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.

Songs in C Major

Sherry

by The Four Seasons

Rimushotto Bungie Jump

by Frog Fractions Soundtrack

Goodnight Saigon

by Billy Joel

Theme Of Love - FFIV

by Nobuo Uematsu

Forget You

by Cee Lo Green

Gravity

by Sara Bareilles

All The Small Things

by Blink 182

Stars Come Out

by Zedd

Zelda's Lullaby

by The Legend of Zelda

Boston

by Augustana

We Run The Night

by Havana Brown

Thinkin Bout You

by Frank Ocean

Hallelujah

by Leonard Cohen

I Believe I Can Fly

by R Kelly

Something In The Water

by Brooke Fraser

Any Day

by Jus Jack vs Dzeko and Torres feat Gallantry

If We Hold On Together

by Diana Ross

Can't Get It Out Of My Head

by Electric Light Orchestra

Let It Be

by The Beatles

The Thin Ice

by Pink Floyd

More songs in C Major

All Key Cheat Sheets

Major

A♭ Major A Major B♭ Major B Major C Major D♭ Major D Major E♭ Major E Major F Major F♯ Major G Major

Minor

A Minor B♭ Minor B Minor C Minor C♯ Minor D Minor D♯ Minor E Minor F Minor F♯ Minor G Minor G♯ Minor

Dorian

A Dorian B♭ Dorian B Dorian C Dorian C♯ Dorian D Dorian E♭ Dorian E Dorian F Dorian F♯ Dorian G Dorian G♯ Dorian

Mixolydian

A♭ MixolydianA♭ Mixo A MixolydianA Mixo B♭ MixolydianB♭ Mixo B MixolydianB Mixo C MixolydianC Mixo C♯ MixolydianC♯ Mixo D MixolydianD Mixo E♭ MixolydianE♭ Mixo E MixolydianE Mixo F MixolydianF Mixo F♯ MixolydianF♯ Mixo G MixolydianG Mixo

Lydian

A♭ LydianA♭ Lyd A Lydian B♭ LydianB♭ Lyd B Lydian C Lydian D♭ LydianD♭ Lyd D Lydian E♭ LydianE♭ Lyd E Lydian F Lydian G♭ LydianG♭ Lyd G Lydian

Phrygian

A PhrygianA Phryg A♯ PhrygianA♯ Phryg B PhrygianB Phryg C PhrygianC Phryg C♯ PhrygianC♯ Phryg D PhrygianD Phryg D♯ PhrygianD♯ Phryg E PhrygianE Phryg F PhrygianF Phryg F♯ PhrygianF♯ Phryg G PhrygianG Phryg G♯ PhrygianG♯ Phryg

Locrian

A Locrian A♯ Locrian B Locrian C Locrian C♯ Locrian D Locrian D♯ Locrian E Locrian E♯ Locrian F♯ Locrian G Locrian