C major scale
Eight notes up and back down, the thumb tucking under so one hand plays the whole octave.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on C with finger 1. Going up the fingers are 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Your thumb tucks under after finger 3. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on C with finger 5. Going up the fingers are 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. After your thumb, finger 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in C major
- YellowColdplay
- Baby, Now That I've Found YouThe Foundations
- Let It BeThe Beatles
- All Too WellTaylor Swift
- Ode To Joy (From Symphony No. 9, Fourth Movement)Ludwig van Beethoven
- All I Want For Christmas Is YouMariah Carey
- A Thousand YearsChristina Perri
- Always Remember Us This WayLady Gaga
- Fly Me To The MoonFrank Sinatra
- Star Wars (Main Theme)John Williams
- Fixer UpperRobert Lopez
- Claire De LuneClaude Debussy
- My ImmortalEvanescence
- Wind Of ChangeScorpions
- HallelujahLeonard Cohen
- Heal The WorldMichael Jackson
- Making Today A Perfect DayIdina Menzel & Kristen Bell and Cast
- Lean On MeBill Withers
- I'm Still StandingElton John
- Make Your Own Kind Of MusicMama Cass Elliot
- November RainGuns N' Roses
- Beauty And A BeatJustin Bieber
- RiptideVance Joy
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson
Questions
What notes are in the C major scale?
C, D, E, F, G, A and B, then C again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the C major scale?
Right hand going up: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in C major?
Yellow by Coldplay, Baby, Now That I've Found You by The Foundations and Let It Be by The Beatles are among the songs here in C major.