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15,308 songs · 49–201 BPM · Camelot 1A · Open Key 8m
G# Minor is a moody, resonant key that maps to the Marwa thaat. Its relative key is B Major, and its parallel key is G# Major.
Below are the 15,308songs 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 G# Minor scale:
G#A#BC#D#EF#
Its relative key is B Major (same notes) and its parallel key is G# 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 | G#m | Minor |
| ii° | A#dim | Diminished |
| III | B | Major |
| iv | C#m | Minor |
| v | D#m | Minor |
| VI | E | Major |
| VII | F# | Major |
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G# Minor 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 G#.
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The G# Minor scale contains the notes G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#.
The diatonic chords in G# Minor are G#m, A#dim, B, C#m, D#m, E, F#.
12NOTEZ lists 15,308 songs in G# Minor, with tempos from 49 to 201 BPM.
The relative key of G# Minor is B Major — it shares the same seven notes.
In Hindustani classical, G# Minor maps to the Marwa thaat (Lydian ♭2 (Marwa mode)). Set your tonic (Sa) to G#.
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