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32,965 songs · 39–206 BPM · Camelot 1B · Open Key 8d
B Major is a bright, uplifting key that maps to the Marwa thaat. Its relative key is G# Minor, and its parallel key is B Minor.
Below are the 32,965songs we've mapped to this key, plus the scale notes, the chords you need to play along, and the best matching keys for a seamless DJ mix.
These are the seven notes of the B Major scale:
BC#D#EF#G#A#
Its relative key is G# Minor (same notes) and its parallel key is B Minor — the natural options when you transpose a song into a more vocal-comfortable register.
The diatonic chord palette — the chords most songs in this key 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 |
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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). To sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to B.
The B Major scale contains the notes B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#.
The diatonic chords in B Major are B, C#m, D#m, E, F#, G#m, A#dim.
12NOTEZ lists 32,965 songs in B Major, with tempos from 39 to 206 BPM.
The relative key of B Major is G# Minor — it shares the same seven notes.
In Hindustani classical, B Major maps to the Marwa thaat (Lydian ♭2 (Marwa mode)). Set your tonic (Sa) to B.
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