Emre Fel - Merdan - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Fm, Ebm, Bbm, Gb, Abm, Ab, Fb Easy key G (capo 6)

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Capo 0

Fm  Gb  Ab  Bbm  Bbm  Ebm  Fm

Fm   Gb   Fm   Ebm
Öyle ayrı gayrı olmaz
Bbm          Ebm   Fm
Sen günahsız ben günahsız
     Gb    Fm     Ebm
Başkasından medet ummak?
Bbm           Ebm       Fm
Ne sen vefasız ne ben vefasız

Fm       Gb    Fm       Abm
Bir inat uğruna yanarım yanması
Bbm                Ebm       Fm
Ver günahı boynuma, sana zor olmasın
         Gb        Fm          Abm
Bende devran döner, varsın gün doğmasın
Bbm             Ebm       Fm
Tende merdan ile zordur yaşanması
           Gb        Fm         Abm
Son bakış, son selam verdiğim yaşımdasın
Bbm             Ebm       Fm
Döndüğün o zaman alacağındır
Bbm                   Ebm    Fm
Benden aldığın zaman alacağımdır

Fb  Gb  Ab  Bbm  Bbm  Ebm  Fm

Fm   Gb    Fm      Ebm
Öyle yalnız yalnız olmaz
Bbm         Ebm    Fm
Sen günahsız ben günahsız
      Gb   Fm    Ebm
Bi’ vedayla dil aşınmaz
Bbm           Ebm       Fm
Ne sen vefasız ne ben vefasız

Fm       Gb    Fm       Abm
Bir inat uğruna yanarım yanması
Bbm                Ebm       Fm
Ver günahı boynuma, sana zor olmasın
         Gb        Fm          Abm
Bende devran döner, varsın gün doğmasın
Bbm             Ebm       Fm
Tende merdan ile zordur yaşanması
           Gb        Fm         Abm
Son bakış, son selam verdiğim yaşımdasın
Bbm             Ebm       Fm
Döndüğün o zaman alacağındır
Bbm                   Ebm    Fm
Benden aldığın zaman alacağımdır

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Emre Fel - Merdan Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Emre Fel – Merdan: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Fm and ends on Fm. Its chords belong to both Db major and Bbm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Db major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

Bb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Gb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Ab (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Bb minor side because Bbm is heard 16 times while Db never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Db 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 Db or to Bbm; 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 Db major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Db	Tonic — home	Db · F · Ab	—
ii	Ebm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Eb · Gb · Bb	18×
bIII	Fb	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Fb · Ab · Cb	1×
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	29×
V/vi	F	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	F · A · C	—
IV	Gb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db	12×
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	2×
v	Abm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Ab · Cb · Eb	6×
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	16×
vii°	Cdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C · Eb · Gb	—

Seen from Bb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bbm	Tonic — home	Bb · Db · F	16×
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	—
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	18×
#IV	Fb	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Fb · Ab · Cb	1×
v	Fm	Minor dominant — soft pull	F · Ab · C	29×
V	F	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F · A · C	—
VI	Gb	Submediant — warm colour	Gb · Bb · Db	12×
VII	Ab	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Ab · C · Eb	2×
vii	Abm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Ab · Cb · Eb	6×

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 7 different chords appear 84 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Fb is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

Ebm Bbm Dbii → vi Bbmiv → iminor plagal ×4
Ab Bbm DbV → videceptive cadence BbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2
Gb Ab DbIV → VIV → V BbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×2
Fm Bbm Dbiii → vi Bbmv → inatural-minor cadence ×2

The move to watch is Ebm → Bbm, heard 4 times. From the Bbm side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the Db side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Db major pentatonic and Bb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Db – Eb – F – Ab – Bb): start from Db for a brighter phrase, from Bb for a bluesier one.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — 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.
On Fb, follow the chord's notes (Fb · Ab · Cb) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

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 Db major shapes

Capo 1 + C shapes
Capo 4 + A shapes
Capo 6 + G shapes

With Bb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Am shapes
Capo 6 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Fm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Fm, Ebm, Bbm, Gb; read them as iii–ii–vi–IV in Db or v–iv–i–VI in Bbm. Fb briefly darkens the picture: borrowed from the parallel minor. Keep an ear on Ebm → Bbm (ii → vi in Db, iv → i in Bbm): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. It closes on Fm, letting the Db 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.