Deniz Tekin - İzmir'de Bir Gün Batımı - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords Em, Bm, G, A, D, F#, B, F#m Easy key C (capo 2)

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Capo 0

G  F#m  Em  D  Bm  A  Em  G  F#m  B

Bm              F#      Bm
Başka bir şehri istemem artık
Em       A      D        Bm
Gönlümün güneşi sensin İzmirim
Em       A        D          G
Kordonun büyüsüne yedi düvel aşık
Em        F#            Bm
Gözümün bebeği, canım İzmirim

Bm           G          A              D
İzmir'de bir gün batımı ne hoş olur salınarak
Bm           G           A          D
İzmir'de bir gün batımı, kordonda dolaşarak

B       A        F#m     Em
Oynaşır körfezde mavi dalgalar
G         Em    G       F#      B
Süzülür üstünde özgür martılar, ah

Em       A      D         G
Bağrında binbir güzelliği saklar
Em        F#            Bm
Gözümün bebeği, canım İzmirim

Bm           F#      Bm
Karşıyaka'da hep dolaşayım
Em      A      D        Bm
Kadifekale'den hayran bakayım
Em         A       D         G
Seni veren Allah'a kurban olayım
Em        F#            Bm
Gözümün bebeği, canım İzmirim

Bm           G          A              D
İzmir'de bir gün batımı ne hoş olur salınarak
Bm           G           A          D
İzmir'de bir gün batımı, kordonda dolaşarak

B       A        F#m     Em
Oynaşır körfezde mavi dalgalar
G         Em    G       F#      B
Süzülür üstünde özgür martılar, ah

Em       A      D         G
Bağrında binbir güzelliği saklar
Em        F#            Bm
Gözümün bebeği, canım İzmirim

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Harmony analysis

Deniz Tekin – İzmir'de Bir Gün Batımı: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)
#7 = A# (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 B minor side because it comes to rest on Bm, Bm is heard 15 times against 11 for D and the major V chord points straight at Bm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from D 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 D or to Bm; 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 D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	11×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	16×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	4×
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	8×
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	14×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	13×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	15×
V/ii	B	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	5×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	15×
V/iv	B	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	5×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	11×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	16×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	4×
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	8×
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	14×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	13×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 8 different chords appear 86 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Bm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from D, the same F# is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Bm. B acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

A D DV → Iauthentic cadence BmVII → III ×10
F# Bm DV/vi → vi BmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×6
Em A Dii → Vii → V Bmiv → VII ×6
Em F# Dii → V/vi Bmiv → Viv → V ×4
G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×4

The move to watch is A → D, heard 10 times. From the Bm side it is VII → III; from the D side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is G; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Em, Bm, G, A; read them as ii–vi–IV–V in D or iv–i–VI–VII in Bm. F# is the interesting twist: in D it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Bm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on A → D (V → I in D, VII → III in Bm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. The final chord is Bm; the ear comes to rest in Bm.

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.