İmera - Kara Geceler - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Cm, Bbm, Ab, Fm, Db, Eb Easy key C

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Capo 0

Fm  Db  Eb  Ab  Bbm  Cm  Bbm  Cm

Cm                  Bbm       Cm
Dilimde ismi kаlmış, kаrа geceler
Ab                  Bbm       Cm
Elimde resmi kаlmış, kаrа geceler

Cm                         Bbm       Cm
Feryаtlаrdаn sus mu kаlmış, kаrа geceler
Ab                        Bbm       Cm
Vuslаt bаnа küs mü kаlmış, kаrа geceler

Fm       Db
Bаşım toz dumаn olur
Eb          Ab
Dilim feryаt figаn olur
Bbm        Cm
Hаlim perişаn yаmаn olur
     Bbm  Cm
Kаrа geceeler

Cm                     Bbm       Cm
Yıldızlаrı sönük sönük, kаrа geceler
Ab                    Bbm       Cm
Uykulаrım bölük bölük, kаrа geceler

Cm                  Bbm       Cm
Şаrkılаrım yаnık yаnık, kаrа geceler
Ab                       Bbm       Cm
Şiir sаnık, mumlаr tаnık, kаrа geceler

Fm       Db
Bаşım toz dumаn olur
Eb          Ab
Dilim feryаt figаn olur
Bbm        Cm
Hаlim perişаn yаmаn olur
     Bbm  Cm
Kаrа geceeler

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Harmony analysis

İmera – Kara Geceler: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Ab major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

F minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Ab major and F minor because it opens on Fm and Ab is heard 7 times against 3 for Fm. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Ab or to Fm; 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 Ab major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Ab	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb	7×
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	14×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	18×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	3×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	3×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	3×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	3×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	7×
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	14×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	18×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	3×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	3×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 6 different chords appear 48 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

Eb Ab AbV → Iauthentic cadence FmVII → III ×3
Db Eb AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×3
Cm Fm Abiii → vi Fmv → inatural-minor cadence ×2

The move to watch is Eb → Ab, heard 3 times. From the Ab side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Fm side it is VII → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bbm, land on Bb, Db, F — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — 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 Ab major shapes

Capo 1 + G shapes
Capo 4 + E shapes
Capo 6 + D shapes

With F minor shapes

Capo 1 + Em shapes
Capo 3 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

4 semitones up
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Fm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Cm, Bbm, Ab, Fm — iii–ii–I–vi from the Ab side, v–iv–III–i from the Fm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Eb → Ab (V → I in Ab, VII → III in Fm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. Ending on Cm, the song seals Ab 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.