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
Something In The Water
by Brooke Fraser
Don't Go Away
by Oasis
Piano Man
by Billy Joel
If We Hold On Together
by Diana Ross
Stay Stay Stay
by Taylor Swift
Some Nights
by Fun
Zelda's Lullaby
by The Legend of Zelda
Come Back To Me
by Utada Hikaru
The Thin Ice
by Pink Floyd
Hallelujah
by Leonard Cohen
Down On The Corner
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hysteria
by Muse
I Feel Love
by Donna Summer
Just
by Radiohead
Sunday Morning
by Maroon 5
Gravity
by Sara Bareilles
Theme Of Love - FFIV
by Nobuo Uematsu
Bliss
by Muse
Breakaway
by Kelly Clarkson
