The Ballad of Casanova's Adult World

Looking up the key and tempo of The Ballad of Casanova's Adult World? Dana Gould's track sits in C# Major at 107 BPM (Camelot 3B). Whether you're learning it on guitar, setting up a cover in the right key, or mixing it into a DJ set, here are the scale notes, chords, and compatible keys.

Scale & Notes of C# Major

The C# Major scale is built from these seven notes:

C#D#FF#G#A#C

Its relative key is A# Minor (same notes), and its parallel key is C# Minor. If you're transposing or looking for a vocal-comfortable key, those are the natural neighbours.

Chords in C# Major

The seven diatonic triads in this key — the chord palette most of the song will draw from:

Indian Classical: the Todi thaat

In Hindustani classical terms, 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. Traditional listening time: Late morning (10 am–noon).

If you want to sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to C#. Ragas built on this thaat:

• Miyan ki Todi — Full Neapolitan minor — ♭2 ♭3 ♯4 ♭6, the quintessential Todi. Intense pathos, high art.
• Gujari Todi — Neapolitan minor, slightly lighter ornamentation. Tender pathos, emotional.
• Multani — Todi scale with omitted notes in ascent — afternoon variant. Serious, weighty (Afternoon).
• Bilaskhani Todi — Todi ♭7 variant — adds flat 7th for extra darkness. Grief, depth (linked to Tansen legend) (Late night).

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Harmonic mixing (for DJs)

The Ballad of Casanova's Adult World sits at Camelot 3B. For a smooth harmonic transition, mix it with tracks in 2B, 3A, 4B — adjacent keys on the Camelot wheel that share most of their notes.