Zeynep Bastık - Destan - Chord

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

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Capo 0

C

C                  Db    C              Db  C
Dillere destan bu asalet esmerin hali ya
                      Db    Bbm            Db  C
Bilsen nasıl manifest ettim hep seni daima
                     Db     C                Db  Gdim
Katilim olmuş(oldun) cezbederek beni sahiden
                   Db      Bbm            Db  C
Gökyüzü bile kıskandı bu gece seni maviden

C                           Db
İstek değil ihtiyacındım sandım
C                                
Deli divane olsam da bünyeme zararlı
    Db                              Bbm
Ama istiyorum daha daha daha fazlasını
                   Db         C   Db  C
Terapi iptal bugün arsızınım (ooo)

Tutkun eder bin pişman 
        Db               C
Sabah akşam bizi duysun elalem 
Fm            Db  Bbm            C
Yok ki hiç bi çaaarem senden başka

C                  Db    C              Db  C
Dillere destan bu asalet esmerin hali ya
                      Db    Bbm            Db  C
Bilsen nasıl manifest ettim hep seni daima
                     Db     C                Db  Gdim
Katilim olmuş(oldun) cezbederek beni sahiden
                   Db      Bbm            Db  C
Gökyüzü bile kıskandı bu gece seni maviden

C
Tarifi zor
                       Db  C
Yalandan affedesim var 
                                      Db  C
Hesap vermeden çıkıp isyan edesim var

C
Dillere destan bu zerafet

Sabıkalı bi gönül hırsızı gayet

Gündüz ibadetim ol gece lanet
                      Db
Bozuyorum tövbeleri nihayet

         Eb
Yine umutlar olmuş bahanem
Db                   C      Bbm  C
Gelsem bana var mı müsaaden

C                  Db    C              Db  C
Dillere destan bu asalet esmerin hali ya
                      Db    Bbm            Db  C
Bilsen nasıl manifest ettim hep seni daima
                     Db     C                Db  Gdim
Katilim olmuş(oldun) cezbederek beni sahiden
                   Db      Bbm            Db  C
Gökyüzü bile kıskandı bu gece seni maviden

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Harmony analysis

Zeynep Bastık – Destan: key and chord analysis

The song opens on C and ends on C. 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)
#7 = E (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 F minor side because Fm is heard 1 times while Ab never appears and the major V chord points straight at Fm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab 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 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	9×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	—
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	31×
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	34×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	1×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	1×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	3×

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	1×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	3×
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	—
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	9×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	—
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	31×
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	34×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	1×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 6 different chords appear 79 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Ab, the same C is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Fm.

Chord movement

Bbm C Abii → V/vi Fmiv → Viv → V ×2
C Fm AbV/vi → vi FmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×1
Db Eb AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×1

The move to watch is Bbm → C, heard 2 times. From the Fm side it is iv → V (iv → V: the minor side's tension builder); from the Ab side it reads ii → V/vi. 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 Db, land on Db, F, Ab — 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 Bbm, land on Bb, Db, F — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When C comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: 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 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 C; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Db, C, Bbm, Gdim; read them as IV–V/vi–ii–vii° in Ab or VI–V–iv–ii° in Fm. C is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Bbm → C (ii → V/vi in Ab, iv → V in Fm): iv → V — the minor side's tension builder. Ending on C, the song seals Ab 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.

Zeynep Bastık - Destan 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: GOKO!, Görkem Yılmaz

Music: GOKO!, Görkem Yılmaz

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