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C Major (Ionian)
C Major (Ionian)
Major Modes
The most common scale. Happy, bright, resolved sound.
Scale Notes
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
7 notes · Formula: 0-2-4-5-7-9-11
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C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
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E
E
F
G
A
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C
D
E
B
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
G
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
D
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
A
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
E
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
1
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3
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Chords in C Major (Ionian)
Degree
Numeral
Chord
Type
1
I
C
Major
2
ii
Dm
Minor
3
iii
Em
Minor
4
IV
F
Major
5
V
G
Major
6
vi
Am
Minor
7
vii°
Bdim
Diminished
Other C Scales
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian (Natural Minor)
Locrian
Harmonic Minor
Melodic Minor (Ascending)
Major Pentatonic
Minor Pentatonic
Blues Scale
Major Blues
Whole Tone
Chromatic
Hungarian Minor
Japanese (In)
Hirajōshi
Arabian
Double Harmonic
Major (Ionian) in All Keys
C♯ / D♭
D
D♯ / E♭
E
F
F♯ / G♭
G
G♯ / A♭
A
A♯ / B♭
B