Camelot Wheel Cheat Sheet
A quick-reference grid of all 24 Camelot keys with every named mix relationship: safe matches, energy shifts, and advanced moves: plus Open Key and standard musical notation. Bookmark or print this page to keep it near your DJ setup.
13 relationships per key: Safe, Energy, Advanced.
Minor Keys (A)
Major Keys (B)
vibesdj.io/dj-tools/camelot-wheel-cheat-sheet: Safe: predictable. Energy: clear lift/drop. Advanced: bigger gamble.
How to read the cheat sheet
- Safe: perfect-harmony, ±1 step, tonal flip, diagonal mixes, compatible tone. Predictable blends.
- Energy: ±2 and ±3 same-letter jumps. Clear lift or drop in mood.
- Advanced: tritone (+7) and related-key (+4). Effective when the rest of the mix earns the surprise.
- The small chevrons next to each code show energy direction and intensity at a glance.
Camelot Wheel vs Circle of Fifths
The Camelot wheel and the circle of fifths represent the same musical relationships. Adjacent keys are harmonically compatible in both systems. The difference is notation: the circle of fifths uses standard key signatures (C major, A minor, G major), while the Camelot wheel simplifies this to numbers and letters (8B, 8A, 9B). For DJs, the Camelot system is faster to read at a glance during a live set. For producers with music theory knowledge, the circle of fifths provides more context about chord relationships. Both systems map 1:1, so use whichever feels more natural. See our interactive Camelot wheel, or read the complete Camelot wheel guide for DJs.
Key Notation by DJ Software
- Rekordbox, displays Camelot notation (1A–12B) natively
- Traktor, uses Open Key notation (1m–12d). Use our key converter to translate
- Serato, supports both Camelot and standard musical key notation
- Mixed In Key, analyzes audio files and writes Camelot codes to metadata
- Ableton / DAWs, use standard musical key notation. Refer to the tables above to convert
Browse Each Key in Detail
Each Camelot code has its own deep-dive page with the musical key, compatible keys, real tracks in that key, and the genres that live there:
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