The Ultimate Harmonic Mixing & Composing Chart

A guide to harmonic DJ mixing and composing by Ingo Vogelmann

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Composing Keys
Western Music Scale
F major
A minor

Piano Chord Keys

Major Keys

Minor Keys

(or "Dur" in German)

(or "Moll" in German)

DJ Keys
Camelot Key

Harmonic Keys

Open Key Scale Degree

F|A|C
C|E|G

7B
8A

12d
1m

Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

C major

C|E|G

8B

1d

Same key (tonic)

G major
D-flat/ major
D major
B major
B-flat/ major
C major
E minor

G|B|D
C# | F | G#
D | F# | A
B | D# | F#
A# | D | F
C|E|G
G|B|D

9B
3B
10B
1B
6B
8B
9A

2d
8d
3d
6d
11d
1d
2m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

G major

G|B|D

9B

2d

Same key (tonic)

D major
A-flat/ major
A major
F-sharp/# major
F major
G major
B minor

D | F# | A
G# | C | D#
A | C# | E
F# | A# | C#
F|A|C
G|B|D
D | F# | A

10B
4B
11B
2B
7B
9B
10A

3d
9d
4d
7d
12d
2d
3m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

D | F# | A

10B

3d

Same key (tonic)

A | C# | E
D# | G | A#
E | G# | B
C# | F | G#
C|E|G
D | F# | A
A | C# | E

11B
5B
12B
3B
8B
10B
11A

4d
10d
5d
8d
1d
3d
4m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

A | C# | E

11B

4d

Same key (tonic)

E | G# | B
A# | D | F
B | D# | F#
G# | C | D#
G|B|D
A | C# | E
E | G# | B

12B
6B
1B
4B
9B
11B
12A

5d
11d
6d
9d
2d
4d
5m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

E | G# | B

12B

5d

Same key (tonic)

B | D# | F#
F|A|C
F# | A# | C#
D# | G | A#
D | F# | A
E | G# | B
B | D# | F#

1B
7B
2B
5B
10B
12B
1A

6d
12d
7d
10d
3d
5d
6m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

B | D# | F#

1B

6d

Same key (tonic)

F# | A# | C#
C|E|G
C# | F | G#
A# | D | F
A | C# | E
B | D# | F#
F# | A# | C#

2B
8B
3B
6B
11B
1B
2A

7d
1d
8d
11d
4d
6d
7m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

F# | A# | C#

2B

7d

Same key (tonic)

C# | F | G#
G|B|D
G# | C | D#
F|A|C
E | G# | B
F# | A# | C#
C# | F | G#

3B
9B
4B
7B
12B
2B
3A

8d
2d
9d
12d
5d
7d
8m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

C# | F | G#

3B

8d

Same key (tonic)

G# | C | D#
D | F# | A
D# | G | A#
C|E|G
B | D# | F#
C# | F | G#
G# | C | D#

4B
10B
5B
8B
1B
3B
4A

9d
3d
10d
1d
6d
8d
9m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

G# | C | D#

4B

9d

Same key (tonic)

D# | G | A#
A | C# | E
A# | D | F
G|B|D
F# | A# | C#
G# | C | D#
D# | G | A#

5B
11B
6B
9B
2B
4B
5A

10d
4d
11d
2d
7d
9d
10m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

D# | G | A#

5B

10d

Same key (tonic)

A# | D | F
E | G# | B
F|A|C
D | F# | A
C# | F | G#
D# | G | A#
A# | D | F

6B
12B
7B
10B
3B
5B
6A

11d
5d
12d
3d
8d
10d
11m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

A# | D | F

6B

11d

Same key (tonic)

F major
B major
C major
A major
A-flat/ major
B-flat/ major
D minor

F|A|C
B | D# | F#
C|E|G
A | C# | E
G# | C | D#
A# | D | F
F|A|C

7B
1B
8B
11B
4B
6B
7A

12d
6d
1d
4d
9d
11d
12m

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative minor

F major

F|A|C

7B

12d

C major
F-sharp/# major
G major
E major
E-flat/ major

C|E|G
F# | A# | C#
G|B|D
E | G# | B
D# | G | A#

8B
2B
9B
12B
5B

1d
7d
2d
5d
10d

D major
A major
E-flat/ major
E major
D-flat/ major
C major
D major
F-sharp/# minor

A major
E major
B-flat/ major
B major
A-flat/ major
G major
A major
D-flat/ minor

E major
B major
F major
F-sharp/# major
E-flat/ major
D major
E major
A-flat/ minor

B major
F-sharp/# major
C major
D-flat/ major
B-flat/ major
A major
B major
E-flat/ minor

F-sharp/# major
D-flat/ major
G major
A-flat/ major
F major
E major
F-sharp/# major
B-flat/ minor

D-flat/ major
A-flat/ major
D major
E-flat/ major
C major
B major
D-flat/ major
F minor

A-flat/ major
E-flat/ major
A major
B-flat/ major
G major
F-sharp/# major
A-flat/ major
C minor

E-flat/ major
B-flat/ major
E major
F major
D major
D-flat/ major
E-flat/ major
G minor

B-flat/ major

DJ Keys up/down

Western Music Scale

-1

D minor
C major

Piano Chord Keys

DJ Keys
Camelot Key

Harmonic Keys

Open Key Scale Degree

D|F|A
C|E|G

7A
8B

12m
1d

Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

A minor

A|C|E

8A

1m

Same key (tonic)

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

E minor
B-flat/ minor
B minor
A-flat/ minor
G minor
A minor
G major

E|G|B
A# | C# | F
B | D | F#
G | B | D#
G | A# | D
A |C|E
G|B|D

9A
3A
10A
1A
6A
8A
9B

2m
8m
3m
6m
11m
1m
2d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

E minor

E|G|B

9A

2m

Same key (tonic)

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

B minor
F minor
F-sharp/# minor
E-flat/ minor
D minor
E minor
D major

B | D | F#
F | G# | C
F# | A | C#
D# | F# | A#
D|F|A
E|G|B
D | F# | A

10A
4A
11A
2A
7A
9A
10B

3m
9m
4m
7m
12m
2m
3d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

B | D | F#

10A

3m

Same key (tonic)

F# | A | C#
C | D# | F
C# | E | G#
A# | C# | F
A|C|E
B | D | F#
A | C# | E

11A
5A
12A
3A
8A
10A
11B

4m
10m
5m
8m
1m
3m
4d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

F# | A | C#

11A

4m

Same key (tonic)

C# | E | G#
G | A# | D
G | B | D#
F | G# | C
E|G|B
F# | A | C#
E | G# | B

12A
6A
1A
4A
9A
11A
12B

5m
11m
6m
9m
2m
4m
5d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

C# | E | G#

12A

5m

Same key (tonic)

G | B | D#
D|F|A
D# | F# | A#
C | D# | F
B | D | F#
C# | E | G#
B | D# | F#

1A
7A
2A
5A
10A
12A
1B

6m
12m
7m
10m
3m
5m
6d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

G | B | D#

1A

6m

Same key (tonic)

F# | A# | C#
A|C|E
A# | C# | F
G | A# | D
F# | A | C#
G | B | D#
F# | A# | C#

2A
8A
3A
6A
11A
1A
2B

7m
1m
8m
11m
4m
6m
7d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

D# | F# | A#

2A

7m

Same key (tonic)

A# | C# | F
E|G|B
F | G# | C
D|F|A
C# | E | G#
F# | A# | C#
C# | F | G#

3A
9A
4A
7A
12A
2A
3B

8m
2m
9m
12m
5m
7m
8d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

A# | C# | F

3A

8m

Same key (tonic)

F | G# | C
B | D | F#
C | D# | F
A|C|E
G | B | D#
A# | C# | F
G# | C | D#

4A
10A
5A
8A
1A
3A
4B

9m
3m
10m
1m
6m
8m
9d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

F | G# | C

4A

9m

Same key (tonic)

C | D# | F
F# | A | C#
G | A# | D
E|G|B
F# | A# | C#
F | G# | C
D# | G | A#

5A
11A
6A
9A
2A
4A
5B

10m
4m
11m
2m
7m
9m
10d

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

C | D# | F

5A

10m

G | A# | D
C# | E | G#
D|F|A
B | D | F#
A# | C# | F
C | D# | F
A# | D | F

6A
12A
7A
10A
3A
5A
6B

11m
5m
12m
3m
8m
10m
11d

G | A# | D

6A

11m

B minor
1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

F-sharp/# minor
C minor
D-flat/ minor
B-flat/ minor
A minor
B minor
A major

F-sharp/# minor
1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

D-flat/ minor
G minor
A-flat/ minor
F minor
E minor
F-sharp/# minor
E major

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

A-flat/ minor
D minor
E-flat/ minor
C minor
B minor
D-flat/ minor
B major

D-flat/ minor

A-flat/ minor
1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

E-flat/ minor
A minor
B-flat/ minor
G minor
F-sharp/# minor
A-flat/ minor
F-sharp/# major

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

B-flat/ minor
E minor
F minor
D minor
D-flat/ minor
E-flat/ minor
D-flat/ major

E-flat/ minor

B-flat/ minor
1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

F minor
B minor
C minor
A minor
A-flat/ minor
B-flat/ minor
A-flat/ major

F minor
1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

C minor
F-sharp/# minor
G minor
E minor
E-flat/ minor
F minor
E-flat/ major

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

G minor
D-flat/ minor
D minor
B minor
B-flat/ minor
C minor
B-flat/ major

C minor

G minor
1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

D minor
A-flat/ minor
A minor
F-sharp/# minor
F minor
G minor
F major

D|F|A
G | B | D#
A|C|E
F# | A | C#
F | G# | C
G | A# | D
F|A|C

7A
1A
8A
11A
4A
6A
7B

12m
6m
1m
4m
9m
11m
12d

D minor

D|F|A

7A

12m

1
7
2
-7
-2

A minor
E-flat/ minor
E minor
D-flat/ minor
C minor

A|C|E
F# | A# | C#
E|G|B
C# | E | G#
C | D# | F

8A
2A
9A
12A
5A

1m
7m
2m
5m
10m

Same key (tonic)

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)

Composing Keys

Musical key B is equivalent to the German H

DJ Keys up/down
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

Same key (tonic)

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

Same key (tonic)

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)
Fourth (Sub-Dominant)
Relative major

1
7
2
-7
-2
-1

Same key (tonic)

Fifth (Dominant)
Low energy boost
High energy boost (supertonic)
Low energy drain
High energy drain (leading tone)

1
7
2
-7
-2