Major view
E major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = D# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = A (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Çilekeş - Kendimden Geriye - Chord
Key E major – C# minor Chords C#m, G#m, B, A, C Easy key C (capo 4)
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Key: E | Dbm | C#m
Capo: 0
C#m A
Ölürken bile yanımda ol sevgilim
C#m A
Cennet bile çekilmez sensiz ah ben neyleyim
C#m B G#m
Her şey yalan herkes sahtekar
C#m B G#m
Giden gitti kalan hep bin pişman
C#m B G#m
Herkes düşman, herkes riyakar
C#m B C#m
Bir tek sen kaldın yanımda
C#m A
Hani görmek ister ya gözlerin
C#m A
Bir saniye için canını verirsin
C#m A
Ölürken bile yanımda ol sevgilim
C#m A
Cennet bile çekilmez sensiz ah ben neyleyim
C#m B G#m
Her şey yalan herkes sahtekar
C#m B G#m
Giden gitti kalan hep bin pişman
C#m B G#m
Herkes düşman, herkes riyakar
C#m B C A G#m
Bir tek sen kaldın yanımda
A G#m A G#m A G#m
Mutlu gibi, umutlu gibi, bir düşte gibi
C#m B G#m
Her şey yalan herkes sahtekar
C#m B G#m
Giden gitti kalan hep bin pişman
C#m B G#m
Herkes düşman, herkes riyakar
C#m B C A G#m
Bir tek sen kaldın yanımda
C#m B G#m C#m B G#m
Sonsuzluk önümdeydi hep, ama gidemedim senden uzağa
C#m B G#m C#m B C C#m
Herkes düşman, herkes riyakar,Bir tek sen kaldın yanımda.
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Harmony analysis
Çilekeş – Kendimden Geriye: key and chord analysis
The song opens on C#m and ends on C#m. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
C# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = B (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C# minor side because it both starts and finishes on C#m and C#m is heard 24 times while E never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from E 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 E or to C#m; 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | E | Tonic — home | E · G# · B | — |
| ii | F#m | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C# | — |
| iii | G#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | G# · B · D# | 17× |
| V/vi | G# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to C#msecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | — |
| IV | A | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C# · E | 11× |
| V | B | Dominant — strongest pull home | B · D# · F# | 16× |
| bVI | C | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | C · E · G | 3× |
| vi | C#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | C# · E · G# | 24× |
| vii° | D#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D# · F# · A | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | C#m | Tonic — home | C# · E · G# | 24× |
| ii° | D#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D# · F# · A | — |
| III | E | Relative major — the bright side | E · G# · B | — |
| iv | F#m | Subdominant — moves away from home | F# · A · C# | — |
| v | G#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | G# · B · D# | 17× |
| V | G# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G# · B# · D# | — |
| VI | A | Submediant — warm colour | A · C# · E | 11× |
| VII | B | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | B · D# · F# | 16× |
| #VII | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | 3× |
Analysis
The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 5 different chords appear 71 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. C is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
Chord movement
- G#m C#m Eiii → vi C#mv → inatural-minor cadence ×14
- A C#m EIV → vi C#mVI → iVI → i ×6
- B C#m EV → videceptive cadence C#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×1
The move to watch is G#m → C#m, heard 14 times. From the C#m side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the E side it reads iii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
- Over C#m, land on C#, E, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over G#m, land on G#, B, D# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On C, follow the chord's notes (C · E · G) 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 E major shapes
- No capo — open E shapes
- Capo 2 + D shapes
- Capo 4 + C shapes
With C# minor shapes
- Capo 4 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
- 3 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The opening C#m lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are C#m, G#m, B, A; read them as vi–iii–V–IV in E or i–v–VII–VI in C#m. C briefly darkens the picture: borrowed from the parallel minor. Keep an ear on G#m → C#m (iii → vi in E, v → i in C#m): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. The final chord is C#m; the ear comes to rest in C#m.
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.
Çilekeş - Kendimden Geriye Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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