Yeni Türkü - Başka Türlü Bir Şey - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Em, D, C, Bm, Am, G Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Em   C   D   Em   C   D   Em   C   Em   Bm   Em

Em          C       D           Bm     
Başka türlü bir şey benim istediğim 
Em         C     D         Bm     
Ne ağaca benzer ne de buluta 
Em           C        D           Bm     
Burası gibi değil gideceğim memleket 
Am           Bm      Em           D
Denizi ayrı deniz havası ayrı hava 

Em            C     D             Bm
Nerede gördüklerim nerede o beklediğim 
Em     D     Am    
Rengi başka tadı başka 

Bm                       Am                   
Bir başka yolculuk dalından düşmek yere 
G
Yaşadığımdan uzun 
Bm                       Am
Bir tatlı yolculuk dalından inmek yere 
Em             D      Am           C        Em                         
Ağacın yüksekliğince dalın yüksekliğince rüzgarda 
Em           D     Am          C          G
Ve bir yeni ömür vardığım çimen yeşilliğince 

Em   C   D   Bm x8
Em   D   Am

Em           C      D           Bm     
Başka türlü bir şey benim istediğim 
Em         C    D         Bm     
Ne ağaca benzer ne de buluta 
Em           C        D           Bm     
Burası gibi değil gideceğim memleket 
Am           Bm      Em           D
Denizi ayrı deniz havası ayrı hava 

Em            C     D             Bm
Nerede gördüklerim nerede o beklediğim 
Em    D      Am       Em
Rengi başka tadı başka

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Harmony analysis

Yeni Türkü – Başka Türlü Bir Şey: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it both starts and finishes on Em and Em is heard 22 times against 2 for G. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G 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 G or to Em; 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 G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	2×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	9×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	13×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	13×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	17×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	22×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	22×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	2×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	9×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	13×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	13×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	17×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 6 different chords appear 76 times in total; 6 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

C D GIV → VIV → V EmVI → VIIVI → VII ×10
Bm Em Giii → vi Emv → inatural-minor cadence ×9
D Em GV → videceptive cadence EmVII → iAeolian arrival ×4
Am Em Gii → vi Emiv → iminor plagal ×3
C Em GIV → vi EmVI → iVI → i ×2
C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×1

The move to watch is C → D, heard 10 times. From the Em side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the G 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

G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — 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.

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 G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Em, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Em, D, C, Bm; read them as vi–V–IV–iii in G or i–VII–VI–v in Em. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C → D (IV → V in G, VI → VII in Em): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. Ending on Em, the song seals Em 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.