Özgün - Mahzen - Chord

Key A major – F# minor Chords C#m7, F#m, Bm7, E, F#m7, D Easy key C

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Bm7  C#m7  F#m

Bm7    C#m7        F#m
 Bilsen neleri affettim
Bm7  C#m7     F#m 
 Neler feda ettim
Bm7    C#m7       F#m
 Zaman zor geçti ama geçti
            Bm7       C#m7  F#m
 Her şey birdenbire nasıl değişti

          D         E
Ama ben sana veda ettim
        C#m7     F#m7
Kalem kağıt ağlarken
    D           E
Kalanını feda ettim
        C#m7     F#m
Bir ihtimal bağlarken

F#m7
Ben bilirim bunu zaten
               C#m7
İki göz gibi bazen
                Bm7
Birbirini görmezken
     E          F#m
Aynı yerde birleşen

F#m7
Sen, ben gibi kalpten
                C#m7
Seven anlaşır madem
                 Bm7
Beni boğdu bu mahzen
        E      F#m
Elini tutup çıkıp gitsem

    D            E
Kalana tutunduğumda
      F#m
Hatırana saygımla
         D         E
O’na sığınıp dua ettim
       C#m7     F#m
Yarınları beklerken
 
F#m7
Ben bilirim bunu zaten
               C#m7
İki göz gibi bazen
                Bm7
Birbirini görmezken
     E          F#m
Aynı yerde birleşen

F#m7
Sen, ben gibi kalpten
                C#m7
Seven anlaşır madem
                 Ben
Beni boğdu bu mahzen
        E      F#m
Elini tutup çıkıp gitsem

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Harmony analysis

Özgün – Mahzen: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm7 and ends on F#m. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

A major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

F# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = E (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F# minor side because it comes to rest on F#m and F#m is heard 17 times while A never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from A major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to A or to F#m; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from A major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	A	Tonic — home	A · C# · E	—
ii7	Bm7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F# · A	8×
iii7	C#m7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C# · E · G# · B	12×
V/vi	C#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to F#msecondary dominant	C# · E# · G#	—
IV	D	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F# · A	4×
V	E	Dominant — strongest pull home	E · G# · B	8×
vi	F#m	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F# · A · C#	12×
vi7	F#m7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F# · A · C# · E	5×
vii°	G#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G# · B · D	—

Seen from F# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	F#m	Tonic — home	F# · A · C#	12×
i7	F#m7	Tonic — home	F# · A · C# · E	5×
ii°	G#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G# · B · D	—
III	A	Relative major — the bright side	A · C# · E	—
iv7	Bm7	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D · F# · A	8×
v7	C#m7	Minor dominant — soft pull	C# · E · G# · B	12×
V	C#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C# · E# · G#	—
VI	D	Submediant — warm colour	D · F# · A	4×
VII	E	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	E · G# · B	8×

Analysis

The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 6 different chords appear 49 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

C#m7 F#m Aiii7 → vi F#mv7 → inatural-minor cadence ×7
E F#m AV → videceptive cadence F#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×5
D E AIV → VIV → V F#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×4
Bm7 E Aii7 → Vii → V F#miv7 → VII ×3
C#m7 F#m7 Aiii7 → vi7 F#mv7 → i7natural-minor cadence ×1

The move to watch is C#m7 → F#m, heard 7 times. From the F#m side it is v7 → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the A side it reads iii7 → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
Over C#m7, land on C#, E, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over F#m, land on F#, A, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm7, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With A major shapes

No capo — open A shapes
Capo 2 + G shapes
Capo 5 + E shapes

With F# minor shapes

Capo 2 + Em shapes
Capo 4 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones up
2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Bm7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is C#m7, F#m, Bm7, E — iii7–vi–ii7–V from the A side, v7–i–iv7–VII from the F#m side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C#m7 → F#m (iii7 → vi in A, v7 → i in F#m): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on F#m, the song seals F#m as home.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.