The Camelot wheel maps every musical key to a number from 1 to 12 plus a letter: A for minor keys on the inner ring, B for major keys on the outer ring. Tracks mix harmonically when you stay on the same position or move one step left, right, or between the rings.
| Camelot | Musical key | Open Key | Compatible keys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Ab Minor (G# Minor) | 6m | 12A · 2A · 1B |
| 2A | Eb Minor | 7m | 1A · 3A · 2B |
| 3A | Bb Minor | 8m | 2A · 4A · 3B |
| 4A | F Minor | 9m | 3A · 5A · 4B |
| 5A | C Minor | 10m | 4A · 6A · 5B |
| 6A | G Minor | 11m | 5A · 7A · 6B |
| 7A | D Minor | 12m | 6A · 8A · 7B |
| 8A | A Minor | 1m | 7A · 9A · 8B |
| 9A | E Minor | 2m | 8A · 10A · 9B |
| 10A | B Minor | 3m | 9A · 11A · 10B |
| 11A | F# Minor | 4m | 10A · 12A · 11B |
| 12A | Db Minor (C# Minor) | 5m | 11A · 1A · 12B |
| 1B | B Major | 6d | 12B · 2B · 1A |
| 2B | F# Major (Gb Major) | 7d | 1B · 3B · 2A |
| 3B | Db Major (C# Major) | 8d | 2B · 4B · 3A |
| 4B | Ab Major | 9d | 3B · 5B · 4A |
| 5B | Eb Major | 10d | 4B · 6B · 5A |
| 6B | Bb Major | 11d | 5B · 7B · 6A |
| 7B | F Major | 12d | 6B · 8B · 7A |
| 8B | C Major | 1d | 7B · 9B · 8A |
| 9B | G Major | 2d | 8B · 10B · 9A |
| 10B | D Major | 3d | 9B · 11B · 10A |
| 11B | A Major | 4d | 10B · 12B · 11A |
| 12B | E Major | 5d | 11B · 1B · 12A |
The Camelot wheel is a DJ-friendly map of the 24 musical keys, arranged so that neighboring positions are closely related. It helps you find common harmonic transitions without calculating the key relationships each time.
Check the key of the playing track, then choose the next track in the same position, one number up or down on the same ring, or the same number on the other ring. These are common starting points; other transitions can also work depending on the tracks.
They are two notations for the same idea. Camelot uses 1–12 with A for minor and B for major; Open Key uses 1–12 with m for minor and d for major. Every position on one wheel has an exact match on the other.