Camelot key checker

Pick a key, or two. Sonata calls a pair In key when it is the same key, one step on the wheel, or the relative major or minor. The +2 energy boost is explained here, and it is a key clash.

8A · A minor

In key

  • 8A A minorSame key. Key clash: no.

    8A into 8A is the same key. Sonata calls that In key.

  • 7A D minorOne step down. Key clash: no.

    8A into 7A (D minor) is one step down the wheel. Sonata calls that In key.

  • 9A E minorOne step up. Key clash: no.

    8A into 9A (E minor) is one step up, a perfect fifth, seven semitones. Sonata calls that In key. It is the usual small lift.

  • 8B C majorRelative major or minor. Key clash: no.

    8A into 8B (C major) is the same number on the other ring. Sonata calls that In key.

Energy boost +2

  • 10A B minorEnergy boost +2. Key clash: yes.

    8A into 10A (B minor) is two steps up, a whole tone. DJs call this an energy boost. It is not a smooth match, and Sonata flags it as a key clash.

What +7 means

  • 3A B♭ minorSeven numbers. Key clash: yes.

    8A into 3A (B♭ minor) is seven Camelot numbers, one semitone between the tonics. That is a key clash, not a boost. When a note says "+7" and means seven semitones, it is the one-step-up move above.

Seven semitones is a perfect fifth. On this wheel that is one step up, already listed under In key. Seven Camelot numbers is a different move, and it clashes.

Each code has its own page on the Camelot wheel. The set planning guide uses the same rules. The +2 move is written out in harmonic mixing energy boosts.

Hear your whole set before the gig.

Your first mix is free, up to 10 tracks. Sonata checks the keys, flags the clashes and plays the set.

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