Key-pair transition

Mixing from 4B to 7B

A bold sub-genre bridge that lifts energy through major-key brightness — use it to pivot from darker material into uplifting territory.

From

4BA♭ Major

Parallel Key Upper

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7BF Major

4B tracks

11,043

7B tracks

22,518

Best chemistry

88%

Tier

Advanced

Tracks

Best chemistry

Tier

Advanced

What this transition feels like

Moving from A♭ Major (4B) to F Major (7B) shifts you three steps up the wheel, landing on a key that feels noticeably brighter and more open despite sharing no common tones with the starting key. The audience perceives a significant tonal lift — the harmonic ground moves, and the new track's major tonality lands with fresh air. This is a genre-crossing move: expect the energy to climb, but the harmonic distance means you're signalling a clear set direction change, not a smooth progression.

Example transitions from the catalog

Top chemistry-scored pairs where the outgoing track is in 4B and the incoming is in 7B. Evaluated 1,600 candidate pairs.

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88%Parallel Key Upper

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

Let's Go - Extended Mix

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

Little L - Enzo Edit - Extended

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

No Sleep - Extended Mix

MEDUZA

1284B

Where's Your Head At - Martin Ikin Remix

Basement Jaxx

1287B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

At The Disco - Extended Mix

Twin Diplomacy

1284B

Miami Bass - Extended Mix

CamelPhat

1287B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

88%Parallel Key Upper

TBNK

Balanka

1284B

Greedy - Extended Mix

Mike Renza

1287B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

87%Parallel Key Upper

Waves - Robin Schulz Radio Edit

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

87%Parallel Key Upper

Post to Be (feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko)

BPM±1.0

Energy=

Pitch ±1.0 BPM

Sound profile shift

Average across all 4B and 7B tracks in the catalog. The difference between the two shapes is what your audience hears across the transition.

4B · A♭ Major

7B · F 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.

4B · A♭ Major65–170 BPM · median 128

7B · F Major65–174 BPM · median 126

How to mix this transition

Because this is a parallel-key upper jump with no shared harmonic anchor, treat the transition as a deliberate cut rather than a blend. Bring in the F Major track at a clear phrase boundary — ideally after a 16 or 32-bar section in 4B — and use a 4–8 bar overlap to let both keys breathe before killing the 4B track entirely. EQ the incoming F Major track bright in the highs (3–5 kHz) during the overlap to emphasize the tonal shift and help the audience lock onto the new harmonic centre. Avoid trying to mask the key change with reverb or delay; instead, lean into it by swapping drums or dropping the kick momentarily as the new key enters, which frames the move as intentional rather than clumsy.

Common mistakes

Don't attempt a long blend (16+ bars) — the harmonic distance will create mud and confusion rather than smoothness.
Don't EQ both tracks the same way during overlap — the new key needs sonic clarity to establish itself.
Don't stack a BPM change or filter sweep on top of the key shift — one structural move per transition.
Don't bring in the new track mid-phrase in 4B — wait for a natural break to signal the pivot.

When this transition lands best

Second-hour set pivot
Post-breakdown energy lift
Genre transition point
Before a vocal-driven section

Genres in this pair

Psy-Trance
Trance (Main Floor)
Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Progressive House

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

Artists with tracks in both keys

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

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FAQ

Is mixing from 4B to 7B safe?⌄

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

What does the 4B → 7B transition sound like?⌄

What BPM range works for 4B to 7B?⌄

4B tracks median 128 BPM; 7B median 126 BPM. Pairs at similar BPMs work without pitch adjustment.

When in a DJ set should I use 4B → 7B?⌄

Best moments: Second-hour set pivot, Post-breakdown energy lift, Genre transition point, Before a vocal-driven section.

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