At 144 BPM, My Heart Is Yours - Live by Passion sits in A Major (Camelot 11B). This tempo and key combination is common in dance and uptempo music. Below are the chords, scale notes, and harmonically compatible keys for mixing or producing in this groove.
Scale & Notes of A Major
The A Major scale is built from these seven notes:
ABC#DEF#G#
Its relative key is F# Minor (same notes), and its parallel key is A Minor. If you're transposing or looking for a vocal-comfortable key, those are the natural neighbours.
Chords in A Major
The seven diatonic triads in this key — the chord palette most of the song will draw from:
| Degree | Chord | Quality |
|---|
| I | A | Major |
| ii | Bm | Minor |
| iii | C#m | Minor |
| IV | D | Major |
| V | E | Major |
| vi | F#m | Minor |
| vii° | G#dim | Diminished |
Indian Classical: the Khamaj thaat
In Hindustani classical terms, A Major maps to the Khamaj thaat (Western mode: Mixolydian). Mixolydian mode — major scale with a flat 7th. Common in blues, rock, and folk. Earthy, sensuous quality. Traditional listening time: Late evening to night.
If you want to sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to A. Ragas built on this thaat:
- Khamaj — Mixolydian with both ♮7 and ♭7 (ascending/descending difference). Sensuous, romantic.
- Des — Mixolydian pentatonic (omits 2nd & 6th). Patriotic, folk-like (Late night).
- Jaijaiwanti — Mixolydian with both ♭3 and ♮3 — complex chromatic tension. Majestic, complex (Midnight).
- Tilak Kamod — Mixolydian with added ♭3 colour notes. Light, amorous (Night).
- Jhinjhoti — Mixolydian ♭3 (between Dorian and Mixolydian). Gentle, devotional (Night).
Set Tanpura to A →Practise in this key →Find another song's key →
Harmonic mixing (for DJs)
My Heart Is Yours - Live sits at Camelot 11B. For a smooth harmonic transition, mix it with tracks in 10B, 11A, 12B — adjacent keys on the Camelot wheel that share most of their notes.