C major

English

Noun

C major (uncountable)

1. (music) The major key with C as its tonic, and no sharps or flats, having the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.

   

2. (music) The major chord with a root of C.

   

Coordinate terms

• C major
• C-sharp major
• D-flat major
• D major
• E-flat major
• E major
• F-flat major
• F major
• F-sharp major
• G major
• G-sharp major
• A-flat major
• A major
• A-sharp major
• B-flat major
• B major
• C-flat major

Translations

the major key with C as its tonic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: C大調／C大调 (zh)

• Dutch: C-majeur (nl), C-groot (nl)
• Finnish: C-duuri (fi)
• French: do majeur (fr) m, ut majeur m
• German: C-Dur (de) n
• Hungarian: C-dúr
• Japanese: ハ長調 (ja) (ha chōchō)
• Korean: 다장조 (dajangjo)
• Russian: до мажо́р m (do mažór)
• Spanish: do mayor m

the major chord with a root of C

• Dutch: C-majeur (nl), C-groot (nl)
• French: do majeur (fr) m, ut majeur m
• German: C-Dur (de) n
• Hungarian: C-dúr
• Spanish: do mayor m