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
Bottle It Up
by Sara Bareilles
Don't Look Back in Anger
by Oasis
Bless The Broken Road
by Rascal Flatts
Bliss
by Muse
Organ Symphony No 3 Op 78 - If I Had Words
by Camille Saint-Saens
If We Hold On Together
by Diana Ross
Piano Man
by Billy Joel
Some Nights
by Fun
Run
by Snow Patrol
When I Was Your Man
by Bruno Mars
Hysteria
by Muse
Those Magic Changes - Grease
by Sha Na Na
Thinkin Bout You
by Frank Ocean
Breakaway
by Kelly Clarkson
Friends Forever
by Vitamin C
Lean on Me
by Bill Withers
Rocky Raccoon
by The Beatles
Boston
by Augustana
Whistle
by Flo Rida
Let It Be
by The Beatles
