Also D Dorian, E Phrygian

C Major (Ionian): C D E F G A B. Formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Same notes as D Dorian, E Phrygian, F Lydian. The major scale: the reference every other scale is measured against. Bright and settled, it carries countless pop, folk and classical melodies.

Made of7

Notes7

Contains & part of14

Diatonic chords14

Sevenths

Relatives35

Cadences5

Cadences in C major

Progressions9

Progressions in C major