![]() The closer to the 8A it is the more harmonic it’ll be. What shall be next? Everything in the table below - around the 8A - is possible, it will be harmonic. The chord we’re working with at the moment is A minor (or 8A, or 1m). Let’s take an example for a composing or mixing situation: ![]() PDF | EXCEL What does it do, how do I use this? ![]() Here’s a PDF and the original EXCEL version of it, in case you want to edit/modify something for your needs (let me know when you find mistakes or when you improved it!): You can download the high-res PNG image above, print it out and use it for yourself, if you like. This is how it looks like (click to open the full resolution file): Click to open large version, right-click to save And since I guess this could be useful for every musician/DJ, I want to share it here with you. 8 hours work and I had what I was looking for. I searched the interwebs in order to find out if someone did this, but no one did. What I was missing in all those years of composing and mixing was ONE chart ( to rule them all) that shows me ALL key/chord systems and their equivalents, their piano keys (very useful for composing) and their harmonic keys/chords. It becomes really good and interesting when you use all the options within the world of chord progressions. And also, a bit boring if you do that all the time. This example is the very basic part of harmonic mixing or composing. Your mixing transitions will always be harmonic, no key clashes. In a nutshell: if you mix 1A into 2A (and so forth, up until 12A and then into 1A again) you’re generally fine. “ A minor” is 8A (Camelot Key) or 1m (Open Key). Which is basically a range of 12 keys for each gender, major and minor chords. So, Mark Davis came up with Camelot Keys (used in Mixed in Key, which I prefer, because of its accuracy ) and then there are the Open Keys ( Traktor). “ A minor“, but as a DJ it isn’t very likely (for me, again) to remember all the musical chords to know what to mix into what. Just not always.Īs a composer I’m fine with the musical key/chord system, i.e. I have the most common chords in my head. So yes, I could always have a look at above mentioned helpers to orientate myself through the notes and chords jungle, in case needed, which is not always the case. There are just too many options in chord progressions than I could ever have in my memory (maybe you can, but I don’t). The situationĪs both a DJ and composer, the Circle of Fifth or the Camelot Key Wheel system - amongst others - have always been handy tools for me to write and mix music harmonically. This sheet is now widely used worldwide as a teaching and practical tool in music and DJ schools and has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. The Ultimate Harmonic Mixing & Composing Chart is a visual aid for musicians, producers, composers and DJs to easily create music that always has harmonic chord progressions.
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