C Major Chord
Also known as:
C , CM , Cmaj , CMaj , Cma , CΔ
The C Major Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. C Major Chord contains the notes C, E, G. The C Major Chord is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root C, the Third E, and the Fifth G.
Below you will find the C Major Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
C, E, G
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Tonic |
| E | 3 | Mediant |
| G | 5 | Dominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| C > C | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| C > E | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
| C > G | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
Scales related to C Major Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the C Major Chord.
I Chord of C Major Scale
V Chord of F Major Scale
IV Chord of G Major Scale
♭III Chord of A Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of D Natural Minor Scale
♭VI Chord of E Natural Minor Scale
♭VI Chord of E Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of F Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of F Melodic Minor Scale
IV Chord of G Melodic Minor Scale
I Chord of C Major Pentatonic Scale
♭III Chord of A Minor Pentatonic Scale
I Chord of C Major Blues Scale
♭III Chord of A Minor Blues Scale
I Chord of C Ionian Mode
V Chord of F Ionian Mode
IV Chord of G Ionian Mode
♭III Chord of A Dorian Mode
♭VII Chord of D Dorian Mode
IV Chord of G Dorian Mode
♭III Chord of A Phrygian Mode
♭II Chord of B Phrygian Mode
♭VI Chord of E Phrygian Mode
II Chord of B♭ Lydian Mode
I Chord of C Lydian Mode
V Chord of F Lydian Mode
I Chord of C Mixolydian Mode
♭VII Chord of D Mixolydian Mode
IV Chord of G Mixolydian Mode
♭III Chord of A Aeolian Mode
♭VII Chord of D Aeolian Mode
♭VI Chord of E Aeolian Mode
♭II Chord of B Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of E Locrian Mode
♭V Chord of F♯ Locrian Mode
♭II Chord of B Phrygian Dominant Mode
I Chord of C Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the C Major Chord.
I Chord of B♯ Major Scale
V Chord of E♯ Major Scale
♭VI Chord of F♭ Natural Minor Scale
♭VI Chord of F♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of E♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of E♯ Melodic Minor Scale
I Chord of B♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
I Chord of B♯ Major Blues Scale
I Chord of B♯ Ionian Mode
V Chord of E♯ Ionian Mode
♭II Chord of C♭ Phrygian Mode
♭VI Chord of F♭ Phrygian Mode
II Chord of A♯ Lydian Mode
I Chord of B♯ Lydian Mode
V Chord of E♯ Lydian Mode
I Chord of B♯ Mixolydian Mode
♭VI Chord of F♭ Aeolian Mode
♭II Chord of C♭ Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of F♭ Locrian Mode
♭V Chord of G♭ Locrian Mode
♭II Chord of C♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode
I Chord of B♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Chords related to C Major Chord
Enharmonic Equivalent
Chord with the same root and notes as the C Major Chord but different spelling.
B♯ Major Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the C Major Chord.
B♯ Major Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the C Major Chord and have the same root note.
C Major Seventh Chord
C Major Ninth Chord
C Major Eleventh Chord
C Major Thirteenth Chord
C Major Sixth Chord
C Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
C Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
C Dominant Seventh Chord
C Dominant Ninth Chord
C Dominant Eleventh Chord
C Dominant Thirteenth Chord
C Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth Chord
C Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
C Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the C Major Chord but have a different root note.
B♯ Major Chord
B♯ Major Seventh Chord
B♯ Major Ninth Chord
E♯ Major Ninth Chord
F Major Ninth Chord
B♯ Major Eleventh Chord
E♯ Major Eleventh Chord
F Major Eleventh Chord
B♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
E♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
F Major Thirteenth Chord
G Major Thirteenth Chord
B♯ Major Sixth Chord
B♯ Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
B♯ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
E♯ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
F Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
A Minor Seventh Chord
A Minor Ninth Chord
A Minor Eleventh Chord
D Minor Eleventh Chord
A Minor Thirteenth Chord
D Minor Thirteenth Chord
G Minor Thirteenth Chord
B♯ Dominant Seventh Chord
B♯ Dominant Ninth Chord
B♯ Dominant Eleventh Chord
D Dominant Eleventh Chord
B♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
D Dominant Thirteenth Chord
G Dominant Thirteenth Chord
A Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth Chord
B♯ Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth Chord
B♯ Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
B♯ Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
D Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
G♯ Augmented Major Seventh Chord
A♭ Augmented Major Seventh Chord
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