of the lesson.
Open a Learn to Play lesson
Choose File > New.
In the Project Chooser, click Learn to Play.
Across the top of the Project Chooser are buttons you use to view Guitar Lessons, Piano Lessons, or Artist Lessons. Lessons of the selected type appear in the main area of the Project Chooser. By default, the Project Chooser opens showing Guitar Lessons.
Click the button for the type of lessons you want to view.
Available lessons are listed in the main area of the Project Chooser. Your Project Chooser may look different from the one shown below, depending on the lessons you've downloaded to your computer.
Select a lesson, then click Choose (or double-click the lesson).
The lesson opens in full-screen view.
When you open a lesson, video instruction and an animated fretboard (for guitar lessons) or keyboard (for piano lessons) appears in the upper and lower parts of the lesson window. While the lesson is playing, chords, notes, and other notation appear in the center of the window. At the bottom of the window is a control bar with playback, volume, and other controls.
Play the lesson
Click the Play button (with the right-pointing triangle) in the control bar, or press the Space bar.
Choose a chapter to play
You choose the chapter or subchapter from the left side of the video area. If the chapter titles aren't visible, move the pointer over the left edge of the video.
Do one of the following:
Click Learn to see and hear the primary instruction for the lesson.
Click Play to practice the song along with the video.
If the lesson includes a Practice chapter, click Practice to practice specific techniques covered in the lesson.
If the lesson includes subchapters such as Simple and Advanced, click the subchapter you want to view.
In an Artist Lesson, click Story to learn more about the song or the artist.
Click the Play button in the control bar, or press the Space bar.
Move the playhead
Do one of the following:
Drag the playhead left or right.
Click a point in the navigation bar to move the playhead to that point.
If the notation area is visible, press the Left Arrow key to move to the previous note or chord. Press the Right Arrow key to move to the next note or chord.
Play a specific section of a lesson
Each lesson is organized in sections, based on the material being covered. The sections appear in a row at the bottom of the window, above the control bar. You can select a section to play, and practice a section repeatedly until you master it.
Click the section in the navigation row above the control bar.
The playhead moves to the beginning of the section.
If the lesson is stopped, click the Play button or press the Space bar to start it playing.
Repeat a section
Click the Cycle button (with two curved arrows) in the control bar.
In the navigation row above the control bar, click the section you want to repeat. You can Shift-click multiple sections to repeat them in sequence.
If the notation area is visible, you can click in the notation area to repeat one bar, or Shift-click multiple bars to repeat them. You can adjust the length of the cycle region to cover part of a bar.
Click the Play button, or press the Space bar.
Play without instruction
Move the pointer over the left edge of the video area, then click Play.
Click the Play button in the control bar, or press the Space bar. You can play the entire lesson, or select sections to play and repeat.
Close a lesson
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Click the small 'x' in the gray circle at the upper-left corner of the window, or press the Escape key.
When you close a lesson, you return to the Project Chooser. GarageBand remembers where you stopped and starts the lesson from the same place the next time you open it.
You can customize the appearance of the video, notation, and instrument to suit the way you want to learn. You can also slow down the speed of the lesson, change the mix of a lesson, and have GarageBand show you how you played.
Incredible music.
In the key of easy.
GarageBand is a fully equipped music creation studio right inside your Mac — with a complete sound library that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists. With Touch Bar features for MacBook Pro and an intuitive, modern design, it's easy to learn, play, record, create, and share your hits worldwide. Now you're ready to make music like a pro.
Start making professional‑sounding music right away. Plug in your guitar or mic and choose from a jaw‑dropping array of realistic amps and effects. You can even create astonishingly human‑sounding drum tracks and become inspired by thousands of loops from popular genres like EDM, Hip Hop, Indie, and more.
More sounds, more inspiration.
Plug in your USB keyboard and dive into the completely inspiring and expanded Sound Library, featuring electronic‑based music styles like EDM and Hip Hop. The built‑in set of instruments and loops gives you plenty of creative freedom.
The Touch Bar takes center stage.
The Touch Bar on MacBook Pro puts a range of instruments at your fingertips. Use Performance view to turn the Touch Bar into drum pads or a one-octave keyboard for playing and recording.
Plug it in. Tear it up.
Plug in your guitar and choose from a van-load of amps, cabinets, and stompboxes.
Design your dream bass rig.
Customize your bass tone just the way you want it. Mix and match vintage or modern amps and speaker cabinets. You can even choose and position different microphones to create your signature sound.
Drumroll please.
GarageBand features Drummer, a virtual session drummer that takes your direction and plays along with your song. Choose from 28 drummers and three percussionists in six genres.
Shape your sound. Quickly and easily.
Whenever you're using a software instrument, amp, or effect, Smart Controls appear with the perfect set of knobs, buttons, and sliders. So you can shape your sound quickly with onscreen controls or by using the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro.
A Learn chapter, where the teacher gives instruction on how to play the song, including tuning and techniques.
A Play chapter, where you can play the entire song without instruction or practice individual sections.
Some lessons include a Practice chapter where you can practice specific exercises, riffs, and other techniques.
Artist Lessons include a Story chapter with background information about the song or artist.
Some lessons include subchapters such as Simple and Advanced with alternative versions of the lesson.
Open a Learn to Play lesson
Choose File > New.
In the Project Chooser, click Learn to Play.
Across the top of the Project Chooser are buttons you use to view Guitar Lessons, Piano Lessons, or Artist Lessons. Lessons of the selected type appear in the main area of the Project Chooser. By default, the Project Chooser opens showing Guitar Lessons.
Click the button for the type of lessons you want to view.
Available lessons are listed in the main area of the Project Chooser. Your Project Chooser may look different from the one shown below, depending on the lessons you've downloaded to your computer.
Select a lesson, then click Choose (or double-click the lesson).
The lesson opens in full-screen view.
When you open a lesson, video instruction and an animated fretboard (for guitar lessons) or keyboard (for piano lessons) appears in the upper and lower parts of the lesson window. While the lesson is playing, chords, notes, and other notation appear in the center of the window. At the bottom of the window is a control bar with playback, volume, and other controls.
Play the lesson
Click the Play button (with the right-pointing triangle) in the control bar, or press the Space bar.
Choose a chapter to play
You choose the chapter or subchapter from the left side of the video area. If the chapter titles aren't visible, move the pointer over the left edge of the video.
Do one of the following:
Click Learn to see and hear the primary instruction for the lesson.
Click Play to practice the song along with the video.
If the lesson includes a Practice chapter, click Practice to practice specific techniques covered in the lesson.
If the lesson includes subchapters such as Simple and Advanced, click the subchapter you want to view.
In an Artist Lesson, click Story to learn more about the song or the artist.
Click the Play button in the control bar, or press the Space bar.
Move the playhead
Do one of the following:
Drag the playhead left or right.
Click a point in the navigation bar to move the playhead to that point.
If the notation area is visible, press the Left Arrow key to move to the previous note or chord. Press the Right Arrow key to move to the next note or chord.
Play a specific section of a lesson
Each lesson is organized in sections, based on the material being covered. The sections appear in a row at the bottom of the window, above the control bar. You can select a section to play, and practice a section repeatedly until you master it.
Click the section in the navigation row above the control bar.
The playhead moves to the beginning of the section.
If the lesson is stopped, click the Play button or press the Space bar to start it playing.
Repeat a section
Click the Cycle button (with two curved arrows) in the control bar.
In the navigation row above the control bar, click the section you want to repeat. You can Shift-click multiple sections to repeat them in sequence.
If the notation area is visible, you can click in the notation area to repeat one bar, or Shift-click multiple bars to repeat them. You can adjust the length of the cycle region to cover part of a bar.
Click the Play button, or press the Space bar.
Play without instruction
Move the pointer over the left edge of the video area, then click Play.
Click the Play button in the control bar, or press the Space bar. You can play the entire lesson, or select sections to play and repeat.
Close a lesson
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Click the small 'x' in the gray circle at the upper-left corner of the window, or press the Escape key.
When you close a lesson, you return to the Project Chooser. GarageBand remembers where you stopped and starts the lesson from the same place the next time you open it.
You can customize the appearance of the video, notation, and instrument to suit the way you want to learn. You can also slow down the speed of the lesson, change the mix of a lesson, and have GarageBand show you how you played.
Incredible music.
In the key of easy.
GarageBand is a fully equipped music creation studio right inside your Mac — with a complete sound library that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists. With Touch Bar features for MacBook Pro and an intuitive, modern design, it's easy to learn, play, record, create, and share your hits worldwide. Now you're ready to make music like a pro.
Start making professional‑sounding music right away. Plug in your guitar or mic and choose from a jaw‑dropping array of realistic amps and effects. You can even create astonishingly human‑sounding drum tracks and become inspired by thousands of loops from popular genres like EDM, Hip Hop, Indie, and more.
More sounds, more inspiration.
Plug in your USB keyboard and dive into the completely inspiring and expanded Sound Library, featuring electronic‑based music styles like EDM and Hip Hop. The built‑in set of instruments and loops gives you plenty of creative freedom.
The Touch Bar takes center stage.
The Touch Bar on MacBook Pro puts a range of instruments at your fingertips. Use Performance view to turn the Touch Bar into drum pads or a one-octave keyboard for playing and recording.
Plug it in. Tear it up.
Plug in your guitar and choose from a van-load of amps, cabinets, and stompboxes.
Design your dream bass rig.
Customize your bass tone just the way you want it. Mix and match vintage or modern amps and speaker cabinets. You can even choose and position different microphones to create your signature sound.
Drumroll please.
GarageBand features Drummer, a virtual session drummer that takes your direction and plays along with your song. Choose from 28 drummers and three percussionists in six genres.
Shape your sound. Quickly and easily.
Whenever you're using a software instrument, amp, or effect, Smart Controls appear with the perfect set of knobs, buttons, and sliders. So you can shape your sound quickly with onscreen controls or by using the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro.
Look, Mom — no wires.
You can wirelessly control GarageBand right from your iPad with the Logic Remote app. Play any software instrument, shape your sound with Smart Controls, and even hit Stop, Start, and Record from across the room.
Jam with drummers of every style.
Drummer, the virtual session player created using the industry's top session drummers and recording engineers, features 28 beat‑making drummers and three percussionists. From EDM, Dubstep, and Hip Hop to Latin, Metal, and Blues, whatever beat your song needs, there's an incredible selection of musicians to play it.
Each drummer has a signature kit that lets you produce a variety of groove and fill combinations. Use the intuitive controls to enable and disable individual sounds while you create a beat with kick, snare, cymbals, and all the cowbell you want. If you need a little inspiration, Drummer Loops gives you a diverse collection of prerecorded acoustic and electronic loops that can be easily customized and added to your song.
Audition a drummer for a taste of his or her distinct style.
Powerful synths with shape‑shifting controls.
Get creative with 100 EDM- and Hip Hop–inspired synth sounds. Every synth features the Transform Pad Smart Control, so you can morph and tweak sounds to your liking.
Sweeping Arp
Droplets
Bright Punchy Synth
Pumping Synth Waves
Epic Hook Synth
Learn to play
Welcome to the school of rock. And blues. And classical.
Get started with a great collection of built‑in lessons for piano and guitar. Or learn some Multi‑Platinum hits from the actual artists who recorded them. You can even get instant feedback on your playing to help hone your skills.
Take your skills to the next level. From any level.
Choose from 40 different genre‑based lessons, including classical, blues, rock, and pop. Video demos and animated instruments keep things fun and easy to follow.
Teachers with advanced degrees in hit‑making.
Learn your favorite songs on guitar or piano with a little help from the original recording artists themselves. Who better to show you how it's done?
Instant feedback.
Play along with any lesson, and GarageBand will listen in real time and tell you how you're doing, note for note. Track your progress, beat your best scores, and improve your skills.
Tons of helpful recording and editing features make GarageBand as powerful as it is easy to use. Edit your performances right down to the note and decibel. Fix rhythm issues with a click. Finesse your sound with audio effect plug‑ins. And finish your track like a pro, with effects such as compression and visual EQ.
Go from start to finish. And then some.
Create and mix up to 255 audio tracks. Easily name and reorder your song sections to find the best structure. Then polish it off with all the essentials, including reverb, visual EQ, volume levels, and stereo panning.
Take your best take.
Record as many takes as you like. You can even loop a section and play several passes in a row. GarageBand saves them all in a multi‑take region, so it's easy to pick the winners.
Your timing is perfect. Even when it isn't.
Played a few notes out of time? Simply use Flex Time to drag them into place. You can also select one track as your Groove Track and make the others fall in line for a super‑tight rhythm.
Polish your performance.
Capture your changes in real time by adjusting any of your software instruments' Smart Controls while recording a performance. You can also fine‑tune your music later in the Piano Roll Editor.
Touch Bar. A whole track at your fingertips.
The Touch Bar on MacBook Pro lets you quickly move around a project by dragging your finger across a visual overview of the track.
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Wherever you are, iCloud makes it easy to work on a GarageBand song. You can add tracks to your GarageBand for Mac song using your iPhone or iPad when you're on the road. Or when inspiration strikes, you can start sketching a new song idea on your iOS device, then import it to your Mac to take it even further.
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