Mixing in 2B (F♯ Major)

2B is F♯ Major on the Camelot wheel — a confident major with a slightly tense edge. The shape of a transition out of 2B depends entirely on which direction you move.

Stepping clockwise from 2B (F♯ Major) to 3B (D♭ Major) creates a subtle energy lift — the harmony brightens by a perfect fifth, which Mixgraph’s scoring engine treats as forward momentum. Pair it with a small BPM increase and the mix reads as a deliberate build, not a drift.

Counter-clockwise from 2B to 1B (B Major) releases tension — the harmony darkens by a fifth and the engine reads it as an energy ease. It’s the move for breakdowns, warm-downs, and the long taper out of a peak.

The same-number flip to 2A (E♭ Minor) keeps the root pitch but swaps major for minor — a mood change rather than an energy change. Use it when you want to keep the room grounded but shift the emotional colour.

In 2B the dominant genres are Psy-Trance, Techno (Peak Time / Driving), and Trance (Main Floor) (Psy-Trance alone accounts for around 12% of the catalogue’s tracks in this key). That genre weight matters: a clockwise lift from 2B most often lands you in adjacent psy-trance territory, which is why the safe move tends to feel inevitable rather than surprising.

Tracks like Kiss It Better by Rihanna and Ojitos Lindos by Bomba Estéreo sit in 2B — useful reference points if you want to hear the harmonic colour of the key before planning a transition. Try mixing one of them into something in 3B or 2A and the relationship becomes audible.