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1A: A♭ minor (G♯ minor)

Chord A♭m · Open Key 6m · minor key

1A is G♯ minor, also written A♭ minor: the same note, written two ways. A dark, tense key that often turns up in fast music like hard techno and techno. Its neighbor 12A closes the loop of the wheel: after 12 comes 1, like on a clock.

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1A · A♭ minor (G♯ minor)

In color: the key and its compatible neighbors. Click another key to switch.

Compatible keys

From 1A, the first four mix in without a clash. The two boosts change the color of the music: save them for the right moment.

  • 1Asame key A♭ minor (G♯ minor)1,235 tracks in the catalog
  • 12Aneighbor -1 D♭ minor (C♯ minor)734 tracks in the catalog
  • 2Aneighbor +1 E♭ minor1,223 tracks in the catalog
  • 1Brelative (A ↔ B) B major174 tracks in the catalog
  • 3Aboost +2 B♭ minor1,059 tracks in the catalog
  • 8Aboost +7 A minor1,540 tracks in the catalog

1A in the catalog

1,235 tracks are in 1A, or 7.2% of the catalog: the 5th most common key out of 24. Here's how their energy breaks down.

Genres where 1A shows up most

Share of each genre's tracks that are in 1A. Across the whole catalog, that share is 7.2%.

Most downloaded tracks in 1A

  1. Shinjuku (Extended Mix)Franky Rizardo · Tech House129.2 BPM1A
  2. Rather Be (Bomba Ease My Mind Edit)Clean Bandit Ft. Jess Glynne · Nu Disco126 BPM1A
  3. How Ya Feelin (Extended Mix)L.P. Rhythm · House132.2 BPM1A
  4. Oops!...I Did It Again (Intro)Britney Spears · RnB95 BPM1A
  5. Love (Extended Mix)Nez, Mili, Hugel, Hoomance · Nu Disco124 BPM1A
  6. No ScrubsTlc · RnB186.2 BPM1A
  7. Good Times In Da Club (Original Mix)Block & Crown · Nu Disco120.1 BPM1A
  8. Give It To Me (2Face 2026 Edit)Nelly Furtado Ft. Timbaland Vs. Sqwad · Tech House132 BPM1A
  9. Alors On Danse (Feat. Erik Hassle) (Intro)Stromae · Pop119.9 BPM1A
  10. Think Too Much (Extended)Vintage Culture, Rhys From The Sticks, Nariman · Melodic House & Techno130 BPM1A
  11. Cheerleader (Funkyj Remix)Omi · Moombahton127.9 BPM1A
  12. The Way I Are (Carsen Remix) (Clean)Timbaland · Tech House128.2 BPM1A

A sequence you can play from 1A

Four tracks from the catalog, less than 3 BPM apart, linked by compatible moves.

  1. 1Shinjuku (Extended Mix)Franky Rizardo · Tech House129.2 BPM1Astart
  2. 2Rather Be (Tim T'favour' Edit) (Clean)Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne, Fisher · House130 BPM1Asame key
  3. 3Ain't Nobody (Mellizos Remix) (Extended Mix)Mr. Belt & Wezol, Ruze · Tech House128 BPM2Aneighbor +1
  4. 4We Found Love (Extended)Rihanna, Calvin Harris · Dance Pop128 BPM2Brelative (A ↔ B)