C Major
The C major key is built on the C major scale and borrows notes and chords from related modes like C Mixolydian and C Lydian.
- Key signature
- No sharps or flats
- Relative minor
- Neighboring keys
Chords in this key
- I
- ii
- iii
- IV
- V
- vi
- vii°
Common chord progressions
- Pop progressionI – V – vi – IV
- Three-chord songI – IV – V
- '50s doo-wopI – vi – IV – V
- Jazz cadenceii – V – I
Borrowed chords
Chords borrowed into C Major from outside for extra color.
- V7/V
- V7/ii
- V7/vi
- bIII
- bVI
- bVII
- V7
- Isus4
- Vsus4
Modes on this root
Same root as C Major, different flavor.
