diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index 239195392..c2e5ca1bc 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ export const brak = register('brak', function (pat) {
 });
 
 /**
- * Reverse all haps in a pattern
+ * Reverse all cycles in a pattern. See also `revv` for reversing a whole pattern.
  *
  * @name rev
  * @memberof Pattern
@@ -2266,6 +2266,23 @@ export const rev = register(
   true,
 );
 
+/**
+ * Reverse a whole pattern. See also `rev` for reversing each cycle.
+ *
+ * @name revv
+ * @memberof Pattern
+ * @returns Pattern
+ * @example
+ * // This is the same as `<[g e] [d c]>`. If `rev()` is used, you get
+ * // the same as `<[d c] [g e]>`, where each cycle reverses, but the order of
+ * // cycles stays the same.
+ * note("<[c d] [e g]>").revv()
+ */
+export const revv = register('revv', function (pat) {
+  const negateSpan = (span) => new TimeSpan(Fraction(0).sub(span.end), Fraction(0).sub(span.begin));
+  return pat.withQuerySpan(negateSpan).withHapSpan(negateSpan);
+});
+
 /** Like press, but allows you to specify the amount by which each
  * event is shifted. pressBy(0.5) is the same as press, while
  * pressBy(1/3) shifts each event by a third of its timespan.
diff --git a/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs b/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs
index 1df5c8776..408ff274b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs
@@ -586,6 +586,18 @@ describe('Pattern', () => {
           .map((a) => a.value),
       ).toStrictEqual(['c', 'b', 'a']);
     });
+    it('Does not reverse the order of cycles', () => {
+      expect(fastcat('a', 'b', 'c', 'd').slow(2).rev().fast(2).sortHapsByPart().firstCycle()).toStrictEqual(
+        fastcat('b', 'a', 'd', 'c').firstCycle(),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+  describe('revv()', () => {
+    it('Does reverse the order of cycles', () => {
+      expect(fastcat('a', 'b', 'c', 'd').slow(2).revv().fast(2).sortHapsByPart().firstCycle()).toStrictEqual(
+        fastcat('d', 'c', 'b', 'a').firstCycle(),
+      );
+    });
   });
   describe('sequence()', () => {
     it('Can work like fastcat', () => {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index 4fc037b19..e4b46b97f 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -9256,6 +9256,19 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "rev" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "revv" example index 0 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/2 | note:g ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 1/1 | note:e ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 3/2 | note:d ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 2/1 | note:c ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 5/2 | note:g ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 3/1 | note:e ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 7/2 | note:d ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 4/1 | note:c ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "ribbon" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/1 | note:d ]",