Özdemir Erdoğan - Gurbet - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm, Eb, Ab, Bbm, Bb, Cm, Db, Gm … Easy key C

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Capo 0

Eb    Fm    Gm    Ab    Bb    Cm    Ddim
Ebmaj7   Fm7   Gm7   Abmaj7   Bb7   Cm7   Dm7b5

Bbm  Fm  Fm  Eb  Fm

Ab
Ooooff

Ab         Eb          Fm
Kime desem derdimi ben bulutlar
Ab           Eb         Fm     
Bizi dost bildiklerimiz vurdular
Bb            Eb         Ab          Fm
Bir de gurbet yarası var hepsinden derin

Bbm      Eb          Ab           Fm 
Söyleyin memleketten bir haber mi var
Db          Cm           Bbm       Fm
Yoksa yarin gözyaşları mı bu yağmurlar

Bbm      Fm            Eb          Fm
İçerim yanıyor yar yar yaram pek derin
Bbm          Fm        Eb          Fm
Bana nazlı yardan aman bir haber verin

Bbm  Fm  Fm  Eb  Fm

Ab
Ooooff

Ab         Eb         Fm
Bulutlar yarime selam söyleyin
Ab        Eb         Fm     
Kavuşma gününüz yakınmış deyin
Bb           Eb         Ab     Fm
Felek yardan ırak koyduysa biziii

Bbm         Eb         Ab      Fm
Gurbet elde bir başıma neyleyiiim
Db          Cm        Bbm    Fm  
Yardan ırak yaşanır mı söyleyin

Bbm      Fm            Eb          Fm
İçerim yanıyor yar yar yaram pek derin
Bbm          Fm        Eb          Fm
Bana nazlı yardan aman bir haber verin

Bbm  Fm  Fm  Eb  Fm

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Harmony analysis

Özdemir Erdoğan – Gurbet: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Eb and ends on Fm. 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: to us the song feels closer to the F minor side because it comes to rest on Fm and Fm is heard 29 times against 12 for Ab. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab 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 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	11×
Imaj7	Abmaj7	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb · G	1×
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	11×
V/V	Bb	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	3×
V7/V	Bb7	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F · Ab	1×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	3×
iii7	Cm7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G · Bb	1×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	2×
vii°/V	Ddim	Secondary leading-tone chord vii°/V — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	D · F · Ab	1×
viiø7/V	Dm7b5	Secondary leading-tone chord viiø7/V — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	D · F · Ab · C	1×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	16×
Vmaj7	Ebmaj7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Eb · G · Bb · D	1×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	28×
vi7	Fm7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C · Eb	1×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—
vii	Gm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G · Bb · D	1×
vii7	Gm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G · Bb · D · F	1×

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	28×
i7	Fm7	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C · Eb	1×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
ii	Gm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G · Bb · D	1×
ii7	Gm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G · Bb · D · F	1×
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	11×
IIImaj7	Abmaj7	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb · G	1×
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	11×
IV	Bb	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Bb · D · F	3×
IV7	Bb7	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Bb · D · F · Ab	1×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	3×
v7	Cm7	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G · Bb	1×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	2×
vii°/VII	Ddim	Secondary leading-tone chord vii°/VII — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	D · F · Ab	1×
viiø7/VII	Dm7b5	Secondary leading-tone chord viiø7/VII — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	D · F · Ab · C	1×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	16×
V/III	Ebmaj7	Secondary dominant V/III — leads to Absecondary dominant	Eb · G · Bb · D	1×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 16 different chords appear 83 times in total; 9 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bb, Ddim, Ebmaj7, Bb7, Dm7b5 act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

Eb Fm AbV → videceptive cadence FmVII → iAeolian arrival ×12
Bbm Fm Abii → vi Fmiv → iminor plagal ×9
Eb Ab AbV → Iauthentic cadence FmVII → III ×4
Bbm Eb Abii → Vii → V Fmiv → VII ×2
Ebmaj7 Fm7 AbVmaj7 → vi7 FmV/III → i7Aeolian arrival ×1

The move to watch is Eb → Fm, heard 12 times. From the Fm side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home); from the Ab side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected Ab, lands on Fm). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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

The first chord is Eb; the ear learns where home is within a second. Fm, Eb, Ab, Bbm carry the song: vi–V–I–ii relative to Ab, i–VII–III–iv relative to Fm. Bb adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to Eb. Keep an ear on Eb → Fm (V → vi in Ab, VII → i in Fm): Aeolian arrival — rises a whole tone into home. The final chord is Fm; the ear comes to rest in Fm.

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.

Özdemir Erdoğan - Gurbet Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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