Sezen Aksu - Ne Yapayım Şimdi Ben - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Am, E7, Dm, F, G, C, Bm7b5 Easy key G (capo 5)

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Capo 0

Am  E7  Am  E7

Am
Gittiğin günden beri
  E7
Tutmuyor hiç kimse elimden
               Am
Dit diri daadi di dan tari rey
                                 E7
Tiriri ra riri di tam baru da du dey
                               Am
Ti ri dit tam bi da di di da du da du dey

              Dm
Ne yapayım şimdi ben
E7             Am
Hangi kapıyı çalayım
F           Dm
Gideyim buralardan
E7            Am
En iyisi katlanayım

Dm
Of ooooooof
Am  E7
Of  oooooof

Am                      E7 
Ti ta di da di ri daram ti da di dam di
                                     Am
Diri datda a tida ta ta dititi taran di

              Dm
Ne yapayım şimdi ben
E7             Am
Hangi kapıyı çalayım
F           Dm
Gideyim buralardan
E7            Am
En iyisi katlanayım

              Dm
Ne yapayım şimdi ben
G              C
Hangi kapıyı çalayım
Dm
Gideyim buralardan
E7            Am
En iyisi katlanayım

Dm
Of ooooooof
Am  Dm
Of  oooooof
Bm7b5   E7
Oooooooooof

Am
Ripparu riru riru day day
               E7
Diru riru diri di ram

Diru deru deru ray rey
                 Am
Didiru diru diru day ram

Biriru ridu diri day rey
                E7
Diriru dibiridi day dam

Biriri diri deru dey dam
                Am
Duriri ribiridi diii

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Harmony analysis

Sezen Aksu – Ne Yapayım Şimdi Ben: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am and ends on Am. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)
#7 = G# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A minor side because it both starts and finishes on Am, Am is heard 17 times against 1 for C and the major V chord points straight at Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C 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 C or to Am; 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 C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	1×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	9×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V7/vi	E7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B · D	14×
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	2×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	1×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	17×
viiø7	Bm7b5	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F · A	1×

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	17×
iiø7	Bm7b5	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F · A	1×
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	1×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	9×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V7	E7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B · D	14×
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	2×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	1×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 7 different chords appear 45 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Am brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from C, the same E7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Am.

Chord movement

E7 Am CV7/vi → visecondary resolution AmV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×14
Dm E7 Cii → V7/vi Amiv → V7iv → V ×5
Dm Am Cii → vi Amiv → iminor plagal ×2
G C CV → Iauthentic cadence AmVII → III ×1
Dm G Cii → Vii → V Amiv → VII ×1
Bm7b5 E7 Cviiø7 → V7/vi Amiiø7 → V7ii° → V ×1

The move to watch is E7 → Am, heard 14 times. From the Am side it is V7 → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the C side it reads V7/vi → vi (secondary resolution: E7 resolves a fourth up to Am). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over E7, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Dm, land on D, F, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When E7 comes, swap the scale's G for G#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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 C major shapes

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

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5 semitones down · capo 5 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Am, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Am, E7, Dm, F; read them as vi–V7/vi–ii–IV in C or i–V7–iv–VI in Am. E7 is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on E7 → Am (V7/vi → vi in C, V7 → i in Am): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. Ending on Am, the song seals Am 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.