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Songs in the key of C major

C major is the key of the white keys: no sharps, no flats. Its chords are C, F and G, and all 10 songs here play in it.

The chords in C major

• Cukulele
• Fukulele
• Gukulele
• G7ukulele
• Cguitar
• Fguitar
• Gguitar
• G7guitar

Want to see one on a piano or hear it? C, F, G, G7 in the Chord Finder.

On a piano you never touch a black key, and on a ukulele the C chord is one finger. Most first songs are written in C, so most beginner books start here. The catch is that C is a little low for a small child's voice; try D or F if a song sounds growly.

10 songs in C major, easiest first

• 🐮 Old MacDonald Had a FarmChords in C major: C, F
• 🥯 Hot Cross Bunswritten in C majorChords in C major: C, G
• 🦉 Little Owlet (Frère Jacques)written in C majorChords in C major: C, G
• 🌉 London Bridgewritten in C majorChords in C major: C, G
• 🐑 Mary Had a Little Lambwritten in C majorChords in C major: C, G
• 🚣 Row, Row, Row Your Boatwritten in C majorChords in C major: C, G7
• 🐑 Baa, Baa, Black Sheepwritten in C majorChords in C major: C, F, G
• 🔤 The Alphabet Songwritten in C majorChords in C major: C, F, G
• ⭐ Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starwritten in C majorChords in C major: C, F, G
• 🐶 This Old Manwritten in C majorChords in C major: C, F, G, G7

Other keys

• G major
• D major
• A major
• E major
• F major
• Bb major
• Eb major
• A minor
• D minor

Checked 2026-10-31. The songs are in the public domain; each sheet names where its words and tune come from.