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)
Burhan Şeşen - Sevdaya İnanmışsan Eğer - Chord
Key A major – F# minor Chords F#m, C#7, Bm Easy key C
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Key: A | Gbm | F#m
Capo: 0
Bm F#m C#7 F#m
Bm F#m C#7 F#m C#7 F#m
F#m C#7
Ben kuytularda öylece yalnız
F#m
Her şeyin farkında çaresiz
C#7
Ben çırılçıplak ben yaralanmış
F#m
Sevgiye hasret bırakılmış
Bm F#m
Her gün dalgalı bir deniz olsam
C#7 F#m
Yalandan adacıklar kursam
Bm F#m
Ak saçlı bilge bir ermiş olsam
C#7 F#m
Umutlu bir öykü anlatsam
F#m
Bir ağacın gölgesinde gündüze boyanır gece
Bm C#7
Kendini seviyorsan eğer
F#m
Bir balıkçı teknesinde yıldızlar düşer denize
Bm F#m
Sevdaya inanmışsan eğer
F#m C#7
Ben akşamlarda öylece üzgün
F#m
Gün batımında yanar yüzüm
C#7
Eski bir aşktır tüm çıkarlarım
F#m
Açar kapıyı uğurlarım
Bm F#m
Her gün sevdalı bir bulut olsam
C#7 F#m
Dağların sırtına yaslansam
Bm F#m
Başı göklerde uçurtma olsam
C#7 F#m
Penceresiz evleri sarsam
F#m
Bir ağacın gölgesinde gündüze boyanır gece
Bm C#7
Kendini seviyorsan eğer
F#m
Bir balıkçı teknesinde yıldızlar düşer denize
Bm F#m
Sevdaya inanmışsan eğer
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Harmony analysis
Burhan Şeşen – Sevdaya İnanmışsan Eğer: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Bm and ends on F#m. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = E (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = E# (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 F# minor side because it comes to rest on F#m, F#m is heard 25 times while A never appears and the major V chord points straight at F#m. 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | A | Tonic — home | A · C# · E | — |
| ii | Bm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F# | 10× |
| iii | C#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C# · E · G# | — |
| V7/vi | C#7 | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to F#msecondary dominant | C# · E# · G# · B | 13× |
| IV | D | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A | — |
| V | E | Dominant — strongest pull home | E · G# · B | — |
| vi | F#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F# · A · C# | 25× |
| vii° | G#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G# · B · D | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | F#m | Tonic — home | F# · A · C# | 25× |
| ii° | G#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G# · B · D | — |
| III | A | Relative major — the bright side | A · C# · E | — |
| iv | Bm | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D · F# | 10× |
| v | C#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | C# · E · G# | — |
| V7 | C#7 | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C# · E# · G# · B | 13× |
| VI | D | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A | — |
| VII | E | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | E · G# · B | — |
Analysis
The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 3 different chords appear 48 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of F#m brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from A, the same C#7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for F#m.
Chord movement
- C#7 F#m AV7/vi → visecondary resolution F#mV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×13
- Bm F#m Aii → vi F#miv → iminor plagal ×8
- Bm C#7 Aii → V7/vi F#miv → V7iv → V ×2
The move to watch is C#7 → F#m, heard 13 times. From the F#m side it is V7 → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the A side it reads V7/vi → vi (secondary resolution: C#7 resolves a fourth up to F#m). 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 F#m, land on F#, A, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C#7, land on C#, E#, G# — 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.
- When C#7 comes, swap the scale's E for E#: 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 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
Starting on Bm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are F#m, C#7, Bm; read them as vi–V7/vi–ii in A or i–V7–iv in F#m. C#7 is the interesting twist: in A it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in F#m it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on C#7 → F#m (V7/vi → vi in A, V7 → i in F#m): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. 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.
Burhan Şeşen - Sevdaya İnanmışsan Eğer Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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Lyrics: Burhan ŞeşenMusic: Gökhan Şeşen
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