Stack Shot Billy by The Black Keys is written in the key of D# Minor with a tempo of 110 BPM and a Camelot code of 2A. Below you'll find the complete scale, diatonic chords, the corresponding Indian raga, and songs in the same key for harmonic mixing.
Scale & Notes of D# Minor
The D# Minor scale is built from these seven notes:
D#FF#G#A#BC#
Its relative key is F# Major (same notes), and its parallel key is D# Major. If you're transposing or looking for a vocal-comfortable key, those are the natural neighbours.
Chords in D# Minor
The seven diatonic triads in this key — the chord palette most of the song will draw from:
| Degree | Chord | Quality |
|---|
| i | D#m | Minor |
| ii° | Fdim | Diminished |
| III | F# | Major |
| iv | G#m | Minor |
| v | A#m | Minor |
| VI | B | Major |
| VII | C# | Major |
Indian Classical: the Purvi thaat
In Hindustani classical terms, D# Minor maps to the Purvi thaat (Western mode: Double Harmonic Minor variant). Has ♭2, raised 4th (♯4), and ♭6 — closest Western parallel is the Double Harmonic Minor or Hungarian Minor scale. Deeply evocative of twilight and endings. Traditional listening time: Sunset to evening.
If you want to sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to D#. Ragas built on this thaat:
- Purvi — Double harmonic minor variant — ♭2 ♯4 ♭6, rich augmented intervals. Profound, twilight, endings.
- Shree — Purvi with emphasis on ♭2 — very serious and devotional. Devotional, solemn (Sunset).
- Gauri — Purvi scale, gentler execution — less chromatic movement. Serene, feminine.
- Paraj — Purvi with some Marwa phrases — hybrid at sunset. Twilight, melancholic.
Set Tanpura to D# →Practise in this key →Find another song's key →
Harmonic mixing (for DJs)
Stack Shot Billy sits at Camelot 2A. For a smooth harmonic transition, mix it with tracks in 1A, 2B, 3A — adjacent keys on the Camelot wheel that share most of their notes.