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

Ho Hey

by The Lumineers

Have You Ever Seen the Rain

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Down On The Corner

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Come Back To Me

by Utada Hikaru

Hello Goodbye

by The Beatles

I Believe I Can Fly

by R Kelly

Organ Symphony No 3 Op 78 - If I Had Words

by Camille Saint-Saens

My Lovely Horse

by The Divine Comedy

Come Sail Away

by Styx

Something

by The Beatles

Hallelujah

by Leonard Cohen

Can't Get It Out Of My Head

by Electric Light Orchestra

Let It Be

by The Beatles

Sherry

by The Four Seasons

Just

by Radiohead

Don't Look Back in Anger

by Oasis

Those Magic Changes - Grease

by Sha Na Na

Run

by Snow Patrol

If We Hold On Together

by Diana Ross

One

by U2

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 G♯ Locrian