Camelot wheel

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.

For a same-pair rehearsal from cue to decision, use the harmonic mixing overlap guide.

This Camelot wheel chart maps every code to a musical key and its nearby fifths and relative key. It shows code relationships, while the Camelot scale reference lists the seven pitches for each code. The circle of fifths chart instead maps conventional key signatures and relative minors. A Camelot key wheel or Camelot mix wheel is the same map; neither proves that two recordings will blend.

How the code relationships work

The number marks a position around a circle of fifths; the letter is the mode: A for minor, B for major. On the same ring, one number clockwise moves up a perfect fifth, and one number counterclockwise moves down a perfect fifth. From 8A (A minor), that gives 9A (E minor) and 7A (D minor).

Relative major and minor keys share a number and the same natural pitch collection: 8A is A minor and 8B is C major. Parallel major and minor keys instead share a tonic but have different note sets: 8A (A minor) and 11B (A major) are parallel keys. The parallel code is shown for comparison, not as a neighboring-code mix recommendation.

When this site's analyzer selects a key, it also shows the matching Camelot code so you can copy either label into a library. A code does not establish whether the audio analysis was correct.

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.

All 24 Camelot code relationships

This table pairs each code with its musical key, mode, two same-mode fifth neighbors, relative key, and parallel key. The parallel column is a same-tonic comparison, not a mixing-neighbor suggestion.

To inspect the seven pitches behind a code in a DAW or MIDI piano roll, use the Camelot scale notes reference.

On a narrow screen, swipe the table sideways to see every relationship.

Musical key and relationship for each Camelot code
Code	Musical key	Mode	Fifths: counterclockwise / clockwise	Relative key	Parallel key
1A	A♭ minor	minor	12A D♭ minor 2A E♭ minor	1B B major	4B A♭ major
1B	B major	major	12B E major 2B F♯ major	1A A♭ minor	10A B minor
2A	E♭ minor	minor	1A A♭ minor 3A B♭ minor	2B F♯ major	5B E♭ major
2B	F♯ major	major	1B B major 3B D♭ major	2A E♭ minor	11A F♯ minor
3A	B♭ minor	minor	2A E♭ minor 4A F minor	3B D♭ major	6B B♭ major
3B	D♭ major	major	2B F♯ major 4B A♭ major	3A B♭ minor	12A D♭ minor
4A	F minor	minor	3A B♭ minor 5A C minor	4B A♭ major	7B F major
4B	A♭ major	major	3B D♭ major 5B E♭ major	4A F minor	1A A♭ minor
5A	C minor	minor	4A F minor 6A G minor	5B E♭ major	8B C major
5B	E♭ major	major	4B A♭ major 6B B♭ major	5A C minor	2A E♭ minor
6A	G minor	minor	5A C minor 7A D minor	6B B♭ major	9B G major
6B	B♭ major	major	5B E♭ major 7B F major	6A G minor	3A B♭ minor
7A	D minor	minor	6A G minor 8A A minor	7B F major	10B D major
7B	F major	major	6B B♭ major 8B C major	7A D minor	4A F minor
8A	A minor	minor	7A D minor 9A E minor	8B C major	11B A major
8B	C major	major	7B F major 9B G major	8A A minor	5A C minor
9A	E minor	minor	8A A minor 10A B minor	9B G major	12B E major
9B	G major	major	8B C major 10B D major	9A E minor	6A G minor
10A	B minor	minor	9A E minor 11A F♯ minor	10B D major	1B B major
10B	D major	major	9B G major 11B A major	10A B minor	7A D minor
11A	F♯ minor	minor	10A B minor 12A D♭ minor	11B A major	2B F♯ major
11B	A major	major	10B D major 12B E major	11A F♯ minor	8A A minor
12A	D♭ minor	minor	11A F♯ minor 1A A♭ minor	12B E major	3B D♭ major
12B	E major	major	11B A major 1B B major	12A D♭ minor	9A E minor

Example: if the analyzer shows A minor, Camelot is 8A. Correct the key to C major and the code becomes 8B. A Low confidence result still shows a main key and alternatives to audition; an Unclear key has no Camelot code.

Camelot wheel DJ guide: checking neighbors

Harmonic mixing uses nearby Camelot codes as a shortlist, not a guarantee. From 8A (A minor), common neighbors are:

8B — relative major (C major). Same scale notes, different home chord.
7A and 9A — the same-mode fifth neighbors to audition before choosing a transition.
Other jumps fall outside the one-step neighbors shown on the wheel. Check how both tracks sound together rather than treating a code difference as a guarantee.

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.

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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.

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