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Aliases: C ionian

C major Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a C major scale sound like?

C major scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the C major scale on the piano?

Notes:

C
D
E
F
G
A
B

Intervals:

1P
2M
3M
4P
5P
6M
7M

Guitar Fingering

How do you play the C major scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
F
A
E
B
G
D
F
C
G
B
A
E
C
G
D
A
F
B
D
A
E
B
C
G
F
C
E
B
D
A
F
C
G
D
E
B
G
D
A
E

Intervals:

3M
7M
5P
2M
6M
3M
4P
1P
4P
6M
3M
7M
5P
2M
4P
1P
5P
7M
6M
3M
1P
5P
2M
6M
4P
7M
2M
6M
3M
7M
1P
5P
4P
1P
3M
7M
2M
6M
4P
1P
5P
2M
3M
7M
5P
2M
6M
3M
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Notes

What notes are in the C major scale

C - D - E - F - G - A - B

Formula

What is the formula for the C major scale

2M - 2M - 2m - 2M - 2M - 2M - 2m

Intervals

What intervals are in the C major scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Major 6th

Major 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the C major scale