DJ / production reference
Camelot keys
Find the code. Explore related keys. Choose the transition with your ears.
Around the wheel
Inner ring: A / minor. Outer ring: B / major.
Filled yellow = selected key. Yellow borders = conventional starting points. Select a sector or use the code selector.
Wheel keyboard controls: ← / → moves one number; ↑ / ↓ switches rings. Enter or Space selects.
Your current key
A minor
8AConventional starting points
These keys share seven or six scale pitches. Real tracks can contain chromatic notes, changing keys, or chords that rub against each other.
Compare an incoming key
Pitch overlap
Yellow marks shared pitch classes, including enharmonic spellings. This compares major / natural-minor scales, not the audio in either track.
For a sample or DAW
Transpose shifts the tonic and preserves major/minor quality. With key lock enabled, a tempo change is separate from a pitch change.
Two synthesized tonic triads, in sequence. This demonstrates tonal centers; it cannot audition your actual mix.
Deliberate key jumps
An “energy boost” is a transition technique, not a harmonic compatibility rating. A rise of one or two semitones may add lift; descending reverses the pitch direction. Neither predicts the track’s energy. Audition a short transition or a percussion-only passage before layering melodies.
One number clockwise is a perfect fifth, not one semitone. The jump calculations below preserve A / B and wrap between 12 and 1.
All 24 keys
A = minor; B = major. Select a code to explore it. Slash spellings refer to the same equal-tempered key, not a different Camelot code.
| Position | A / minor | B / major |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1AG♯ minorAlso A♭ minor | 1BB majorAlso C♭ major |
| 2 | 2AD♯ minorAlso E♭ minor | 2BF♯ majorAlso G♭ major |
| 3 | 3AB♭ minorAlso A♯ minor | 3BD♭ majorAlso C♯ major |
| 4 | 4AF minor | 4BA♭ majorAlso G♯ major |
| 5 | 5AC minor | 5BE♭ majorAlso D♯ major |
| 6 | 6AG minor | 6BB♭ majorAlso A♯ major |
| 7 | 7AD minor | 7BF major |
| 8 | 8AA minor | 8BC major |
| 9 | 9AE minor | 9BG major |
| 10 | 10AB minor | 10BD major |
| 11 | 11AF♯ minorAlso G♭ minor | 11BA major |
| 12 | 12AC♯ minorAlso D♭ minor | 12BE major |
Use the chart musically
Same key, adjacent numbers with the same letter, and the same number with the opposite letter are useful places to start. Relative major and minor share a natural-minor / major pitch collection, but emphasize different tonics. Key detection and track tags are a starting point: check the bass, melody, and chords in the section you will actually overlap.
A drum-only transition can support a key change that would clash during a long melodic blend. A vocal or bass sample can need a specific chord match even when its key tag looks compatible. Arrangement, phrasing, tuning, and the incoming track’s intensity still matter.
References: Mixed In Key’s harmonic mixing guide and advanced key changes.