Chords in C major

Scale notes and diatonic chords in C major: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. Triads, sevenths, and related keys — practice in midimemo.

Notes in the C major scale

C, D, E, F, G, A, B

Diatonic triads

I — C Major (C, E, G)

ii — D Minor (D, F, A)

iii — E Minor (E, G, B)

IV — F Major (F, A, C)

V — G Major (G, B, D)

vi — A Minor (A, C, E)

vii° — B Diminished (B, D, F)

Diatonic sevenths

Imaj7 — C Major 7 (C, E, G, B)

iim7 — D Minor 7 (D, F, A, C)

iiim7 — E Minor 7 (E, G, B, D)

IVmaj7 — F Major 7 (F, A, C, E)

V7 — G 7 (G, B, D, F)

vim7 — A Minor 7 (A, C, E, G)

viiø7 — B Minor 7b5 (B, D, F, A)

Related keys

Relative: A minor (/keys/a-minor)

Parallel: C minor (/keys/c-minor)