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
Forget You
by Cee Lo Green
Dust In The Wind
by Kansas
Hallelujah
by Leonard Cohen
Lean on Me
by Bill Withers
Organ Symphony No 3 Op 78 - If I Had Words
by Camille Saint-Saens
Come Back To Me
by Utada Hikaru
Piano Man
by Billy Joel
Stay
by Rihanna
We Run The Night
by Havana Brown
Bliss
by Muse
Goodnight Saigon
by Billy Joel
Gravity
by Sara Bareilles
Tik Tok
by Kesha
All The Small Things
by Blink 182
One
by U2
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
by The Temptations
I Believe I Can Fly
by R Kelly
Ho Hey
by The Lumineers
Something
by The Beatles
Some Nights
by Fun
