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
Stay Stay Stay
by Taylor Swift
My Lovely Horse
by The Divine Comedy
Come Sail Away
by Styx
Some Nights
by Fun
Bless The Broken Road
by Rascal Flatts
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
by Electric Light Orchestra
Sunday Morning
by Maroon 5
Dust In The Wind
by Kansas
Lost Woods
by The Legend of Zelda
Imagine
by John Lennon
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
by The Temptations
Those Magic Changes - Grease
by Sha Na Na
Rocky Raccoon
by The Beatles
Sherry
by The Four Seasons
First Date
by Blink 182
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Stay
by Rihanna
If We Hold On Together
by Diana Ross
Whistle
by Flo Rida
Zelda's Lullaby
by The Legend of Zelda
