Merve Özbey - Sahi - Chord

Key Bb major – G minor Chords Gm, Cm, F, Dm, Eb, D Easy key C

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Capo 0

Gm
Zorun bana mıydı sahi
              Dm
Her gün yüreğimi boğar gibi
Gm             Cm             F
Hep gözlerinle anki git dediğin
                      
Anca aldı aklım yine yeni

Cm
Nasıl doluyum bilsen

Onca şey arasında ben
Eb               F      D
Marifet gibi yürüdüm ateşe

Gm            Eb
Ah ben bittim bırakıp gittin
F           Cm      Dm
Böyle olmaz yakma beni
Gm            Eb
Ah ben bittim kırdın geçtin
F            Cm      Dm
Böyle bitmez yıkma beni

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Harmony analysis

Merve Özbey – Sahi: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Bb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

G minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Eb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = F (natural-minor colour)
#7 = F# (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 G minor side because it opens on Gm, Gm is heard 4 times while Bb never appears and the major V chord points straight at Gm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Bb 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 Bb or to Gm; 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 Bb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Bb	Tonic — home	Bb · D · F	—
ii	Cm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · G	4×
iii	Dm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D · F · A	3×
V/vi	D	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A	1×
IV	Eb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · G · Bb	3×
V	F	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	4×
vi	Gm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G · Bb · D	4×
vii°	Adim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A · C · Eb	—

Seen from G minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Gm	Tonic — home	G · Bb · D	4×
ii°	Adim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · Eb	—
III	Bb	Relative major — the bright side	Bb · D · F	—
iv	Cm	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · Eb · G	4×
v	Dm	Minor dominant — soft pull	D · F · A	3×
V	D	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A	1×
VI	Eb	Submediant — warm colour	Eb · G · Bb	3×
VII	F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	4×

Analysis

The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 6 different chords appear 19 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Gm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Bb, the same D is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Gm.

Chord movement

Eb F BbIV → VIV → V GmVI → VIIVI → VII ×3
Dm Gm Bbiii → vi Gmv → inatural-minor cadence ×2
D Gm BbV/vi → vi GmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×1
Cm F Bbii → Vii → V Gmiv → VII ×1

The move to watch is Eb → F, heard 3 times. From the Gm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the Bb side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 1 + A shapes
Capo 3 + G shapes
Capo 6 + E shapes

With G minor shapes

Capo 3 + Em shapes
Capo 5 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones up
3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Gm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Gm, Cm, F, Dm — vi–ii–V–iii from the Bb side, i–iv–VII–v from the Gm side. D is the interesting twist: in Bb it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Gm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Eb → F (IV → V in Bb, VI → VII in Gm): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. Ending on Dm, the song seals Bb 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.