diff --git a/src/components/MainContent.test.tsx b/src/components/MainContent.test.tsx
index 7ada95d..dd038f4 100644
--- a/src/components/MainContent.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MainContent.test.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const storeState = {
   requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled: false,
   pianoRollViewRequestVersion: 0,
   openMidiPianoRoll: vi.fn(),
+  openAudioWaveformViewer: vi.fn(),
   openSpectrogramViewer: vi.fn(),
   openHybridMode: vi.fn(),
   hybridAudioRegionId: null as string | null,
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ describe('MainContent', () => {
     storeState.setShowPianoRoll.mockClear();
     storeState.setActiveRegionId.mockClear();
     storeState.openMidiPianoRoll.mockClear();
+    storeState.openAudioWaveformViewer.mockClear();
     storeState.openSpectrogramViewer.mockClear();
     storeState.addTrack.mockClear();
     storeState.addAudioTrack.mockClear();
@@ -220,7 +222,8 @@ describe('MainContent', () => {
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'select-audio-region' }));
 
     expect(storeState.activeRegionId).toBe('audio-1');
-    expect(storeState.openSpectrogramViewer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('audio-1');
+    expect(storeState.openAudioWaveformViewer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('audio-1');
+    expect(storeState.openSpectrogramViewer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('cmd-click adds a second regular region without range fill', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/MainContent.tsx b/src/components/MainContent.tsx
index 09e544d..f1855b8 100644
--- a/src/components/MainContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MainContent.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const MainContent: React.FC<MainContentProps> = ({
     requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled,
     pianoRollViewRequestVersion,
     openMidiPianoRoll,
+    openAudioWaveformViewer,
     openSpectrogramViewer,
     openHybridMode,
     hybridAudioRegionId,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ const MainContent: React.FC<MainContentProps> = ({
     setShowPianoRoll,
     setActiveRegionId,
     openMidiPianoRoll,
+    openAudioWaveformViewer,
     openSpectrogramViewer,
     openHybridMode,
     pianoRollMode,
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ const MainContent: React.FC<MainContentProps> = ({
   }, [globalTracks, mainContentRegions, refreshProjectState, selectedRegionIds, timeSignature.numerator, tracks]);
 
   const showHybridButtonForAudio = showPianoRoll && pianoRollMode === 'midi-edit';
-  const showHybridButtonForMidi = showPianoRoll && pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram';
+  const showHybridButtonForMidi = showPianoRoll && (pianoRollMode === 'audio-waveform' || pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram');
   const beatTicksPerBar = Math.max(0, timeSignature.numerator - 1);
 
   return (
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ const MainContent: React.FC<MainContentProps> = ({
             onRegionLassoSelection={mainContentRegions.handleRegionLassoSelection}
             onRegionLassoCommit={mainContentRegions.handleRegionLassoCommit}
             onOpenPianoRoll={mainContentRegions.handleOpenPianoRoll}
+            onOpenWaveform={mainContentRegions.handleOpenWaveform}
             onOpenSpectrogram={mainContentRegions.handleOpenSpectrogram}
             showHybridButtonForAudio={showHybridButtonForAudio}
             showHybridButtonForMidi={showHybridButtonForMidi}
@@ -441,7 +444,7 @@ const MainContent: React.FC<MainContentProps> = ({
           requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled={requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled}
           pianoRollViewRequestVersion={pianoRollViewRequestVersion}
           audioRegion={(() => {
-            const audioId = pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram'
+            const audioId = pianoRollMode === 'audio-waveform' || pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram'
               ? activeRegionId
               : pianoRollMode === 'hybrid'
                 ? hybridAudioRegionId
@@ -459,7 +462,7 @@ const MainContent: React.FC<MainContentProps> = ({
             return undefined;
           })()}
           trackId={(() => {
-            const audioId = pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram'
+            const audioId = pianoRollMode === 'audio-waveform' || pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram'
               ? activeRegionId
               : pianoRollMode === 'hybrid'
                 ? hybridAudioRegionId
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/AudioWaveformCanvas.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/AudioWaveformCanvas.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5018727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/AudioWaveformCanvas.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import * as Tone from 'tone';
+import { KGAudioRegion } from '../../core/region/KGAudioRegion';
+import { KGAudioInterface } from '../../core/audio-interface/KGAudioInterface';
+import { KGAudioFileStorage } from '../../core/io/KGAudioFileStorage';
+import { KGCore } from '../../core/KGCore';
+import { beatRangeToSeconds } from '../../util/globalTrackUtil';
+
+interface AudioWaveformCanvasProps {
+  audioRegion: KGAudioRegion;
+  trackId: string;
+  projectName: string;
+  zoom: number;
+}
+
+const LIGHT_ROW_COLOR = '#4a4a4a';
+const DARK_ROW_COLOR = '#282828';
+const BASE_BEAT_WIDTH = 40;
+
+const AudioWaveformCanvas: React.FC<AudioWaveformCanvasProps> = ({
+  audioRegion,
+  trackId,
+  projectName,
+  zoom,
+}) => {
+  const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null);
+  const audioBufferRef = useRef<AudioBuffer | null>(null);
+
+  const drawWaveform = useCallback((audioBuffer: AudioBuffer) => {
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    if (!canvas) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    if (!context) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const project = KGCore.instance().getCurrentProject();
+    const regionStartBeat = audioRegion.getStartFromBeat();
+    const regionEndBeat = regionStartBeat + audioRegion.getLength();
+    const clipStartOffsetSeconds = audioRegion.getClipStartOffsetSeconds();
+    const visibleDurationSeconds = Math.min(
+      beatRangeToSeconds(project, regionStartBeat, regionEndBeat),
+      Math.max(0, audioRegion.getAudioDurationSeconds() - clipStartOffsetSeconds),
+    );
+
+    const zoomedBeatWidth = BASE_BEAT_WIDTH * zoom;
+    const renderWidth = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(audioRegion.getLength() * zoomedBeatWidth));
+    const parentHeight = canvas.parentElement?.clientHeight ?? 0;
+    const canvasHeight = Math.max(160, parentHeight || canvas.clientHeight || 320);
+    const centerY = canvasHeight / 2;
+    const amplitudeScale = canvasHeight * 0.42;
+
+    canvas.width = renderWidth;
+    canvas.height = canvasHeight;
+    canvas.style.width = `${renderWidth}px`;
+    canvas.style.height = `${canvasHeight}px`;
+
+    context.clearRect(0, 0, renderWidth, canvasHeight);
+    context.fillStyle = DARK_ROW_COLOR;
+    context.fillRect(0, 0, renderWidth, canvasHeight);
+
+    const channelData = audioBuffer.getChannelData(0);
+    const totalSamples = channelData.length;
+    const sampleRate = audioBuffer.sampleRate;
+    const renderStartSample = Math.max(0, Math.min(totalSamples, Math.floor(clipStartOffsetSeconds * sampleRate)));
+    const renderEndSample = Math.max(
+      renderStartSample,
+      Math.min(totalSamples, renderStartSample + Math.floor(visibleDurationSeconds * sampleRate)),
+    );
+    const renderSampleCount = renderEndSample - renderStartSample;
+
+    if (renderSampleCount <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const samplesPerPixel = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(renderSampleCount / renderWidth));
+
+    for (let x = 0; x < renderWidth; x++) {
+      const startSample = renderStartSample + (x * samplesPerPixel);
+      const endSample = Math.min(renderEndSample, startSample + samplesPerPixel);
+
+      let min = 1;
+      let max = -1;
+      for (let sampleIndex = startSample; sampleIndex < endSample; sampleIndex++) {
+        const sample = channelData[sampleIndex];
+        if (sample < min) min = sample;
+        if (sample > max) max = sample;
+      }
+
+      const topHeight = Math.max(1, Math.abs(max) * amplitudeScale);
+      const bottomHeight = Math.max(1, Math.abs(min) * amplitudeScale);
+
+      context.fillStyle = LIGHT_ROW_COLOR;
+      context.fillRect(x, centerY - topHeight, 1, topHeight);
+      context.fillRect(x, centerY, 1, bottomHeight);
+    }
+  }, [audioRegion]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const loadAndDraw = async () => {
+      try {
+        let audioBuffer = KGAudioInterface.instance().getAudioBuffer(trackId, audioRegion.getAudioFileId());
+        if (!audioBuffer) {
+          const arrayBuffer = await KGAudioFileStorage.loadAudioFile(projectName, audioRegion.getAudioFileId());
+          if (cancelled) {
+            return;
+          }
+          const audioContext = Tone.getContext().rawContext as AudioContext;
+          audioBuffer = await audioContext.decodeAudioData(arrayBuffer);
+        }
+
+      if (cancelled || !audioBuffer) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        audioBufferRef.current = audioBuffer;
+        drawWaveform(audioBuffer);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          console.error('AudioWaveformCanvas: failed to render waveform', error);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    void loadAndDraw();
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [audioRegion, drawWaveform, projectName, trackId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const parent = canvasRef.current?.parentElement;
+    if (!parent) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+      if (audioBufferRef.current) {
+        drawWaveform(audioBufferRef.current);
+      }
+    });
+
+    resizeObserver.observe(parent);
+    return () => resizeObserver.disconnect();
+  }, [drawWaveform]);
+
+  return (
+    <canvas
+      ref={canvasRef}
+      data-testid="audio-waveform-canvas"
+      style={{
+        position: 'absolute',
+        top: 0,
+        left: `${audioRegion.getStartFromBeat() * BASE_BEAT_WIDTH * zoom}px`,
+        zIndex: 0,
+        pointerEvents: 'none',
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default AudioWaveformCanvas;
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGrid.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGrid.tsx
index bd6932e..492b60e 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGrid.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { generatePianoGridBackground, getMatchingChordsForPitch } from '../../ut
 import type { KeySignature } from '../../core/KGProject';
 import { KGPianoRollState } from '../../core/state/KGPianoRollState';
 import SpectrogramCanvas from './SpectrogramCanvas';
+import AudioWaveformCanvas from './AudioWaveformCanvas';
 import type { KGAudioRegion } from '../../core/region/KGAudioRegion';
 import type { SpectrogramHeightResolution } from '../../util/spectrogramUtil';
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ interface PianoGridProps {
   spectrogramPower?: number;
   spectrogramHeightResolution?: SpectrogramHeightResolution;
   pianoRollZoom?: number;
-  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
+  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
   onSpectrogramLoadingChange?: (loading: boolean) => void;
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ const PianoGrid: React.FC<PianoGridProps> = ({
   spectrogramPower = 0.5,
   spectrogramHeightResolution = 3,
   pianoRollZoom = 1,
+  mode = 'midi-edit',
   onSpectrogramLoadingChange,
 }) => {
   const [cursorPosition, setCursorPosition] = useState<CursorPosition | null>(null);
@@ -239,7 +241,16 @@ const PianoGrid: React.FC<PianoGridProps> = ({
         onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
       >
         {/* Spectrogram layer — rendered at z-index 0, behind all highlights and notes */}
-        {audioRegion && trackId && projectName && (
+        {audioRegion && mode === 'audio-waveform' && trackId && projectName && (
+          <AudioWaveformCanvas
+            audioRegion={audioRegion}
+            trackId={trackId}
+            projectName={projectName}
+            zoom={pianoRollZoom}
+          />
+        )}
+
+        {audioRegion && (mode === 'spectrogram' || mode === 'hybrid') && trackId && projectName && (
           <SpectrogramCanvas
             audioRegion={audioRegion}
             trackId={trackId}
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx
index 180abfb..702a0ff 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import { getSnappedBeatPosition } from './pianoRollSnap';
 interface PianoGridHeaderProps {
   maxBars: number;
   timeSignature?: { numerator: number; denominator: number };
+  hasPianoKeys?: boolean;
 }
 
 const PianoGridHeader: React.FC<PianoGridHeaderProps> = ({ 
   maxBars, 
-  timeSignature = { numerator: 4, denominator: 4 } // Default to 4/4 if not provided
+  timeSignature = { numerator: 4, denominator: 4 }, // Default to 4/4 if not provided
+  hasPianoKeys = true,
 }) => {
   // Get store access for playhead position updates
   const { setPlayheadPosition, requestMainContentScroll } = useProjectStore();
@@ -29,9 +31,11 @@ const PianoGridHeader: React.FC<PianoGridHeaderProps> = ({
     const relativeX = clientX - rect.left;
     
     // Account for the piano keys width offset
-    const pianoKeysWidth = parseInt(
-      getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--region-piano-key-width')
-    ) || 60;
+    const pianoKeysWidth = hasPianoKeys
+      ? (parseInt(
+          getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--region-piano-key-width')
+        ) || 60)
+      : 0;
     
     const adjustedX = relativeX - pianoKeysWidth;
     
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ const PianoGridHeader: React.FC<PianoGridHeaderProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <div 
-      className="piano-grid-header" 
+      className={`piano-grid-header${hasPianoKeys ? '' : ' no-piano-keys'}`}
       ref={headerElementRef}
       onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
       onClick={handlePianoGridHeaderClick}
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.css b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.css
index 935a596..44cd24c 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.css
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.css
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
+.piano-roll-toolbar .spectrogram-view-icon {
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+  overflow: visible;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
 .piano-roll-toolbar .tool-button:hover {
   --toolbar-button-bg: #3a3a3a;
   --toolbar-button-fg: #e0e0e0;
@@ -467,6 +474,11 @@
   cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg width='16' height='16' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3e%3cpath d='M4 6h8l-4 4-4-4z' fill='%23e0e0e0'/%3e%3c/svg%3e") 8 8, pointer;
 }
 
+.piano-grid-header.no-piano-keys {
+  width: calc(var(--max-number-of-bars) * var(--region-grid-bar-width));
+  padding-left: 0;
+}
+
 .piano-bar-number {
   border-left: 1px solid #3a3a3a;
   padding-left: 10px;
@@ -484,6 +496,11 @@
   width: max-content;
 }
 
+.piano-roll-body.audio-waveform-body {
+  min-height: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
 .sheet-music-view {
   position: relative;
   flex: 1;
@@ -616,6 +633,16 @@
   z-index: 5;
 }
 
+.piano-roll-body.audio-waveform-body .piano-grid-container {
+  min-height: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.piano-roll-body.audio-waveform-body .piano-grid {
+  min-height: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
 .piano-octave {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.tsx
index 0f66297..a1d51f4 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRoll.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ interface PianoRollProps {
   regionId: string | null;
   initialPosition?: { x: number; y: number };
   initialSize?: { width: number; height: number };
-  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
+  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
   requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled?: boolean;
   pianoRollViewRequestVersion?: number;
   audioRegion?: KGAudioRegion;
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
   trackId,
   projectName,
 }) => {
-  const isSpectrogram = mode === 'spectrogram';
-  const isHybrid = mode === 'hybrid';
+  const [currentMode, setCurrentMode] = useState<'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid'>(mode);
+  const isSpectrogram = currentMode === 'spectrogram';
+  const isAudioWaveform = currentMode === 'audio-waveform';
+  const isAudioOnly = isAudioWaveform || isSpectrogram;
+  const isHybrid = currentMode === 'hybrid';
   const { maxBars, tracks, updateTrack, timeSignature, showChatBox, showKGOnePanel, showEventListPanel, showInstrumentSelection, keySignature, selectedMode, setSelectedMode, playheadPosition, isPlaying, autoScrollEnabled, bpm, pianoRollScrollRequest, selectedNoteIds, automationRedrawVersion, refreshProjectState, setBpm } = useProjectStore();
 
   // Tool state for piano roll
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
   const [dragOffset, setDragOffset] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });
   const [activeRegion, setActiveRegion] = useState<KGMidiRegion | null>(null);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setCurrentMode(mode);
+  }, [mode]);
+
   const selectedNotes = useMemo(
     () => activeRegion?.getNotes().filter(n => selectedNoteIds.includes(n.getId())) ?? [],
     [activeRegion, selectedNoteIds]
@@ -285,7 +292,7 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
   }, []); // Empty dependency array means this runs once on mount
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isSpectrogram) {
+    if (isAudioOnly) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -312,7 +319,7 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
     KGPianoRollState.instance().setSheetMusicViewEnabled(requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled);
   }, [
     activeRegion,
-    isSpectrogram,
+    isAudioOnly,
     pianoRollViewRequestVersion,
     playheadPosition,
     requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled,
@@ -508,7 +515,7 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
       let detectedChords: DetectedAudioChord[] | DetectedMidiChord[];
       if (audioRegion) {
         if (!projectName || !trackId) {
-          await showAlert('Open an audio region in spectrogram mode before detecting chords.');
+      await showAlert('Open an audio region in spectrogram mode before detecting chords.');
           return;
         }
 
@@ -1081,6 +1088,14 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
     });
   }, [activeRegion, playheadPosition, sheetMusicTrackScopeEnabled, sheetMusicViewEnabled]);
 
+  const handleAudioSpectrogramToggle = useCallback(() => {
+    if (isHybrid || !audioRegion) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setCurrentMode(current => current === 'spectrogram' ? 'audio-waveform' : 'spectrogram');
+  }, [audioRegion, isHybrid]);
+
   const handleSheetMeasureMetricsChange = useCallback((metrics: SheetMeasureMetric[]) => {
     setSheetMeasureMetrics((current) => {
       if (
@@ -1106,6 +1121,11 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
       return;
     }
 
+    if (isAudioWaveform) {
+      container.scrollTop = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+
     const keyHeight = parseInt(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--region-piano-key-height')) || 20;
     const c4Position = 4 * 12 * keyHeight;
     const totalHeight = 8 * 12 * keyHeight;
@@ -1113,7 +1133,7 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
     const scrollPosition = (totalHeight - c4Position) - (viewportHeight / 2);
 
     container.scrollTop = Math.max(0, scrollPosition);
-  }, []);
+  }, [isAudioWaveform]);
 
   // Calculate C4 position and scroll to it when piano roll opens
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -1470,7 +1490,8 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
 
   // Get the title for the piano roll based on the active region
   const getPianoRollTitle = () => {
-    if (isSpectrogram) return audioRegion ? `SPECTROGRAM — ${audioRegion.getName()}` : 'SPECTROGRAM';
+    if (currentMode === 'spectrogram') return audioRegion ? `SPECTROGRAM — ${audioRegion.getName()}` : 'SPECTROGRAM';
+    if (currentMode === 'audio-waveform') return audioRegion ? `WAVEFORM — ${audioRegion.getName()}` : 'WAVEFORM';
     if (isHybrid) {
       const midiName = activeRegion?.getName() ?? 'MIDI';
       const audioName = audioRegion?.getName() ?? 'Audio';
@@ -1523,6 +1544,10 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
         sheetQuantization={sheetQuantization}
         onSheetQuantizationChange={handleSheetQuantizationChange}
         sheetQuantizationOptions={getSheetQuantizationOptions()}
+        showAudioSpectrogramToggle={!!audioRegion && !isHybrid}
+        audioSpectrogramEnabled={currentMode === 'spectrogram'}
+        onAudioSpectrogramToggle={handleAudioSpectrogramToggle}
+        sheetMusicToggleDisabled={!activeRegion}
         activeTool={activeTool}
         onToolSelect={handleToolSelect}
         quantPosition={quantPosition}
@@ -1535,14 +1560,14 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
         chordGuide={chordGuide}
         onChordGuideChange={handleChordGuideSelect}
         blinkButton={blinkButton}
-        mode={mode}
+        mode={currentMode}
         thresholdDb={spectrogramThresholdDb}
         onThresholdChange={setSpectrogramThresholdDb}
         power={spectrogramPower}
         onPowerChange={setSpectrogramPower}
         zoom={pianoRollZoom}
         onZoomChange={handleZoomChange}
-        showAutomationControls={!isSpectrogram}
+        showAutomationControls={!isAudioOnly}
         automationEnabled={automationEnabled}
         automationType={automationType}
         onAutomationToggle={handleAutomationToggle}
@@ -1553,7 +1578,7 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
         detectingTempo={isDetectingTempo}
       />
 
-      <NoteAttributeBar selectedNotes={selectedNotes} isSpectrogram={isSpectrogram} activeRegion={activeRegion} />
+      <NoteAttributeBar selectedNotes={selectedNotes} isSpectrogram={isAudioOnly} activeRegion={activeRegion} />
 
       <PianoRollContent
         contentRef={pianoRollContentRef}
@@ -1569,7 +1594,7 @@ const PianoRoll: React.FC<PianoRollProps> = ({
         selectedMode={selectedMode}
         keySignature={keySignature}
         chordGuide={chordGuide}
-        mode={mode}
+        mode={currentMode}
         audioRegion={audioRegion}
         trackId={trackId}
         projectName={projectName}
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.test.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.test.tsx
index 0e4173e..c079365 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.test.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ vi.mock('../../hooks/useNoteSelection', () => ({
 
 vi.mock('./PianoGridHeader', () => ({ default: () => <div data-testid="piano-grid-header" /> }));
 vi.mock('./PianoKeys', () => ({ default: () => <div data-testid="piano-keys" /> }));
-vi.mock('./PianoGrid', () => ({ default: ({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) => <div data-testid="piano-grid">{children}</div> }));
+const pianoGridSpy = vi.fn();
+vi.mock('./PianoGrid', () => ({
+  default: (props: { children?: React.ReactNode; mode?: string }) => {
+    pianoGridSpy(props);
+    return <div data-testid="piano-grid">{props.children}</div>;
+  },
+}));
 vi.mock('./PianoNote', () => ({ default: () => <div data-testid="piano-note" /> }));
 vi.mock('./PianoRollAutomationLane', () => ({ default: () => <div data-testid="automation-lane" /> }));
 const sheetMusicViewSpy = vi.fn();
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ describe('PianoRollContent', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sheetMusicViewSpy.mockClear();
+    pianoGridSpy.mockClear();
   });
 
   it('keeps the single-pane layout when automation is disabled', () => {
@@ -120,6 +127,21 @@ describe('PianoRollContent', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('automation-lane')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('suppresses the automation lane in waveform mode and forwards the explicit mode', () => {
+    render(
+      <PianoRollContent
+        {...baseProps}
+        mode="audio-waveform"
+        automationEnabled={true}
+        automationType="cc-7"
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('piano-roll-content-single')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('automation-lane')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(pianoGridSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ mode: 'audio-waveform' }));
+  });
+
   it('shows an overlay message when one is supplied by the parent panel', () => {
     render(
       <PianoRollContent
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.tsx
index 65915b6..9b64448 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollContent.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface PianoRollContentProps {
   selectedMode: string;
   keySignature: KeySignature;
   chordGuide: string;
-  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
+  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
   audioRegion?: KGAudioRegion;
   trackId?: string;
   projectName?: string;
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ const PianoRollContent: React.FC<PianoRollContentProps> = ({
   overlayMessage = null,
   overlayProgressPercent = null,
 }) => {
+  const isAudioView = mode === 'audio-waveform' || mode === 'spectrogram';
   const isSpectrogram = mode === 'spectrogram';
-  const showAutomationLane = automationEnabled && !isSpectrogram && !sheetMusicViewEnabled;
+  const showAutomationLane = automationEnabled && !isAudioView && !sheetMusicViewEnabled;
   const [spectrogramLoading, setSpectrogramLoading] = useState(false);
   const [noteScrollLeft, setNoteScrollLeft] = useState(0);
   const handleSpectrogramLoadingChange = useCallback((loading: boolean) => {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ const PianoRollContent: React.FC<PianoRollContentProps> = ({
 
   // Combined click handler for both pointer and pencil modes
   const handleCombinedClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
-    if (isSpectrogram) return;
+    if (isAudioView) return;
     handleBackgroundClick(e);
     handleGridClick(e);
   };
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ const PianoRollContent: React.FC<PianoRollContentProps> = ({
 
   // Memoize the notes rendering to prevent unnecessary recalculations
   const memoizedNotes = useMemo(() => {
-    if (isSpectrogram || sheetMusicViewEnabled || !activeRegion) return null;
+    if (isAudioView || sheetMusicViewEnabled || !activeRegion) return null;
     
     if (DEBUG_MODE.PIANO_ROLL) {
       console.log(`Rendering notes for region: ${activeRegion.getId()}`);
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ const PianoRollContent: React.FC<PianoRollContentProps> = ({
         />
       );
     });
-  }, [mode, activeRegion, noteUpdateCounter, resizingNoteId, draggingNoteId, tempNoteStyles, selectedNoteIds, selectionBoxRender, tracks, sheetMusicViewEnabled]);
+  }, [isAudioView, activeRegion, noteUpdateCounter, resizingNoteId, draggingNoteId, tempNoteStyles, selectedNoteIds, selectionBoxRender, tracks, sheetMusicViewEnabled]);
 
   const recordingNoteOverlays = useMemo(() => {
     if (!isRecording || !activeRegion || recordingNotes.length === 0) return null;
@@ -341,10 +342,14 @@ const PianoRollContent: React.FC<PianoRollContentProps> = ({
             onScroll={(event) => setNoteScrollLeft(event.currentTarget.scrollLeft)}
           >
             {!sheetMusicViewEnabled && (
-              <PianoGridHeader maxBars={maxBars} timeSignature={timeSignature} />
+              <PianoGridHeader
+                maxBars={maxBars}
+                timeSignature={timeSignature}
+                hasPianoKeys={mode !== 'audio-waveform'}
+              />
             )}
-            <div className={`piano-roll-body ${sheetMusicViewEnabled ? 'sheet-music-body' : ''}`}>
-              {!sheetMusicViewEnabled && <PianoKeys activeRegion={activeRegion} />}
+            <div className={`piano-roll-body ${sheetMusicViewEnabled ? 'sheet-music-body' : ''} ${mode === 'audio-waveform' ? 'audio-waveform-body' : ''}`}>
+              {!sheetMusicViewEnabled && mode !== 'audio-waveform' && <PianoKeys activeRegion={activeRegion} />}
               {sheetMusicViewEnabled && activeRegion && sheetQuantization ? (
                 <SheetMusicView
                   activeRegion={activeRegion}
@@ -363,10 +368,10 @@ const PianoRollContent: React.FC<PianoRollContentProps> = ({
                 <PianoGrid
                   gridRef={pianoGridRef}
                   onDoubleClick={isSpectrogram ? () => {} : handleGridDoubleClick}
-                  onClick={isSpectrogram ? () => {} : handleCombinedClick}
-                  onMouseDown={isSpectrogram ? () => {} : handleBackgroundMouseDown}
-                  isBoxSelecting={isSpectrogram ? false : isBoxSelectingRef.current}
-                  selectionBox={isSpectrogram ? { startX: 0, startY: 0, endX: 0, endY: 0 } : selectionBoxRef.current}
+                  onClick={isAudioView ? () => {} : handleCombinedClick}
+                  onMouseDown={isAudioView ? () => {} : handleBackgroundMouseDown}
+                  isBoxSelecting={isAudioView ? false : isBoxSelectingRef.current}
+                  selectionBox={isAudioView ? { startX: 0, startY: 0, endX: 0, endY: 0 } : selectionBoxRef.current}
                   regionStartBeat={activeRegion?.getStartFromBeat() || 0}
                   selectedMode={selectedMode}
                   keySignature={keySignature}
@@ -379,10 +384,11 @@ const PianoRollContent: React.FC<PianoRollContentProps> = ({
                   spectrogramPower={spectrogramPower}
                   spectrogramHeightResolution={spectrogramHeightResolution}
                   pianoRollZoom={pianoRollZoom}
+                  mode={mode}
                   onSpectrogramLoadingChange={handleSpectrogramLoadingChange}
                 >
                   {memoizedNotes}
-                  {!isSpectrogram && recordingNoteOverlays}
+                  {!isAudioView && recordingNoteOverlays}
                 </PianoGrid>
               )}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.test.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.test.tsx
index cd94d52..acd552c 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.test.tsx
@@ -119,6 +119,37 @@ describe('PianoRollToolbar', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /Pitch Bend/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('shows the spectrogram toggle for pure audio waveform mode and toggles it', () => {
+    const onAudioSpectrogramToggle = vi.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <PianoRollToolbar
+        {...baseProps}
+        mode="audio-waveform"
+        showAudioSpectrogramToggle={true}
+        audioSpectrogramEnabled={false}
+        onAudioSpectrogramToggle={onAudioSpectrogramToggle}
+      />
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Spectrogram View' }));
+
+    expect(onAudioSpectrogramToggle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Spectrogram View' }).className).not.toContain('active');
+  });
+
+  it('hides the spectrogram toggle in hybrid mode', () => {
+    render(
+      <PianoRollToolbar
+        {...baseProps}
+        mode="hybrid"
+        showAudioSpectrogramToggle={false}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Spectrogram View' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('shows the detect chords action in spectrogram mode and triggers it', () => {
     const onDetectChords = vi.fn();
 
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.tsx
index 57b58a0..f5e2072 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoRollToolbar.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ const POWER_OPTIONS = [
 ];
 
 interface PianoRollToolbarProps {
+  showAudioSpectrogramToggle?: boolean;
+  audioSpectrogramEnabled?: boolean;
+  onAudioSpectrogramToggle?: () => void;
+  sheetMusicToggleDisabled?: boolean;
   sheetMusicViewEnabled?: boolean;
   onSheetMusicViewToggle?: () => void;
   sheetMusicTrackScopeEnabled?: boolean;
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ interface PianoRollToolbarProps {
   chordGuide: string;
   onChordGuideChange: (value: string) => void;
   blinkButton?: string | null;
-  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
+  mode?: 'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
   thresholdDb?: number;
   onThresholdChange?: (db: number) => void;
   power?: number;
@@ -55,6 +59,10 @@ interface PianoRollToolbarProps {
 }
 
 const PianoRollToolbar: React.FC<PianoRollToolbarProps> = ({
+  showAudioSpectrogramToggle = false,
+  audioSpectrogramEnabled = false,
+  onAudioSpectrogramToggle,
+  sheetMusicToggleDisabled = false,
   sheetMusicViewEnabled = false,
   onSheetMusicViewToggle,
   sheetMusicTrackScopeEnabled = false,
@@ -91,7 +99,9 @@ const PianoRollToolbar: React.FC<PianoRollToolbarProps> = ({
   onDetectTempo,
   detectingTempo = false,
 }) => {
-  const showMidiControls = mode !== 'spectrogram' && !sheetMusicViewEnabled;   // midi-edit and hybrid
+  const showMidiControls = mode !== 'spectrogram' && mode !== 'audio-waveform' && !sheetMusicViewEnabled;
+  const showAudioOnlyControls = mode === 'audio-waveform' && !sheetMusicViewEnabled;
+  const showSpectrogramOnlyControls = mode === 'spectrogram' && !sheetMusicViewEnabled;
   const showSpecControls = !sheetMusicViewEnabled && (mode === 'spectrogram' || mode === 'hybrid');
   const showSpecMenu = !sheetMusicViewEnabled && (!!onDetectChords || !!onDetectTempo);
 
@@ -123,18 +133,39 @@ const PianoRollToolbar: React.FC<PianoRollToolbarProps> = ({
     return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside);
   }, [showMoreMenu]);
 
+  const spectrogramToggleButton = showAudioSpectrogramToggle ? (
+    <button
+      className={`tool-button icon-only sheet-mode-toggle ${audioSpectrogramEnabled ? 'active' : ''}`}
+      onClick={() => onAudioSpectrogramToggle?.()}
+      title="Spectrogram View"
+      aria-label="Spectrogram View"
+    >
+      <svg className="spectrogram-view-icon" width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill="currentColor">
+        <rect x="3" y="0.5" width="6.5" height="2.5" rx="0.4" />
+        <rect x="1.5" y="3.75" width="6.5" height="2.5" rx="0.4" />
+        <rect x="0" y="7" width="6.5" height="2.5" rx="0.4" />
+      </svg>
+    </button>
+  ) : null;
+
+  const sheetMusicToggleButton = (
+    <button
+      className={`tool-button sheet-mode-toggle ${sheetMusicViewEnabled ? 'active' : ''}`}
+      onClick={() => onSheetMusicViewToggle?.()}
+      title="Sheet Music View"
+      aria-label="Sheet Music View"
+      disabled={sheetMusicToggleDisabled}
+    >
+      ♬
+    </button>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="piano-roll-toolbar">
       {showMidiControls && (
         <div className="toolbar-left">
-          <button
-            className={`tool-button sheet-mode-toggle ${sheetMusicViewEnabled ? 'active' : ''}`}
-            onClick={() => onSheetMusicViewToggle?.()}
-            title="Sheet Music View"
-            aria-label="Sheet Music View"
-          >
-            ♬
-          </button>
+          {spectrogramToggleButton}
+          {sheetMusicToggleButton}
           <button
             className={`tool-button ${activeTool === 'pointer' ? 'active' : ''}`}
             onClick={() => onToolSelect('pointer')}
@@ -193,16 +224,22 @@ const PianoRollToolbar: React.FC<PianoRollToolbarProps> = ({
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {showAudioOnlyControls && (
+        <div className="toolbar-left">
+          {spectrogramToggleButton}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {showSpectrogramOnlyControls && (
+        <div className="toolbar-left">
+          {spectrogramToggleButton}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {sheetMusicViewEnabled && (
         <div className="toolbar-left">
-          <button
-            className={`tool-button sheet-mode-toggle ${sheetMusicViewEnabled ? 'active' : ''}`}
-            onClick={() => onSheetMusicViewToggle?.()}
-            title="Sheet Music View"
-            aria-label="Sheet Music View"
-          >
-            ♬
-          </button>
+          {spectrogramToggleButton}
+          {sheetMusicToggleButton}
           {mode !== 'spectrogram' && (
             <button
               className={`tool-button icon-only sheet-track-scope-toggle ${sheetMusicTrackScopeEnabled ? 'active' : ''}`}
diff --git a/src/components/track/Region.css b/src/components/track/Region.css
index 29f8927..4c31836 100644
--- a/src/components/track/Region.css
+++ b/src/components/track/Region.css
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@
   background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
 }
 
-.region-waveform-btn {
-  display: none;
-}
-
 .region-waveform-btn:hover {
   background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
 }
diff --git a/src/components/track/RegionItem.test.tsx b/src/components/track/RegionItem.test.tsx
index 1eb0ebc..a9bd8c7 100644
--- a/src/components/track/RegionItem.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/track/RegionItem.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { render, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, fireEvent, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import RegionItem from './RegionItem';
 import { KGMidiRegion } from '../../core/region/KGMidiRegion';
+import { KGAudioRegion } from '../../core/region/KGAudioRegion';
 import { KGMainContentState } from '../../core/state/KGMainContentState';
 
 vi.mock('../../stores/projectStore', () => ({
@@ -191,4 +192,24 @@ describe('RegionItem', () => {
       width: '120px',
     });
   });
+
+  it('shows the waveform button for audio regions and triggers the waveform open callback', () => {
+    const onOpenWaveform = vi.fn();
+    const audioRegion = new KGAudioRegion('audio-1', 'track-2', 1, 'Audio Region', 0, 4);
+
+    render(
+      <RegionItem
+        id="audio-1"
+        name="Audio Region"
+        style={{ left: '0px', width: '120px', position: 'absolute' }}
+        onClick={vi.fn()}
+        onOpenWaveform={onOpenWaveform}
+        audioRegion={audioRegion}
+      />
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'View waveform' }));
+
+    expect(onOpenWaveform).toHaveBeenCalledWith('audio-1');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/track/RegionItem.tsx b/src/components/track/RegionItem.tsx
index bfcc619..8abeaea 100644
--- a/src/components/track/RegionItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/track/RegionItem.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ interface RegionItemProps {
   onClick?: (regionId: string, options: RegionClickOptions) => void;
   // Explicit open piano roll action from header pencil icon
   onOpenPianoRoll?: (regionId: string) => void;
+  onOpenWaveform?: (regionId: string) => void;
   // Open spectrogram viewer for audio regions
   onOpenSpectrogram?: (regionId: string) => void;
   // Enter hybrid mode (show + when piano roll is open with the opposite region type selected)
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ const RegionItem: React.FC<RegionItemProps> = ({
   onDragEnd,
   onClick,
   onOpenPianoRoll,
+  onOpenWaveform,
   onOpenSpectrogram,
   showHybridButton,
   onOpenHybrid,
@@ -732,6 +734,7 @@ const RegionItem: React.FC<RegionItemProps> = ({
               onClick={(e) => {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 e.stopPropagation();
+                onOpenWaveform?.(id);
               }}
               aria-label="View waveform"
             >
diff --git a/src/components/track/TrackGridItem.tsx b/src/components/track/TrackGridItem.tsx
index 54b5d9f..aa03061 100644
--- a/src/components/track/TrackGridItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/track/TrackGridItem.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ interface TrackGridItemProps {
   onRegionFineMoveEnd?: (regionId: string, deltaInBars: number) => void;
   onRegionClick?: (regionId: string, options: RegionClickOptions) => void;
   onOpenPianoRoll?: (regionId: string) => void;
+  onOpenWaveform?: (regionId: string) => void;
   onOpenSpectrogram?: (regionId: string) => void;
   showHybridButtonForAudio?: boolean;
   showHybridButtonForMidi?: boolean;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ const TrackGridItem: React.FC<TrackGridItemProps> = ({
   onRegionFineMoveEnd,
   onRegionClick,
   onOpenPianoRoll,
+  onOpenWaveform,
   onOpenSpectrogram,
   showHybridButtonForAudio,
   showHybridButtonForMidi,
@@ -802,6 +804,9 @@ const TrackGridItem: React.FC<TrackGridItemProps> = ({
                 onRegionClick(regionId, { shiftKey: false, metaKey: false, ctrlKey: false });
               }
             }}
+            onOpenWaveform={audioRegion ? (regionId) => {
+              onOpenWaveform?.(regionId);
+            } : undefined}
             onOpenSpectrogram={audioRegion ? (regionId) => {
               onOpenSpectrogram?.(regionId);
             } : undefined}
diff --git a/src/components/track/TrackGridPanel.tsx b/src/components/track/TrackGridPanel.tsx
index a5f3280..3d0e6ff 100644
--- a/src/components/track/TrackGridPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/track/TrackGridPanel.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ interface TrackGridPanelProps {
   onRegionLassoSelection?: (regionIds: string[], options: RegionClickOptions) => void;
   onRegionLassoCommit?: () => void;
   onOpenPianoRoll?: (regionId: string) => void;
+  onOpenWaveform?: (regionId: string) => void;
   onOpenSpectrogram?: (regionId: string) => void;
   showHybridButtonForAudio?: boolean;
   showHybridButtonForMidi?: boolean;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ const TrackGridPanel: React.FC<TrackGridPanelProps> = ({
   onRegionLassoSelection,
   onRegionLassoCommit,
   onOpenPianoRoll,
+  onOpenWaveform,
   onOpenSpectrogram,
   showHybridButtonForAudio,
   showHybridButtonForMidi,
@@ -1038,6 +1040,7 @@ const TrackGridPanel: React.FC<TrackGridPanelProps> = ({
           onRegionFineMoveEnd={handleRegionFineMoveEnd}
           onRegionClick={handleRegionClick}
           onOpenPianoRoll={onOpenPianoRoll}
+          onOpenWaveform={onOpenWaveform}
           onOpenSpectrogram={onOpenSpectrogram}
           showHybridButtonForAudio={showHybridButtonForAudio}
           showHybridButtonForMidi={showHybridButtonForMidi}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.test.tsx b/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.test.tsx
index 35f4e40..c42c2bb 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.test.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const storeState = {
   showPianoRoll: false,
   openMidiPianoRoll: vi.fn(),
   openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView: vi.fn(),
+  openAudioWaveformViewer: vi.fn(),
   openSpectrogramViewer: vi.fn(),
   playheadPosition: 12,
   refreshProjectState: vi.fn(),
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ describe('useGlobalKeyboardHandler region shortcuts', () => {
     storeState.selectedRegionIds = ['region-a', 'region-b'];
     storeState.openMidiPianoRoll.mockClear();
     storeState.openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView.mockClear();
+    storeState.openAudioWaveformViewer.mockClear();
     storeState.openSpectrogramViewer.mockClear();
     vi.mocked(showAlert).mockClear();
   });
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ describe('useGlobalKeyboardHandler region shortcuts', () => {
     fireEvent.keyDown(document.body, { key: 'e' });
 
     expect(storeState.openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView).toHaveBeenCalledWith('region-b', false);
+    expect(storeState.openAudioWaveformViewer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(storeState.openSpectrogramViewer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
@@ -260,9 +263,29 @@ describe('useGlobalKeyboardHandler region shortcuts', () => {
 
     expect(showAlert).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Sheet music view is only available for MIDI regions.');
     expect(storeState.openSpectrogramViewer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(storeState.openAudioWaveformViewer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(storeState.openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('opens a selected audio region in waveform view on E', () => {
+    mockTracks = [
+      {
+        getRegions: () => [
+          {
+            getId: () => 'region-b',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    render(<HookHarness />);
+    fireEvent.keyDown(document.body, { key: 'e' });
+
+    expect(storeState.openAudioWaveformViewer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('region-b');
+    expect(storeState.openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(storeState.openSpectrogramViewer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('does not close the editor when N is pressed while piano roll is already open', () => {
     storeState.showPianoRoll = true;
     mockTracks = [
diff --git a/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.ts b/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.ts
index 6497542..3421b77 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyboardHandler.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { showAlert } from '../util/dialogUtil';
  * Handles keyboard shortcuts defined in the configuration
  */
 export const useGlobalKeyboardHandler = () => {
-  const { undo, redo, setStatus, isPlaying, startPlaying, stopTransport, toggleLoop, projectName, savedProjectName, setSavedProjectName, setProjectName, isRecording, startRecording, stopRecording, activeRegionId, selectedRegionIds, setActiveRegionId, setShowPianoRoll, showPianoRoll, openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView, openSpectrogramViewer, playheadPosition, refreshProjectState } = useProjectStore();
+  const { undo, redo, setStatus, isPlaying, startPlaying, stopTransport, toggleLoop, projectName, savedProjectName, setSavedProjectName, setProjectName, isRecording, startRecording, stopRecording, activeRegionId, selectedRegionIds, setActiveRegionId, setShowPianoRoll, showPianoRoll, openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView, openAudioWaveformViewer, openSpectrogramViewer, playheadPosition, refreshProjectState } = useProjectStore();
   const lastSelectedRegionId = selectedRegionIds[selectedRegionIds.length - 1] ?? null;
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export const useGlobalKeyboardHandler = () => {
         return;
       }
 
-      // Check for edit/view shortcut (E) — open piano roll for MIDI, spectrogram for audio
+      // Check for edit/view shortcut (E) — open piano roll for MIDI, waveform for audio
       if (event.key.toLowerCase() === 'e' && !event.ctrlKey && !event.metaKey && !event.altKey && !event.shiftKey) {
         event.preventDefault();
         if (showPianoRoll) {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export const useGlobalKeyboardHandler = () => {
         if (foundMidi) {
           openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView(candidateId, false);
         } else if (foundAudio) {
-          openSpectrogramViewer(candidateId);
+          openAudioWaveformViewer(candidateId);
         }
         return;
       }
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ export const useGlobalKeyboardHandler = () => {
     setShowPianoRoll,
     showPianoRoll,
     openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView,
+    openAudioWaveformViewer,
     openSpectrogramViewer,
     playheadPosition,
     refreshProjectState,
diff --git a/src/hooks/useMainContentRegions.ts b/src/hooks/useMainContentRegions.ts
index 31e7d8a..cb97b6d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMainContentRegions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useMainContentRegions.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ interface UseMainContentRegionsParams {
   setShowPianoRoll: (show: boolean) => void;
   setActiveRegionId: (regionId: string | null) => void;
   openMidiPianoRoll: (regionId: string) => void;
+  openAudioWaveformViewer: (regionId: string) => void;
   openSpectrogramViewer: (regionId: string) => void;
   openHybridMode: (midiRegionId: string, audioRegionId: string) => void;
-  pianoRollMode: 'midi-edit' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
+  pianoRollMode: 'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
   updateTrack: (track: KGTrack) => void;
   maxBars: number;
 }
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export interface UseMainContentRegionsResult {
   handleRegionLassoCommit: () => void;
   handleEmptyMainContentClick: (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
   handleOpenPianoRoll: (regionId: string) => void;
+  handleOpenWaveform: (regionId: string) => void;
   handleOpenSpectrogram: (regionId: string) => void;
   handleOpenHybrid: (regionId: string) => void;
 }
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ export function useMainContentRegions({
   setShowPianoRoll,
   setActiveRegionId,
   openMidiPianoRoll,
+  openAudioWaveformViewer,
   openSpectrogramViewer,
   openHybridMode,
   pianoRollMode,
@@ -238,15 +241,15 @@ export function useMainContentRegions({
     }
 
     if (lastSelectedRegion instanceof KGAudioRegion) {
-      openSpectrogramViewer(lastSelectedRegionId);
+      openAudioWaveformViewer(lastSelectedRegionId);
     } else if (lastSelectedRegion instanceof KGMidiRegion) {
       openMidiPianoRoll(lastSelectedRegionId);
     }
   }, [
     clearAllSelections,
     globalTracks,
+    openAudioWaveformViewer,
     openMidiPianoRoll,
-    openSpectrogramViewer,
     setActiveRegionId,
     showPianoRoll,
     tracks,
@@ -729,6 +732,11 @@ export function useMainContentRegions({
     openMidiPianoRoll(regionId);
   }, [handleRegionClick, openMidiPianoRoll]);
 
+  const handleOpenWaveform = useCallback((regionId: string) => {
+    handleRegionClick(regionId, DEFAULT_REGION_CLICK_OPTIONS);
+    openAudioWaveformViewer(regionId);
+  }, [handleRegionClick, openAudioWaveformViewer]);
+
   const handleOpenSpectrogram = useCallback((regionId: string) => {
     handleRegionClick(regionId, DEFAULT_REGION_CLICK_OPTIONS);
     openSpectrogramViewer(regionId);
@@ -737,7 +745,7 @@ export function useMainContentRegions({
   const handleOpenHybrid = useCallback((regionId: string) => {
     if (pianoRollMode === 'midi-edit' && activeRegionId) {
       openHybridMode(activeRegionId, regionId);
-    } else if (pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram' && activeRegionId) {
+    } else if ((pianoRollMode === 'audio-waveform' || pianoRollMode === 'spectrogram') && activeRegionId) {
       openHybridMode(regionId, activeRegionId);
     }
   }, [activeRegionId, openHybridMode, pianoRollMode]);
@@ -759,6 +767,7 @@ export function useMainContentRegions({
     handleRegionLassoCommit,
     handleEmptyMainContentClick,
     handleOpenPianoRoll,
+    handleOpenWaveform,
     handleOpenSpectrogram,
     handleOpenHybrid,
   };
diff --git a/src/stores/projectStore.test.ts b/src/stores/projectStore.test.ts
index 40bef52..c4dd175 100644
--- a/src/stores/projectStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/projectStore.test.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,25 @@ describe('projectStore piano roll state', () => {
     expect(state.pianoRollViewRequestVersion).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it('opens an audio region in waveform view and clears hybrid state', async () => {
+    const { useProjectStore } = await import('./projectStore');
+
+    act(() => {
+      useProjectStore.getState().openHybridMode('midi-a', 'audio-a');
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      useProjectStore.getState().openAudioWaveformViewer('audio-b');
+    });
+
+    const state = useProjectStore.getState();
+    expect(state.showPianoRoll).toBe(true);
+    expect(state.pianoRollMode).toBe('audio-waveform');
+    expect(state.activeRegionId).toBe('audio-b');
+    expect(state.hybridAudioRegionId).toBeNull();
+    expect(state.requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('tracks playback preparation around startPlaying success', async () => {
     let resolveStart: (() => void) | null = null;
     mockCore.startPlaying.mockImplementationOnce(() => new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
diff --git a/src/stores/projectStore.ts b/src/stores/projectStore.ts
index 4d7e89d..4c6b129 100644
--- a/src/stores/projectStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/projectStore.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ interface ProjectState {
   // Piano roll state
   showPianoRoll: boolean;
   activeRegionId: string | null;
-  pianoRollMode: 'midi-edit' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
+  pianoRollMode: 'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid';
   hybridAudioRegionId: string | null;
   requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled: boolean;
   pianoRollViewRequestVersion: number;
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ interface ProjectState {
   setActiveRegionId: (regionId: string | null) => void;
   openMidiPianoRoll: (regionId: string) => void;
   openMidiPianoRollWithSheetMusicView: (regionId: string, sheetMusicViewEnabled: boolean) => void;
+  openAudioWaveformViewer: (regionId: string) => void;
   openSpectrogramViewer: (regionId: string) => void;
   openHybridMode: (midiRegionId: string, audioRegionId: string) => void;
   bumpAutomationRedrawVersion: () => void;
@@ -1625,6 +1626,16 @@ export const useProjectStore = create<ProjectState>((set, get) => {
       }));
     },
 
+    openAudioWaveformViewer: (regionId: string) => {
+      set({
+        showPianoRoll: true,
+        activeRegionId: regionId,
+        pianoRollMode: 'audio-waveform',
+        hybridAudioRegionId: null,
+        requestedSheetMusicViewEnabled: false,
+      });
+    },
+
     openSpectrogramViewer: (regionId: string) => {
       set({
         showPianoRoll: true,
diff --git a/src/util/regionEditUtil.test.ts b/src/util/regionEditUtil.test.ts
index ae596bf..6e711f7 100644
--- a/src/util/regionEditUtil.test.ts
+++ b/src/util/regionEditUtil.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { splitSelectedRegionAtPlayhead } from './regionEditUtil';
 
 const storeState = {
   showPianoRoll: false,
-  pianoRollMode: 'midi-edit' as 'midi-edit' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid',
+  pianoRollMode: 'midi-edit' as 'midi-edit' | 'audio-waveform' | 'spectrogram' | 'hybrid',
   activeRegionId: null as string | null,
   selectedNoteIds: [] as string[],
   setShowPianoRoll: vi.fn(),