Bengü Beker - Defterli - Chord

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

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Capo 0

Cm  Eb  Db  Cm  Bbm  Cm
Cm  Eb  Db  Bbm  Db  Cm  Bbm  Db  Cm

Cm           Db     Bbm
Mektubumu yaktım verdim
Cm           Bbm    
Ona benden ala har olmaz
Cm         Db     Bbm          Cm
A canım vaktim geldi, aç bir şarap
               Bbm      Cm
Zeytin defne hazır, yok naz

Eb          Db   Bbm
Bir gölge misali sürgündüm
Eb         Db      Bbm
Kendine hasret bir yaz
Eb           Db     Bbm    Cm
Çalsın oynaşsın oğlan kızlar
             Db    Cm
Ben o’nun adını verdim
Cm          Db     Cm
Şimdi bu yeller haylaz

Cm
Ocağına düştüm defterli
Eb            Db
Gönlün sevmek ister mi?
Cm                 Bbm           Cm
Taa demin esti bi’ karayel, acımıyor
Cm
Kaderime küscem göster bi’
Eb             Db
Kim alttan kim üsttendi
Bbm                 Db            Cm
Yarama da bas, şu mecalim tuzu arıyor

Bbm             Db    Cm
Bıçağına bastım yarim kastendi

Cm  Eb  Db  Cm  Bbm  Cm 
Cm  Eb  Db  Bbm  Db  Cm  Bbm  Db  Cm

Cm         Db      Bbm
Teslimim artık ben de iki göze
Cm          Bbm
Mevlam hayırlar yaza 
Cm         Db     Bbm
A canım vaktim geldi, haber uçur
Cm               Bbm   Cm
Bi’ yeşil ev yakışır bize

Eb          Db   Bbm
Bir gölge misali sürgündüm
Eb         Db      Bbm
Kendine hasret bir yaz
Eb           Db     Bbm    Cm
Çalsın oynaşsın oğlan kızlar
             Db    Cm
Ben o’nun adını verdim
Cm          Db     Cm
Şimdi bu yeller haylaz

Cm
Ocağına düştüm defterli
Eb            Db
Gönlün sevmek ister mi?
Cm                 Bbm           Cm
Taa demin esti bi’ karayel, acımıyor
Cm
Kaderime küscem göster bi’
Eb             Db
Kim alttan kim üsttendi
Bbm                 Db            Cm
Yarama da bas, şu mecalim tuzu arıyor

Bbm             Db    Cm
Bıçağına bastım yarim kastendi

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Harmony analysis

Bengü Beker – Defterli: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm 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. 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	—
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	26×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	42×
III	C	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	30×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	14×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	—
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	—
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	—
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	26×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	42×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	30×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	14×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 4 different chords appear 112 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

Bbm Eb Abii → Vii → V Fmiv → VII ×4

The move to watch is Bbm → Eb, heard 4 times. From the Ab side it reads ii → V (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant); from the Fm side it is iv → VII. 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 Db, land on Db, F, Ab — 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.

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

The first chord is Cm; the ear learns where home is within a second. Cm, Db, Bbm, Eb carry the song: iii–IV–ii–V relative to Ab, v–VI–iv–VII relative to Fm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Bbm → Eb (ii → V in Ab, iv → VII in Fm): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. It closes on Cm, letting the Ab 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.

Bengü Beker - Defterli Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.

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Lyrics: Mabel Matiz

Music: Canberk Ünsal, Mabel Matiz

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