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69,303 songs · 48–237 BPM · Camelot 3B · Open Key 10d
C# Major is a bright, uplifting key that maps to the Todi thaat. Its relative key is A# Minor, and its parallel key is C# Minor.
Below are the 69,303songs 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:
C#D#FF#G#A#C
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 | D#m | Minor |
| iii | Fm | Minor |
| IV | F# | Major |
| V | G# | Major |
| vi | A#m | Minor |
| vii° | Cdim | Diminished |
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C# Major maps to the Todi thaat (Western mode: Neapolitan Minor (Todi mode)). One of the most chromatic thaats — ♭2, ♭3, raised 4th (♯4), and ♭6. Equivalent to the Neapolitan Minor scale in Western theory (also called Hungarian Gypsy or Romanian minor). Intensely complex and expressive. To sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to C#.
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The C# Major scale contains the notes C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C.
The diatonic chords in C# Major are C#, D#m, Fm, F#, G#, A#m, Cdim.
12NOTEZ lists 69,303 songs in C# Major, with tempos from 48 to 237 BPM.
The relative key of C# Major is A# Minor — it shares the same seven notes.
In Hindustani classical, C# Major maps to the Todi thaat (Neapolitan Minor (Todi mode)). Set your tonic (Sa) to C#.
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