Top 10 Sad Songs that Use a Major Scale

Major chords may not sound emotional on their own, but in a song, a song that has a sad or emotional mood, it will always sound that way either if it's in the major or minor scale.

The Top Ten

1 Cancer - My Chemical Romance

2 Rape Me - Nirvana

3 All Apologies - Nirvana

4 Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers

5 Rooster - Alice in Chains

6 Fell On Black Days - Soundgarden

7 Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne

8 Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

9 Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) - Deftones

10 Patience - Guns N' Roses

The Contenders

11 Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers

12 Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

13 Lake of Fire - Nirvana

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