Neşet Ertaş - Yalan Dünya - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Cm, Db, Eb, Bbm Easy key C

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Capo 0

Cm                 Db            Cm
Hep sen mi ağladın hep sen mi yandın
            Db            Cm
Ben de gülemedim yalan dünyada 
            Eb                Db
Sen beni gönlümce mutlu mu sandın 
           Cm  Bbm       Cm
Ömrümü boş yere çalan dünyada 

Cm          Eb            Db 
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada 
           Cm  Bbm       Cm
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada 

Cm                Db         Cm
Sen ağladın canım ben ise yandım 
           Db              Cm
Dünyayı gönlümce olacak sandım 
           Eb                  Db
Boş yere aldandım, boş yere kandım
        Cm   Bbm         Cm
Rengi gözümde solan dünyada 

Cm          Eb            Db 
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada 
           Cm  Bbm       Cm
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada 

Cm               Db         Cm
Bilirim sevdiğim kusurun yoğdu 
             Db            Cm
Sana karşı benim hayalim çoğdu
            Eb          Db
Felek bulut oldu üstüme yağdı 
          Cm  Bbm         Cm
Yaşları gözüme dolan dünyada 

Cm          Eb            Db 
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada 
           Cm  Bbm       Cm
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada 

Cm                Db         Cm
Ne yemek ne içmek ne tadım kaldı 
             Db             Cm
Garip bülbül gibi feryadım kaldı 
         Eb            Db
Alamadım eyvah muradım kaldı 
            Cm  Bbm         Cm
Ben gidip ellere kalan dünyada 

Cm          Eb            Db 
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada 
           Cm  Bbm       Cm
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada

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Harmony analysis

Neşet Ertaş – Yalan Dünya: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Ab major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

F minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Ab major and F minor. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Ab or to Fm; 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 Ab major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Ab	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb	—
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	8×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	32×
III	C	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	16×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	8×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	—
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	—
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	—
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	8×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	32×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	16×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	8×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 4 different chords appear 64 times in total; 4 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

There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.

Improvisation tips

Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — 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 Ab major shapes

Capo 1 + G shapes
Capo 4 + E shapes
Capo 6 + D shapes

With F minor shapes

Capo 1 + Em shapes
Capo 3 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Cm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Cm, Db, Eb, Bbm — iii–IV–V–ii from the Ab side, v–VI–VII–iv from the Fm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. It closes on Cm, letting the Ab 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.

Neşet Ertaş - Yalan Dünya Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.

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