C Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of C Major

👑 Here's a majestic C major scale reference which shows the notes and finger position on the piano keyboard. You'll also find the intervals and scale degrees that make up the C major scale.

Plus, an interactive tool to play C major diatonic chords and a list of common chord progressions in the key of C major.

🎸 You'll also find the C major scale on the guitar fretboard, with the notes, intervals or scale degrees, plus a way to highlight the scale at different positions on the fretboard using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system.

→ go to all major & minor scales

C major scale piano layout & finger position

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the C major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the C major scale up and down:

• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• A
• B
• C

C Major Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the C major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the C major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

Chords in the key of C major
(C major diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of C major are: C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor and B diminished

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Popular Songs in the Key of C Major

• Imagine by John Lennon
• Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
• Losing My Religion by R.E.M.
• Changes by Black Sabbath
• Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson
• Heaven by Bryan Adams
• Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn
• All The Small Things by Blink-182
• Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

Major scale formula

🔧 The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

• W-W-H-W-W-W-H

W = Whole step   H = Half step

go to a different major or minor scale:

C^♯ majorD_♭ majorD majorE_♭ majorE majorF majorF^♯ majorG_♭ majorG majorA_♭ majorA majorB_♭ majorB majorC_♭ major

C minor C^♯ minor D_♭ minorD minorD^♯ minorE_♭ minorE minorF minorF^♯ minorG minorG^♯ minorA_♭ minorA minorA^♯ minorB_♭ minorB minor