C Major Scale: Interactive Piano Reference with Chords
👑 Here's a majestic C major scale reference which shows the notes and finger position on a piano keyboard. Plus, an interactive tool to play C major diatonic chords and a list of common chord progressions in the key of C major.
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C major scale notes, piano layout & finger position
notes: C D E F G A B
relative minor: A minor
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- A
- B
- C
A
B
C
F
G
A
left hand
right hand
chords in the key of C major
(C major diatonic chords)
The 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.
last chords played
common chord progressions in the key of C major
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.
toggle C major scale intervals & scale degrees
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 |
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
D majorE majorF majorG majorA majorB majorD♭/C♯ majorE♭/D♯ majorG♭/F♯ majorA♭/G♯ majorB♭/A♯ major
C minorD minorE minorF minorG minorA minorB minor C♯/D♭ minorD♯/E♭ minorF♯/G♭ minorG♯/A♭ minorA♯/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.

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