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25,697 songs · 43–243 BPM · Camelot 12A · Open Key 7m
C# Minor is a moody, resonant key that maps to the Todi thaat. Its relative key is E Major, and its parallel key is C# Major.
Below are the 25,697songs 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# Minor scale:
C#D#EF#G#AB
Its relative key is E Major (same notes) and its parallel key is C# Major — 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#m | Minor |
| ii° | D#dim | Diminished |
| III | E | Major |
| iv | F#m | Minor |
| v | G#m | Minor |
| VI | A | Major |
| VII | B | Major |
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C# Minor 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# Minor scale contains the notes C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B.
The diatonic chords in C# Minor are C#m, D#dim, E, F#m, G#m, A, B.
12NOTEZ lists 25,697 songs in C# Minor, with tempos from 43 to 243 BPM.
The relative key of C# Minor is E Major — it shares the same seven notes.
In Hindustani classical, C# Minor maps to the Todi thaat (Neapolitan Minor (Todi mode)). Set your tonic (Sa) to C#.
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