C Major Cheat Sheet
The C Major Scale
Key Signature
About The Key Of C Major
The key of C Major has a key signature of no sharps or flats. The C Major scale has the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. It is the most common key in all of popular music. Major keys, along with minor keys, are a common choice for popular songs. The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all major chords (C Major, F Major, and G Major). For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends
The 21 Most Popular Chords In C Major
According to the TheoryTab database, songs in C Major draw almost entirely from the following chords. Click on a chord below to show it on the piano and hear how it sounds.
Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of C Major
Play the following popular chord progressions in C Major.
Songs in C Major
Run
by Snow Patrol
All The Small Things
by Blink 182
Organ Symphony No 3 Op 78 - If I Had Words
by Camille Saint-Saens
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
by The Temptations
Forget You
by Cee Lo Green
Rimushotto Bungie Jump
by Frog Fractions Soundtrack
Zelda's Lullaby
by The Legend of Zelda
One
by U2
Gravity
by Sara Bareilles
Hello Goodbye
by The Beatles
Goodnight Saigon
by Billy Joel
Sunday Morning
by Maroon 5
I Believe I Can Fly
by R Kelly
Sherry
by The Four Seasons
Come Sail Away
by Styx
The Thin Ice
by Pink Floyd
Hallelujah
by Leonard Cohen
Something In The Water
by Brooke Fraser
Imagine
by John Lennon
Theme Of Love - FFIV
by Nobuo Uematsu
