Key-pair transition

Mixing from 2B to 5B

A bold tonal pivot that lifts energy and shifts sub-genre character — use it to reset mood after a long section or bridge between related but distinct styles.

From

2BF♯ Major

Parallel Key Upper

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5BE♭ Major

2B tracks

11,142

5B tracks

13,128

Best chemistry

88%

Tier

Advanced

Tracks

Best chemistry

Tier

Advanced

What this transition feels like

Moving from F♯ Major (2B) to E♭ Major (5B) creates a striking harmonic departure: the audience hears a drop in pitch center despite the energy lift, and the major-to-major relationship strips away any minor-key darkness. The shift reads as a genre or mood reset rather than a smooth harmonic glide — expect the crowd to register the change as intentional and structural, not seamless.

Example transitions from the catalog

Top chemistry-scored pairs where the outgoing track is in 2B and the incoming is in 5B. Evaluated 1,600 candidate pairs.

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88%Parallel Key Upper

Daddy's In The Club - FISHER Remix Extended

Marlon Hoffstadt

1322B

BLAH BLAH BLAH - Extended Mix

Biscits

1325B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

Drgs & Purr - Extended Mix

EdiP

1302B

Accelerate - Extended Mix

Nico Falla

1305B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

Silver - Extended Mix

Javi Miramontes

1302B

Gets Like That - Extended

Max Dean

1305B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

What Time Is It - Extended Mix

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

87%Parallel Key Upper

In This Bih' - Extended Mix

BPM±1.0

Energy=

Pitch ±1.0 BPM

87%Parallel Key Upper

Que Calor, Que Calor

MESTIZA

1242B

PYHU (Put Your Hands Up)

Kurd Maverick

1235B

BPM±1.0

Energy=

Pitch ±1.0 BPM

87%Parallel Key Upper

Expanse - Extended

GENESI (ITA)

1282B

Suelta - Extended Mix

Prophecy

1285B

BPM0

Energy±5%

No pitch needed — BPMs match

Sound profile shift

Average across all 2B and 5B tracks in the catalog. The difference between the two shapes is what your audience hears across the transition.

2B · F♯ Major

5B · E♭ Major

Outline = where you start. Filled shape = where you land. Bigger gaps mean a more dramatic mood shift for the dancefloor.

BPM landscape

Just 2 BPM apart at the median — small pitch nudge gets you there cleanly.

2B · F♯ Major65–174 BPM · median 128

5B · E♭ Major65–172 BPM · median 126

How to mix this transition

This +3 step on the wheel (three perfect fifths up in harmonic distance) demands a clean break rather than a blend. Bring in the new track at a phrase boundary — ideally after a 16 or 32-bar section in 2B — and use a 4–8 bar overlap where you kill the low-mid EQ on the outgoing track to prevent muddiness from the tonal clash. Avoid riding the crossfader; instead, use a kick swap or drum fill to mask the transition. The new key's brightness will land harder if you've let the previous track breathe into silence for at least one bar before the drop.

Common mistakes

Don't blend across the bar line — this relationship needs structural clarity or it sounds like a mistake
Don't leave both tracks' bass frequencies in the mix during overlap; the interval clash will cloud the transition
Don't use this move mid-phrase or during a vocal — the tonal shift will cut the narrative thread

When this transition lands best

After a long breakdown
Second-hour mood reset
Sub-genre bridge in a journey set
Pre-climax energy lift

Genres in this pair

Psy-Trance
Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
Progressive House

Psy-Trance
Drum & Bass
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Dubstep
Tech House

Artists with tracks in both keys

Names worth queuing — they routinely produce in both keys, so their catalogs give you ready-made pairings.

MESTIZA1 · 1
San Pacho1 · 1

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FAQ

Is mixing from 2B to 5B safe?⌄

Parallel Key Upper. Significant tonal shift — bridge between sub-genres.

What does the 2B → 5B transition sound like?⌄

What BPM range works for 2B to 5B?⌄

2B tracks median 128 BPM; 5B median 126 BPM. Pairs at similar BPMs work without pitch adjustment.

When in a DJ set should I use 2B → 5B?⌄

Best moments: After a long breakdown, Second-hour mood reset, Sub-genre bridge in a journey set, Pre-climax energy lift.

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