İrem Candar - Bilmezdim - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Ab, Bbm, Fm, Gb, Db, Ebm Easy key C (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Bbm                            Db
Bilmezdim bu derdin seni yolundan
          Ebm       Fm  
Beni solumdan edeceğini 
Bbm                      Db
Bilmezdim en sessiz yanımdan
        Ebm              Fm  
Yağmuruna kan terleyeceğimi 

Gb                   Ab        Bbm
Bilmezdim çok yanlarımın az yanımla 
          Ab
Yetineceğini 
Gb                Ab           Bbm
Uzaklarımın yakınlığın yakınlığımın
     Ab     Gb          Fm
Uzaklara gönül vereceğini

   Fm        Gb     Ab
Bilmezdim bilmezdim

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Harmony analysis

İrem Candar – Bilmezdim : key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bbm and ends on Ab. 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 it opens on Bbm and Bbm is heard 4 times against 2 for Db. 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	2×
ii	Ebm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Eb · Gb · Bb	2×
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	4×
V/vi	F	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	F · A · C	—
IV	Gb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db	4×
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	5×
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	4×
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	4×
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	2×
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	2×
v	Fm	Minor dominant — soft pull	F · Ab · C	4×
V	F	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F · A · C	—
VI	Gb	Submediant — warm colour	Gb · Bb · Db	4×
VII	Ab	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Ab · C · Eb	5×

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 6 different chords appear 21 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

Gb Ab DbIV → VIV → V BbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×3
Ab Bbm DbV → videceptive cadence BbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2
Fm Bbm Dbiii → vi Bbmv → inatural-minor cadence ×1

The move to watch is Gb → Ab, heard 3 times. From the Bbm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the Db 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

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 Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — 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.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — 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 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

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

The song's harmonic story

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

İrem Candar - Bilmezdim Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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