Teoman - Limanında - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Am, E, Dm, G, F Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Capo 0

Am                 Dm
Bagajsızım, sadece birkaç kıyafet
E                Am
Kahvaltım çayla simit
Am                     Dm
Benim hikayem neydi, unuttum
E                         Am    
Elimde yaralar, biraz da cüret

Dm                   Am
Bırak artık dünyayı, zarları hileli
E          Am
Yorgunsun, yüzünden belli
Dm                    Am
Bırak artık dünyayı, zarları hileli
E            Am
Ağlamışsın, gözlerinden belli

Am            G
Ne ateşler yanıyor
F             E
Ne ateşler sönüyor
Am            G
Ne savaşlar oluyor
F              E
Ne gidenler dönüyor

Am                Dm
Limanında gemiler var mı
E                      Am
Sinirlerim laçka dolunaydan mı
Am                  Dm
Ter içinde heyecandan mı
E                   Am
Kalbinde bana yer var mı

Am                  Dm
Hücremdeyim cezam müebbet
E             Am
Prangam yüreğimde
Am                    Dm
Tanrı verir bu kez belki de
E               Am
Yarattığına merhamet

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Harmony analysis

Teoman – Limanında: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)
#7 = G# (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 A minor side because it both starts and finishes on Am, Am is heard 18 times while C never appears and the major V chord points straight at Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C 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 C or to Am; 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 C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	—
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	8×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	10×
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	2×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	2×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	18×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	18×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	—
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	8×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	10×
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	2×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	2×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 40 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Am brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from C, the same E is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Am.

Chord movement

E Am CV/vi → vi AmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×10
Dm E Cii → V/vi Amiv → Viv → V ×6
Dm Am Cii → vi Amiv → iminor plagal ×2

The move to watch is E → Am, heard 10 times. From the Am side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the C side it reads V/vi → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Dm, land on D, F, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When E comes, swap the scale's G for G#: 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 C major shapes

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The opening Am lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Am, E, Dm, G carry the song: vi–V/vi–ii–V relative to C, i–V–iv–VII relative to Am. E is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on E → Am (V/vi → vi in C, V → i in Am): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. Ending on Am, the song seals Am 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.