Icicle Tusk

Icicle Tusk by Fleet Foxes is written in the key of F Major with a tempo of 120 BPM and a Camelot code of 7B. 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 F Major

The F Major scale is built from these seven notes:

FGAA#CDE

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

Chords in F Major

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

Indian Classical: the Bilawal thaat

In Hindustani classical terms, F Major maps to the Bilawal thaat (Western mode: Ionian (Major)). Equivalent to the Western major scale. Bright, resolute, joyful character. Traditional listening time: Morning to Afternoon.

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

• Alhaiya Bilawal — Major scale with an occasional ♭7 passing note. Serene, devotional (Morning).
• Shankara — Pentatonic major (omits 4th & 7th). Heroic, powerful (Night).
• Bihag — Major scale with both ♮4 and ♯4 (Lydian touch). Romantic, intimate (Late Night).
• Durga — Major pentatonic (Sa Re Ga Pa Dha). Uplifting, celebratory (Evening).
• Vrindavani Sarang — Major with omitted 3rd — skeletal, pentatonic feel. Longing, pastoral (Afternoon).

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

Harmonic mixing (for DJs)

Icicle Tusk sits at Camelot 7B. For a smooth harmonic transition, mix it with tracks in 6B, 7A, 8B — adjacent keys on the Camelot wheel that share most of their notes.