İkilem - Aç Bu Şarkıyı - Chord

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

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Capo 0

Am
Semt bizim ev kira
Em
Kalbim açık yara
F
Alnım sütten ak ama
Dm       Em
Bahtım kömürden kara

Am                 Em
Beni nasıl unuttun söyle hangi ara
F
Denize bakan biʼ ev tutsam
Em         Dm           F
Sen yoksan yok biʼ manzar, off off

Am
Çay bile demleniyor
     Em
Bize iki tek atmak haram
F
Gitmek istesem burdan
Dm          Em
Cebimde yok bilet param

Am
Gözleri nemleniyor
     Em
Bana bakan aşıkların
F
Bu nasıl biʼ dertse
              Dm        Em
Kendi kendine yandı sigaram

Am  Em  F  Dm  Em

Am
Her şehir güzeldir
Em
Karların altında
F
Sen biʼ de güneş açınca
Dm        Em
Gör bizim burayı

Am
Özlemin her yerde
Em
Yoldaştır her derde
F
Arada sen de özleyince
Em     Dm         F
Utanma aç bu şarkıyı

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Harmony analysis

İkilem – Aç Bu Şarkıyı: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am and ends on F. 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)

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 and Am is heard 7 times while C never appears. 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	7×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	14×
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	—
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	9×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	—
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	7×
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	7×
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	7×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	14×
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	—
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	9×
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). 4 different chords appear 37 times in total; 4 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

Em Am Ciii → vi Amv → inatural-minor cadence ×5
F Am CIV → vi AmVI → iVI → i ×1

The move to watch is Em → Am, heard 5 times. From the Am side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the C side it reads iii → vi. 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 Em, land on E, G, B — 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.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — 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 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

The first chord is Am; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Em, F, Am, Dm; read them as iii–IV–vi–ii in C or v–VI–i–iv in Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Em → Am (iii → vi in C, v → i in Am): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. The final chord is F; the ear comes to rest in C.

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.