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
I Believe I Can Fly
by R Kelly
I Feel Love
by Donna Summer
Birdhouse In Your Soul
by They Might Be Giants
Just
by Radiohead
Dust In The Wind
by Kansas
Hello Goodbye
by The Beatles
Don't Go Away
by Oasis
Stay Stay Stay
by Taylor Swift
Whistle
by Flo Rida
Poor Little Fool
by Ricky Nelson
Ho Hey
by The Lumineers
Let It Be
by The Beatles
One
by U2
Lost Woods
by The Legend of Zelda
The Thin Ice
by Pink Floyd
Come Back To Me
by Utada Hikaru
Bliss
by Muse
Those Magic Changes - Grease
by Sha Na Na
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
by Electric Light Orchestra
Lisztomania
by Phoenix
