Are You Tired Of Me My Darling by Earl Taylor is written in the key of B Major with a tempo of 127 BPM and a Camelot code of –. Below you'll find the complete scale, diatonic chords, the corresponding Indian raga, and songs in the same key for harmonic mixing.
Scale & Notes of B Major
The B Major scale is built from these seven notes:
BC#D#EF#G#A#
Its relative key is G# Minor (same notes), and its parallel key is B Minor. If you're transposing or looking for a vocal-comfortable key, those are the natural neighbours.
Chords in B Major
The seven diatonic triads in this key — the chord palette most of the song will draw from:
| Degree | Chord | Quality |
|---|
| I | B | Major |
| ii | C#m | Minor |
| iii | D#m | Minor |
| IV | E | Major |
| V | F# | Major |
| vi | G#m | Minor |
| vii° | A#dim | Diminished |
Indian Classical: the Marwa thaat
In Hindustani classical terms, B Major maps to the Marwa thaat (Western mode: Lydian ♭2 (Marwa mode)). Unique to Indian music — the 'Marwa mode.' A ♭2 and raised 4th (♯4) with no perfect 5th in the characteristic phrases. Creates intense tension and yearning. Has no exact Western parallel; closest to a Lydian scale with flat second (Neapolitan Lydian). Traditional listening time: Sunset (5–7 pm).
If you want to sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to B. Ragas built on this thaat:
- Marwa — Lydian ♭2 — ♭2 and ♯4, avoids Pa (5th) — extreme tension. Intense yearning, sunset dread.
- Puriya — Lydian ♭2 with strong ♭2 emphasis — similar to Marwa but sweeter. Romantic longing, twilight.
- Sohini — Lydian ♭2 pentatonic (omits 2nd and 6th). Restless, passionate (Night).
- Lalit — Marwa scale with both ♮4 and ♯4 (double madhyam). Deep meditation, dawn (Pre-dawn).
Set Tanpura to B →Practise in this key →Find another song's key →
Harmonic mixing (for DJs)
Are You Tired Of Me My Darling sits at Camelot –. For a smooth harmonic transition, mix it with tracks in 12B, 1A, 2B — adjacent keys on the Camelot wheel that share most of their notes.