See any scale on the keyboard.
Pick a root and a scale type — major, minor, modes, pentatonic, blues, whole-tone — and instantly see the notes on a piano, with the chord family (Roman numerals) underneath.
Root note
Scale family
C Major
Bright, happy, the foundation of Western pop and classical.
CDEFGAB
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Chords built from this scale
I
C
ii
D
iii
E
IV
F
V
G
vi
A
vii°
B
Notes in C Major
The c major contains C — D — E — F — G — A — B. Practise it by playing each note from C up to B and back down again, both hands together.
Why Major?
Bright, happy, the foundation of Western pop and classical.
Other names
This scale is sometimes written as C Major.