Sedef Sebüktekin - Uyu - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Am, C, Fmaj7, E7, Dm Easy key G (capo 5)

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Capo 0

Am  C  Fmaj7  Am  E7
Am  C  Fmaj7  Am  Dm

Am                    C             Fmaj7  E7
Kendimi kırdım bile bile karanlığımda
Am                       C                Fmaj7  E7
En keskin uçlarıyla kalbime saplandı varlığım

  Am              C
Sabah çarpar yüze yalnızlığını
  Fmaj7           Dm
Aslında hep kendinden kaçtığını

Am
Dur bitirme cümleni
C                         Fmaj7
Yapmadık üstümüze düşenleri
              E7
Anlat ruhum yorgunluğunu
    Am
Sen bekleme sar kendini
C                         Fmaj7
Farkında vardığında herşeyi
               E7
Anlat ruhum, yorgunluğunu
Am   C    Fmaj7  E7
Uyu, uyu, uyu
Am   C    Fmaj7  E7
Uyu, uyu, uyu

Am                   C               Fmaj7  E7
Durduğum yerin ötesinde arardım derdimi
Am                    C                 Fmaj7  E7
Sınırlarımı çizmediğimde kandırdım kendimi

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Harmony analysis

Sedef Sebüktekin – Uyu: 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 13 times against 11 for C 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	11×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	2×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V7/vi	E7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B · D	9×
IVmaj7	Fmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C · E	11×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	—
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	13×
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	13×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	11×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	2×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V7	E7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B · D	9×
VImaj7	Fmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C · E	11×
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 46 times in total; 4 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.

Chord movement

E7 Am CV7/vi → visecondary resolution AmV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×8
Dm Am Cii → vi Amiv → iminor plagal ×2
Fmaj7 Am CIVmaj7 → vi AmVImaj7 → iVI → i ×2

The move to watch is E7 → Am, heard 8 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 C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fmaj7, land on F, A, C — 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

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5 semitones down · capo 5 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Am, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Am, C, Fmaj7, E7 carry the song: vi–I–IVmaj7–V7/vi relative to C, i–III–VImaj7–V7 relative to 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. It closes on E7, letting the C side have the last word.

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.