Key-pair transition

Mixing from 5B to 7B

A strong lift up the wheel that energizes without disorienting—use a small BPM nudge to lock the momentum gain.

From

5BE♭ Major

High Energy Boost

🔥🔥

7BF Major

5B tracks

13,128

7B tracks

22,518

Best chemistry

92%

Tier

Energy

Tracks

Best chemistry

Tier

Energy

What this transition feels like

Moving from E♭ Major (5B) to F Major (7B) is a two-step ascent around the Camelot wheel, landing you a perfect fifth higher in harmonic center. The audience hears a brightening and uplift—the new key feels more open and propulsive—while the major tonality remains intact, so there's no jarring modal shift. This is pure energy escalation: the same harmonic language, just elevated.

Example transitions from the catalog

Top chemistry-scored pairs where the outgoing track is in 5B and the incoming is in 7B. Evaluated 1,600 candidate pairs.

92%High Energy Boost

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

92%High Energy Boost

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

92%High Energy Boost

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

92%High Energy Boost

Louis V

Chapter & Verse

1305B

Cocaine Inside My Blunts - Extended Mix

Disco Lines

1307B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

92%High Energy Boost

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

91%High Energy Boost

PYHU (Put Your Hands Up)

Kurd Maverick

1235B

Que Rico - Extended Mix

JUNO (DE)

1227B

BPM±1.0

Energy=

Pitch ±1.0 BPM

91%High Energy Boost

Gets Like That - Extended

Max Dean

1305B

Fancy $hit - Extended Mix

CID

1297B

BPM±1.0

Energy=

Pitch ±1.0 BPM

91%High Energy Boost

Suelta - Extended Mix

Prophecy

1285B

Greedy - Extended Mix

Mike Renza

1287B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

Sound profile shift

Average across all 5B and 7B tracks in the catalog. The difference between the two shapes is what your audience hears across the transition.

5B · E♭ 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

Both keys share the same median tempo — most pairs need no pitch adjustment.

5B · E♭ Major65–172 BPM · median 126

7B · F Major65–174 BPM · median 126

How to mix this transition

Blend over 16–24 bars to let the key change settle without sounding abrupt; this relationship rewards a gradual handoff rather than a hard cut. Use a high-pass filter on the incoming track in the final 8 bars before the swap to ease in the new harmonic content, then bring the bass and kick in cleanly at a phrase boundary. A 2–4 BPM increase (e.g., 120 → 123 BPM) will anchor the energy lift and prevent the transition from feeling static. Avoid killing the EQ on the outgoing track too early—let the low end decay naturally so the new key's foundation lands with weight.

Common mistakes

Don't skip the BPM increase; without it, the key lift alone can feel hollow or stalled.
Avoid blending in under 12 bars—the wheel movement needs time to register as intentional, not sloppy.
Don't layer both tracks' bass lines during the overlap; choose one tonic and commit.

When this transition lands best

Second-hour peak build
Post-breakdown energy reset
Sustained groove-to-climax transition

Genres in this pair

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

RBØR1 · 1
Mau P1 · 1

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FAQ

Is mixing from 5B to 7B safe?⌄

High Energy Boost. Strong lift — pair with a small BPM increase to sell it.

What does the 5B → 7B transition sound like?⌄

What BPM range works for 5B to 7B?⌄

5B tracks median 126 BPM; 7B median 126 BPM. Pairs at similar BPMs work without pitch adjustment.

When in a DJ set should I use 5B → 7B?⌄

Best moments: Second-hour peak build, Post-breakdown energy reset, Sustained groove-to-climax transition.

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