Can Ozan - Aşk - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords D, C, G, Em, Bm, Am Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Capo 0

Em  D  C  G  D

Em            D          C
Al son bir şarkı israf olsun
       G            D
Dudağımdan sana dökülen
    Em          D             C
Bir kaç kadeh şarap nedenim olsun
      G          D
Üzerimden atamadığım

    Am         G
Bir yük ölü toprak
        C            D
Senin olmak ne kadar zor
   Em
Sanki

C        G     D  Em
Aşk damarlarımda
C       G      D  Em
Aşk dolanır durur
C       G    D  Bm
Sen hiç korkma
  C       G     D  Em
O hep yolunu bulur

Em  C  Bm

Em           D             C
Boş boş dünyamız geldim yalnız
          G          D        Am
Gitçem yalnız, anlatamam derdimi
        G              C
Ah sevgilim, geceler benim
         D       Em
Tek gerçeğim sensin

C        G     D  Em
Aşk damarlarımda
C       G      D  Em
Aşk dolanır durur
C       G    D  Bm
Sen hiç korkma
  C       G     D  Em
O hep yolunu bulur

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Harmony analysis

Can Ozan – Aşk: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it both starts and finishes on Em and G is heard 14 times against 13 for Em. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G 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 G or to Em; 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 G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	14×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	2×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	3×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	15×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	18×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	13×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	13×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	14×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	2×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	3×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	15×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	18×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 6 different chords appear 65 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 G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×12
D Em GV → videceptive cadence EmVII → iAeolian arrival ×10
C D GIV → VIV → V EmVI → VIIVI → VII ×2
Bm Em Giii → vi Emv → inatural-minor cadence ×1

The move to watch is C → G, heard 12 times. From the Em side it is VI → III; from the G side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

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 G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The opening Em lays a solid floor for everything that follows. D, C, G, Em carry the song: V–IV–I–vi relative to G, VII–VI–III–i relative to Em. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C → G (IV → I in G, VI → III in Em): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. Ending on Em, the song seals Em 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.