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5A: C minor

Chord Cm · Open Key 10m · minor key

5A is C minor, a dramatic key with a dark, tense character, common in dancehall and piano house. Moving up from 5A to 6A, one of the most widespread keys in clubs, opens up a huge choice of tracks for the rest of the set.

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5A · C minor

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

Compatible keys

From 5A, the first four mix in without a clash. The two boosts change the color of the music: save them for the right moment.

  • 5Asame key C minor1,041 tracks in the catalog
  • 4Aneighbor -1 F minor1,619 tracks in the catalog
  • 6Aneighbor +1 G minor1,811 tracks in the catalog
  • 5Brelative (A ↔ B) E♭ major202 tracks in the catalog
  • 7Aboost +2 D minor1,108 tracks in the catalog
  • 12Aboost +7 D♭ minor (C♯ minor)734 tracks in the catalog

5A in the catalog

1,041 tracks are in 5A, or 6.1% of the catalog: the 10th most common key out of 24. Here's how their energy breaks down.

Genres where 5A shows up most

Share of each genre's tracks that are in 5A. Across the whole catalog, that share is 6.1%.

Most downloaded tracks in 5A

  1. Talk To You (Extended Mix)Anotr, 54 Ultra · Nu Disco132.2 BPM5A
  2. It's Not Right But It's Okay (Beatbreaker'talk To You' Bootleg) (Clean)Whitney Houston Vs Anotr Ft 54 Ultra Vs Azooland · Tech House132 BPM5A
  3. Pump Up The Jam X Lose My Breath (Mentol's Version)Technotronic X Destiny's Child · Tech House126 BPM5A
  4. Here In My Arms (Enjoy The Silence) (Extended Mix)Armin Van Buuren & Silver Panda · Melodic House & Techno132.2 BPM5A
  5. Apt. (Intro Edit)Rose & Bruno Mars · Pop99.5 BPM5A
  6. Control (Extended Mix)Joseph Capriati & Gennaro · Tech House128 BPM5A
  7. Gangsta's Paradise (Intro)Coolio · Hip Hop80 BPM5A
  8. Into The Groove (Nick Remix) (Extended Mix)Madonna · Nu Disco128.2 BPM5A
  9. Navegar (Jestei Pool Extended)Cumbiafrica, Unibal · Afro House121.9 BPM5A
  10. Britney Spears -...Baby One More TimeBritney Spears · Pop93 BPM5A
  11. No Good (Ofc) (Extended Mix)Stylo, Anyma (Ofc) · Melodic House & Techno130 BPM5A
  12. Pump That Breath Can You Keep Up (Afro Re-Work) (Clean)Yasha, Yas Cepeda · Afro Tribal124.8 BPM5A

A sequence you can play from 5A

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

  1. 1It's Not Right But It's Okay (Beatbreaker'talk To You' Bootleg) (Clean)Whitney Houston Vs Anotr Ft 54 Ultra Vs Azooland · Tech House132 BPM5Astart
  2. 2No Good (Ofc) (Extended Mix)Stylo, Anyma (Ofc) · Melodic House & Techno130 BPM5Asame key
  3. 3Upside Down (Extended Mix)Bellekom, Ennio (Nl) · Tech House130 BPM6Aneighbor +1
  4. 4BabyJustin Bieber Ft Ludacris · Pop130 BPM6Brelative (A ↔ B)