Kenan Doğulu - Kardan Kadın - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords C, Em, B, Am Easy key C (capo 7)

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Capo 0

Em
Yeter mi?
    Am             B           C
Her günüme yazdım seni desem yeter mi 
      Am         C
Gecem ol sabahım ol desem 
      Em                         C
Şarkılarımda hep seni söylesem yeter mi 
        B
Canın ister mi 

Em
Sever mi?
   Am            B            C
Kızgın üzgün kalbin yeniden sever mi 
      Am          C
Suyum ol toprağım ol desem 
     Em                         C
Hikayelerimde ismini söylesem yeter mi 
      B               
İkna eder mi 

Em
Kardan kadın gibi 
                       C
Soğuk duruyorsun herkese sen 
Am             B                    Em
Biliyorum ısıtırım eritirim eğer istesen 
                                       C
Bir tenhada bir özelde yakalarsam inan durmam 
C               B                Em
Fena mı yaralarını öpe öpe aşkla sarsam 

Em
İster mi?
Am                     B        C
Senin de canın teslim olmayı çekmez mi
      Am            C
Seviyorum seni diye haykırmak 
    Em                         C
İki kişilik bir dünya kurmak hayal mi 
   B
Değmez mi?

Em
Biter mi?
   Am              B            C
Bu heves koynunda uyansam da bitmez ki 
       Am        C
Kalbim diyor ki eminim 
     Em                          C   
Ama yok mu senin şu yeminin bize günah 
        B
Yazık etmez mi?

Em
Kardan kadın gibi 
                      C
Soğuk duruyorsun herkese sen 
Am              B                   Em
Biliyorum ısıtırım eritirim eğer istesen 
                                       C
Bir tenhada bir özelde yakalarsam inan durmam 
C               B                Em
Fena mı yaralarını öpe öpe aşkla sarsam 

Senin olsam, sarılsam, ısıtsam...

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Harmony analysis

Kenan Doğulu – Kardan Kadın: 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)
#7 = D# (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 E minor side because it both starts and finishes on Em, Em is heard 14 times while G never appears and the major V chord points straight at Em. 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	—
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	10×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	—
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	12×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	18×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	—
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	14×
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	14×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	—
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	10×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	—
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	12×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	18×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	—

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 4 different chords appear 54 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Em brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from G, the same B is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Em.

Chord movement

B Em GV/vi → vi EmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×8
Am B Gii → V/vi Emiv → Viv → V ×6
C Em GIV → vi EmVI → iVI → i ×4

The move to watch is B → Em, heard 8 times. From the Em side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the G side it reads V/vi → vi. 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 C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — 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.
When B comes, swap the scale's D for D#: 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 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

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Em, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is C, Em, B, Am — IV–vi–V/vi–ii from the G side, VI–i–V–iv from the Em side. B is the interesting twist: in G it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Em it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on B → Em (V/vi → vi in G, V → i in Em): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. 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.