Key-pair transition

Mixing from 7B to 3B

A planned harmonic descent that trades brightness for depth—use it to reset energy and shift mood, not to maintain momentum.

From

7BF Major

Related Key Lower

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3BD♭ Major

7B tracks

22,518

3B tracks

7,293

Best chemistry

84%

Tier

Advanced

Tracks

Best chemistry

Tier

Advanced

What this transition feels like

Moving from F Major (7B) down to D♭ Major (3B) darkens the harmonic landscape by four steps on the wheel. The audience hears a deliberate drop in tonal center that feels introspective and grounded compared to the lift of F Major. This is a gear-down moment: energy doesn't spike, but the sonic palette becomes richer and more minor-tinged, even though both keys are major.

Example transitions from the catalog

Top chemistry-scored pairs where the outgoing track is in 7B and the incoming is in 3B. Evaluated 1,600 candidate pairs.

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84%Related Key Lower

Greedy - Extended Mix

Mike Renza

1287B

I Got Feelings - Extended Mix

Twin Diplomacy

1283B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

84%Related Key Lower

Respect Yourself

Boss Priester

1307B

Liverpool Street In The Rain

Mall Grab

1303B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

84%Related Key Lower

Cocaine Inside My Blunts - Extended Mix

Disco Lines

1307B

Go Mode - Extended Mix

Alok

1303B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

83%Related Key Lower

BPM±1.0

Energy=

Pitch ±1.0 BPM

83%Related Key Lower

Miami Bass - Extended Mix

CamelPhat

1287B

Dress Code - Extended Mix

Mau P

1283B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

83%Related Key Lower

Que Rico - Extended Mix

JUNO (DE)

1227B

A Gira - Extended Mix

Unfazed

1223B

BPM0

Energy=

No pitch needed — BPMs match

83%Related Key Lower

Upside Down

Diana Ross

1087B

All Night Long (All Night)

Lionel Richie

1093B

BPM±1.0

Energy=

Pitch ±1.0 BPM

83%Related Key Lower

222 - Extended Mix

Ape Drums

1207B

Think Of Me - Extended Mix

HUGEL

1203B

BPM0

Energy±5%

No pitch needed — BPMs match

Sound profile shift

Average across all 7B and 3B tracks in the catalog. The difference between the two shapes is what your audience hears across the transition.

7B · F Major

3B · D♭ Major

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

BPM landscape

Just 1 BPM apart at the median — small pitch nudge gets you there cleanly.

7B · F Major65–174 BPM · median 126

3B · D♭ Major65–175 BPM · median 125

How to mix this transition

Plan this transition across a full 16 or 32 bars—rushing it will sound jarring rather than intentional. Start your EQ kill on the outgoing track (7B) around bar 12, removing high-mid presence to darken the mix before the new track enters. Bring in the 3B track on a phrase boundary, ideally after a breakdown or at the top of a new section, so the key change feels structural rather than accidental. Watch for clashing overtones in the 2–4 kHz range during the blend; a narrow EQ cut on the incoming track's mids can smooth the handoff. The kick swap should happen cleanly at the transition point—don't layer kicks across the key change.

Common mistakes

Don't attempt this over a sustained pad or ambient section; the harmonic shift will sound unmoored without rhythmic anchor.
Avoid bringing in the new track's bass before killing the old one—the low-end collision will muddy the key change.
Don't skip the EQ prep; this distance on the wheel needs tonal sculpting, not just a crossfader move.

When this transition lands best

Post-breakdown reset
Second-hour mood shift
Before a stripped-down section

Genres in this pair

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

Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
Trance (Main Floor)
Progressive House
Indie Dance
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.

Mau P1 · 1
JUNO (DE)1 · 1

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FAQ

Is mixing from 7B to 3B safe?⌄

Related Key Lower. Distant but harmonically related — plan it, don’t stumble into it.

What does the 7B → 3B transition sound like?⌄

What BPM range works for 7B to 3B?⌄

7B tracks median 126 BPM; 3B median 125 BPM. Pairs at similar BPMs work without pitch adjustment.

When in a DJ set should I use 7B → 3B?⌄

Best moments: Post-breakdown reset, Second-hour mood shift, Before a stripped-down section.

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