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C Major Scale

The C Major scale contains the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B. Explore where each note sits across the ukulele fretboard in standard GCEA tuning, hear it played, and see the chords it harmonises with.

Also known as

  • C Ionian

Formula

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Notes

CDEFGAB

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the C Major scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

Explore this scale on the interactive fretboard tool