Camelot wheel explained
The Camelot wheel is a DJ notation for musical key. Each code is a number from 1 to 12 plus A or B. A is minor, B is major. 8A is A minor; 8B is C major. The code is another name for the same key, not a second detection.
Choose a Camelot code
Use the outer ring for major keys (B), or the inner ring for minor keys (A). Choose a code to see its musical key and nearby mixing options.
Select a code above or press a wheel button. Keyboard users can Tab to any code and press Enter or Space.
These neighbors are starting points to audition, not a promise of a smooth mix. Check the bass, melody, phrasing, and tempo by listening to both tracks together.
How to read 8A and 8B
Think of the wheel as the circle of fifths with DJ labels. The number is the position. The letter is the mode: A for minor, B for major. Relative keys share a number: A minor (8A) and C major (8B) use the same scale notes. Moving one number clockwise or counterclockwise moves by a fifth.
The notation is widely used in DJ software and is associated with Mixed In Key’s Camelot Wheel. This site is not that product. When the analyzer selects a key, it also shows the matching Camelot code so you can copy either label into a library.
If you still need to choose the underlying key, start with how to find the key of a song. Camelot cannot invent a tonic that is not in the music.
Camelot codes for every key
These labels match the codes this finder copies from a selected key. Accidentals follow the same spellings as the on-page key names.
| Code | A — minor | B — major |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♭ minor | B major |
| 2 | E♭ minor | F♯ major |
| 3 | B♭ minor | D♭ major |
| 4 | F minor | A♭ major |
| 5 | C minor | E♭ major |
| 6 | G minor | B♭ major |
| 7 | D minor | F major |
| 8 | A minor | C major |
| 9 | E minor | G major |
| 10 | B minor | D major |
| 11 | F♯ minor | A major |
| 12 | D♭ minor | E major |
Example: if the analyzer shows A minor, Camelot is 8A. Correct the key to C major and the code becomes 8B. An unclear key has no Camelot code.
What neighboring codes are for
Harmonic mixing uses nearby Camelot codes as a shortlist, not a guarantee. From 8A (A minor), common neighbors are:
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8B — relative major (C major). Same scale notes, different home chord.
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7A and 9A — one fifth away in minor. Often the smoothest number-to-number move.
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Energy jumps such as +2 numbers change the brightness more. They can work; they are not “safe” just because the wheel allows the step.
Matching codes do not mean two recordings will blend. Tempo still has to be close enough to mix, and the bass, melody, and lyrics can clash even when 8A meets 8A. Listen to the overlap. Align BPM as a separate check.
Hear 8A next to 8B
8A is A minor; 8B is C major, the relative major. Play each progression, then imagine overlapping them. Matching codes still need a tempo check and a real listen.
Synthesized teaching chords, generated on your device. They are not a mix of two songs and do not prove a transition will work. Start with low volume.
Ready to listen.
A Camelot key finder is the same selected key
This site is not a second key detector with a secret Camelot brain. It estimates a musical key from pitched audio, then writes the Camelot label for that choice. If the key is wrong, the code is wrong in the same way.
Open the audio analyzer, choose a local MP3 or WAV, and copy Key or Camelot after you have listened. The practice guide uses a synthetic A minor clip that should read 8A when the check is working. That exercise is not a claim about other songs.
Open the audio analyzer