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→The Major Scale
Notice how C Major has no sharp/flat notes. Again, this is just a naming convention to simplify things. C Major is usually the first key learned on any instrument. On a piano, it represents the white keys (no black keys). Some instruments are designed around C Major. Guitar, unlike piano, is very key-neutral. It is equally simple to play in C Major as any other key.
Each major scale has the same quality as every other. C Major will sound like C# {{sharp}} Major will sound like A Major; they just start on different notes. It doesn't matter that C Major has no sharps or flats while C# Major is all sharps (C# {{sharp}} D# {{sharp}} E# {{sharp}} F# {{sharp}} G# {{sharp}} A# {{sharp}} B#{{sharp}}) and A Major has 3 sharps (A B C# {{sharp}} D E F# {{sharp}} G#{{sharp}}). What matters is the whole-tone/semi-tone relationships between notes:
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