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5B: E♭ major

Chord E♭ · Open Key 10d · major key

5B is E♭ major, one of the most common major keys in the catalog, especially in EDM, where festive choruses love major keys. From 5B, the relative 5A (C minor) tips the mood toward something darker, without a clash.

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5B · E♭ major

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

Compatible keys

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

  • 5Bsame key E♭ major202 tracks in the catalog
  • 4Bneighbor -1 A♭ major150 tracks in the catalog
  • 6Bneighbor +1 B♭ major250 tracks in the catalog
  • 5Arelative (A ↔ B) C minor1,041 tracks in the catalog
  • 7Bboost +2 F major132 tracks in the catalog
  • 12Bboost +7 E major160 tracks in the catalog

5B in the catalog

202 tracks are in 5B, or 1.2% of the catalog: the 17th most common key out of 24. Here's how their energy breaks down.

Genres where 5B shows up most

Share of each genre's tracks that are in 5B. Across the whole catalog, that share is 1.2%.

Most downloaded tracks in 5B

  1. Break Your Heart (Intro)Taio Cruz Ft Ludacris · Dance Pop122.5 BPM5B
  2. Enjoy The Silence (Rowka Remix)Depeche Mode · Nu Disco123.2 BPM5B
  3. Clarity (Extended Mix)Zedd Ft Foxes · EDM128 BPM5B
  4. Hello (Nocti Clean Short)Martin Solveig Ft Dragonette · EDM128 BPM5B
  5. WhateverKygo · Pop108 BPM5B
  6. Heaven Takes You Home X Million Voices (Vizer Mashup)Swedish House Mafia X Otto Knows · EDM126 BPM5B
  7. Melodrama (Intro Dirty)Disiz Feat. Theodora · Pop155 BPM5B
  8. Baby Firework (Hercules Flip Mashup) (Clean)Justin Beiber, Katy Perry · Bass House129.7 BPM5B
  9. Firework (Intro)Katy Perry · Pop124 BPM5B
  10. Kiss MeSixpence None The Richer · Rock100 BPM5B
  11. La Graciosa (Extended) (Extended Latino)Quevedo, Elvis Crespo · Reggaeton109.8 BPM5B
  12. Go Back (Extended Mix)Auguxt · Afro House121.9 BPM5B

A sequence you can play from 5B

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

  1. 1Break Your Heart (Intro)Taio Cruz Ft Ludacris · Dance Pop122.5 BPM5Bstart
  2. 2Enjoy The Silence (Rowka Remix)Depeche Mode · Nu Disco123.2 BPM5Bsame key
  3. 3High (Extended Mix) (Clean)Alphajack · Dance Pop124 BPM6Bneighbor +1
  4. 4She Can Love U (Original Mix)Rafael & Toni B · Tech House125 BPM6Arelative (A ↔ B)