C Major Scale

C Major scale is made up of seven notes as all the other major scales. The C Major pitches are: C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. The eighth duplicates the first at a higher octave, as you can see below.

C Major is one of the most common key signatures used in western music. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps (no black keys). The minor relative of C Major (the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic) is A minor.

The sequence of spaces between the notes of C Major scale is:

What are the chords/triads in the key of C Major?

These are the chords buit on each degree of C Major Key:

• I^st - Tonic - Major, Notes: C, E, G
• II^nd - Supertonic - minor, Notes: D, F, A
• III^rd - Mediant - minor, Notes: E, G, B
• IV^th - Subdominant - Major, Notes: F, A, C
• V^th - Dominant - minor, Notes: G, B, D
• VI^th - Submediant - minor, Notes: A, C, E
• VII^th - Leading Tone - diminished, Notes: B, D, F

The most used triads are the primary chords. The chords build on I^st, IV^th, V^th degrees are all Major chords.

I^st degree - Tonic - Notes: C, E, G.

IV^th degree - Subdominant - Notes: F, A, C.

V^th degree - Dominant - Notes: G, B, D.

C Major fingers

Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.

Right Hand fingering: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Left Hand fingering: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1.