Faces

Cat Power's Faces is in the key of B Minor, moving at 91 BPM. The Camelot code – tells you which neighbouring keys will sound smooth alongside it. Here's everything you need: scale, chords, raga, and related songs.

Scale & Notes of B Minor

The B Minor scale is built from these seven notes:

BC#DEF#GA

Its relative key is D Major (same notes), and its parallel key is B Major. If you're transposing or looking for a vocal-comfortable key, those are the natural neighbours.

Chords in B Minor

The seven diatonic triads in this key — the chord palette most of the song will draw from:

Indian Classical: the Bhairavi thaat

In Hindustani classical terms, B Minor maps to the Bhairavi thaat (Western mode: Phrygian (all-komal / flat everything)). Closest to the Phrygian mode — most notes are flat (komal). The most versatile and 'universal' raga of Hindustani music, sung at the end of concerts. Evokes deep pathos. Traditional listening time: Early morning / concert finale.

If you want to sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to B. Ragas built on this thaat:

• Bhairavi — Phrygian — ♭2 ♭3 ♭6 ♭7, all natural notes allowed in ascent. Pathos, farewell, longing.
• Malkauns — Minor pentatonic ♭2 (Sa ga ma dha ni) — very dark, nocturnal. Dark, mystical, powerful (Late night).
• Chandrakauns — Pentatonic minor ♭2 variant of Malkauns. Meditative, moonlit (Night).
• Sindhura — Bhairavi with raised 4th (♭2 ♭3 ♯4 ♭6 ♭7). Romantic, graceful.

Set Tanpura to B →Practise in this key →Find another song's key →

Harmonic mixing (for DJs)

Faces sits at Camelot –. For a smooth harmonic transition, mix it with tracks in 9A, 10B, 11A — adjacent keys on the Camelot wheel that share most of their notes.