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113,210 songs · 55–206 BPM · Camelot 8B · Open Key 3d
C Major is a bright, uplifting key that maps to the Bilawal thaat. Its relative key is A Minor, and its parallel key is C Minor.
Below are the 113,210songs 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 C Major scale:
CDEFGAB
Its relative key is A Minor (same notes) and its parallel key is C 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 | C | Major |
| ii | Dm | Minor |
| iii | Em | Minor |
| IV | F | Major |
| V | G | Major |
| vi | Am | Minor |
| vii° | Bdim | Diminished |
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C Major maps to the Bilawal thaat (Western mode: Ionian (Major)). Equivalent to the Western major scale. Bright, resolute, joyful character. To sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to C.
The C Major scale contains the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B.
The diatonic chords in C Major are C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim.
12NOTEZ lists 113,210 songs in C Major, with tempos from 55 to 206 BPM.
The relative key of C Major is A Minor — it shares the same seven notes.
In Hindustani classical, C Major maps to the Bilawal thaat (Ionian (Major)). Set your tonic (Sa) to C.
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