C Minor Cheat Sheet

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The C Minor Scale

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Key Signature

Key signature of C Minor showing 3 flats (B♭, E♭, and A♭)

Relative Keys

The relative keys of C Minor are:

About The Key Of C Minor

The key of C Minor has a key signature of 3 flats (B♭, E♭, and A♭). The C Minor scale has the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. It is the 3rd most popular key among Minor keys and the 9th most popular among all keys. Minor keys, along with major keys, are a common choice for popular music. The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all minor chords (C minor, F minor, and G minor). For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

The 20 Most Popular Chords In C Minor

According to the TheoryTab database, songs in C Minor draw almost entirely from the following 20 chords. Click on a chord below to show it on the piano and hear how it sounds.

Songs In The Key Of C Minor

Click on the following songs in C Minor to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.

Karkat's Theme
by Homestuck Soundtrack
The Day Before You Came
by ABBA
Knives Out
by Radiohead
Emerald Sword
by Rhapsody of Fire
Hold It Against Me
by Britney Spears
Setting Sail Coming Home
by Bastion
Desert Rose
by Sting
Enjoy the Silence
by Depeche Mode
Busted
by Phineas and Ferb
Titanium feat Sia
by David Guetta
Apologize
by OneRepublic
All Along The Watchtower
by Jimi Hendrix
Here Comes Trouble
by Grant Kirkhope
It's My Life
by Bon Jovi
Remember The Name
by Fort Minor
Unfaithful
by Rihanna
Guile's Theme
by Capcom
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme
by Chuck Lorre
21st Century Schizoid Man
by King Crimson
Gloomy Sunday - The End Of The World
by Rezso Seress
Girl
by The Beatles
One Man's Dream
by Yanni
He Won't Go
by Adele
One Man and His Droid
by Rob Hubbard
Tired of Being Sorry
by Enrique Iglesias
Overprotected
by Britney Spears
Trouble is a Friend
by Lenka
Say My Name
by Destiny's Child
Katy On A Mission
by Katy B
Madelena
by Brian Culbertson
Turn Me On
by Nicki Minaj
Just Can't Get Enough
by Black Eyed Peas
Where Have You Been
by Rihanna
You Drive Me Crazy
by Britney Spears
Rolling In The Deep
by Adele
It's a Sin
by Pet Shop Boys
Take Over Control
by Afrojack ft Eva Simons
We Are the Champions
by Queen
Bliss
by Muse
She Will Be Loved
by Maroon 5
Till The World Ends
by Britney Spears
Climax
by Usher
My Heart Will Go On
by Celine Dion
El Dorado
by Two Steps From Hell
Take Flight
by Craig Austin
Eye Of The Tiger
by Survivor
Skyfall
by Adele
4 In the morning
by Gwen Stefani
Tiny Dancer
by Elton John
Spectrum feat Matthew Koma
by Zedd
Troublemaker
by Olly Murs feat Flo Rida
Where I End and You Begin
by Radiohead
This is Halloween
by Tim Burton and Danny Elfman
Crazy
by Gnarls Barkley
Path Of The Wind - Totoro
by Joe Hisaishi
Mirrors
by Justin Timberlake
Game Of Thrones Theme
by Ramin Djawadi
Superman
by Mat Zo
Take Care
by Drake
Through the Fire and Flames
by Dragonforce
Soon We'll Be Found
by Sia
It's gonna be me
by Nsync
Larger Than Life
by Backstreet Boys
The Bad Touch
by Bloodhound Gang
Windowlicker
by Aphex Twin
Toxic
by Britney Spears
Don't Speak
by No Doubt
Baby One More Time
by Britney Spears
Build that wall
by Bastion

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of C Minor

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