Sezen Aksu - Gitmem Daha - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Am, Dm, E7, Em, A7 Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Am  Am  Dm  Dm  E7  E7  Am

Am                    Dm
Gitmem daha, kanım kaynıyor hala
E7              Am
Gitmem doymadım ben aşka
A7                Dm
Bırakmam gölgemi ardımda
 E7
Alırım yanıma onu da

Am                             Em
Her şeyden korkardım küçük bir çocukken
                  Dm               Am
Şarkı söylemeyi karanlık öğretti bana
                        Em
Yalnızlıktan öğrendim binlerce masalı
     Dm                Am    E7
Ve hüzünden öğrendim sevmeyi

Am  Am  Em  Em  Dm  Am  Am  Am  Em  Em  Dm  Am

Am                      Dm
Bir gün daha perdeler kapanmakta
E7                  Am
Kaçmam ben pişman olsam da
  A7               Dm
Hayat iştahla dişlediğim elma
   E7
Kaçmam yaşarım inadına

Am                             Em
Her şeyden korkardım küçük bir çocukken
                  Dm               Am
Şarkı söylemeyi karanlık öğretti bana
                        Em
Yalnızlıktan öğrendim binlerce masalı
     Dm                Am    E7
Ve hüzünden öğrendim sevmeyi

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Harmony analysis

Sezen Aksu – Gitmem Daha: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am and ends on E7. 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 opens on Am, Am is heard 19 times while C never appears 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	—
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	12×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	8×
V7/vi	E7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B · D	8×
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	—
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	—
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	19×
V7/ii	A7	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E · G	2×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	19×
V7/iv	A7	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E · G	2×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	—
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	12×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	8×
V7	E7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B · D	8×
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	—
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	—

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 49 times in total; 3 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. A7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

E7 Am CV7/vi → visecondary resolution AmV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×6
Dm Am Cii → vi Amiv → iminor plagal ×6
Dm E7 Cii → V7/vi Amiv → V7iv → V ×5
A7 Dm CV7/ii → iisecondary resolution AmV7/iv → iv ×2

The move to watch is E7 → Am, heard 6 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 Dm, land on D, F, A — 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.
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

Easiest keys on guitar

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

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, Dm, E7, Em; read them as vi–ii–V7/vi–iii in C or i–iv–V7–v 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 E7, the song seals C 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.