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8B: C major

Chord C · Open Key 1d · major key

8B is C major, the key with no sharps or flats: the white keys on the piano. Rare in clubs, it's more common in indie dance and pop. It shares all its notes with 8A (A minor), which makes it the easiest relative to understand.

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8B · C major

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

Compatible keys

From 8B, the first four mix in without a clash. The two boosts change the color of the music: save them for the right moment.

  • 8Bsame key C major223 tracks in the catalog
  • 7Bneighbor -1 F major132 tracks in the catalog
  • 9Bneighbor +1 G major170 tracks in the catalog
  • 8Arelative (A ↔ B) A minor1,540 tracks in the catalog
  • 10Bboost +2 D major234 tracks in the catalog
  • 3Bboost +7 D♭ major121 tracks in the catalog

8B in the catalog

223 tracks are in 8B, or 1.3% of the catalog: the 15th most common key out of 24. Here's how their energy breaks down.

Genres where 8B shows up most

Share of each genre's tracks that are in 8B. Across the whole catalog, that share is 1.3%.

Most downloaded tracks in 8B

  1. Club Can't Handle Me (Feat. David Guetta) (Extended)Flo Rida Ft. David Guetta · Dance Pop128 BPM8B
  2. Beauty And A Beat (Dj Smerk Club Edit)Justin Bieber Ft. Nicki Minaj · Dance Pop128 BPM8B
  3. The Drill (Extended Mix)Morten · Bass House128 BPM8B
  4. Beauty And Beat X Bad Romance (Romanini Rmx (Pes Extended Hype Intro - Epic Outro)Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber · EDM128 BPM8B
  5. Run The World (Hayat & W3Tt3R Remix) (Clean)Beyonce · Tech House130.1 BPM8B
  6. Da Fonk (Feat. Joni) (Marco Carola Bass Mix)Joni & Mochakk · House127 BPM8B
  7. La Bamba (Joe Mazzola Extended Re-Touch) (Clean)Los Lobos · Afro House126 BPM8B
  8. Chasing Highs (Ofc)Argy, Eli & Dani, Osher, Peki · Melodic House & Techno126 BPM8B
  9. Crochet (Dirty)Gradur Ft Yapi & Sativamusic · Afro127.4 BPM8B
  10. The Fate Of Ophelia (Intro)Taylor Swift · Pop124.1 BPM8B
  11. What A Life (Extended Instrumental)Fisher, Florence Arman · Tech House128 BPM8B
  12. Culto A La Vida (Elfenberg Remix)Alejandro Molinari · Indie Dance126 BPM8B

A sequence you can play from 8B

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

  1. 1Club Can't Handle Me (Feat. David Guetta) (Extended)Flo Rida Ft. David Guetta · Dance Pop128 BPM8Bstart
  2. 2Beauty And A Beat (Dj Smerk Club Edit)Justin Bieber Ft. Nicki Minaj · Dance Pop128 BPM8Bsame key
  3. 3I Gotta Feeling (Intro)The Black Eyed Peas · Dance Pop128.3 BPM9Bneighbor +1
  4. 4Around The World (Westend Edit)Daft Punk · Tech House128.2 BPM9Arelative (A ↔ B)