C Major Scale

👑 Here's a majestic C major scale reference which shows the notes and fingering on a piano keyboard. Plus, an interactive tool to play chord progressions and a list of common chord progressions in the key of C major.

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C major scale

notes: C D E F G A B

relative minor: A minor

E
A

F
B

G
C

C
F

D
G

E
A

left hand

right hand

chords in the key of C major

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

sound selection:

simple drum pattern

BPM:

metronome

arpeggiate

humanize

C major C E G

D minor D F A

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E minor E G B

F major F A C

G major G B D

A minor A C E

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B diminished B D F

last chords played

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common chord progressions

Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of C major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords.

I C maj

IV F maj

V G maj

I C maj

vi A min

ii D min

V G maj

vi A min

IV F maj

I C maj

V G maj

I C maj

iii E min

IV F maj

V G maj

I C maj

IV F maj

vi B min

V G maj

ii D min

V G maj

I C maj

vi A min

IV F maj

V G maj

I C maj

IV F maj

ii D min

V G maj

iii E min

vi A min

ii D min

V G maj

I C maj

V G maj

vi A min

IV F maj

I C maj

IV F maj

V G maj

I C maj

V G maj

ii D min

iii E min

showhide degrees & intervals

degrees	notes	intervals
1: Tonic	C	Unison
2: Supertonic	D	Major 2nd
3: Mediant	E	Major 3rd
4: Subdominant	F	Perfect 4th
5: Dominant	G	Perfect 5th
6: Submediant	A	Major 6th
7: Leading Tone	B	Major 7th
1: Octave/Tonic	C	Perfect 8th

making a major scale

🔧 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

D major E major F major G major A major B major D_♭/C^♯ major E_♭/D^♯ major G_♭/F^♯ major A_♭/G^♯ major B_♭/A^♯ major

C minor D minor E minor F minor G minor A minor B minor C^♯/D_♭ minor D^♯/E_♭ minor F^♯/G_♭ minor G^♯/A_♭ minor A^♯/B_♭ minor

piano samples

The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

drum samples

The drum samples used here are from “ Mailbox Badger : Public Domain Drum Samples : Vol. 2 ”by Mailbox Badger/Patrick Callan, licensed under CC BY 3.0.