Birsen Tezer - İstanbul - Chord

Key Bb major – G minor Chords Gm, Cm, Ebmaj7, Bbmaj7, Edim, D7 Easy key C

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Capo 0

Gm

Gm
Beş dakikada bir 
      Ebmaj7    Cm    Gm
Motorunun acelesine inat
Gm        Ebmaj7
Biniyorum meçhule
Cm     Ebmaj7    Gm
Ardımda martılar telaş
Gm             Ebmaj7
Bırakıp gitmek var
Cm           Gm
Şimdi seni yarim

Cm       Bbmaj7
Dört yan ezan
Edim  D7    Gm
Vapur vapur boğaz

Gm    Ebmaj7   Cm
Sesim binlerce binlerce
Ebmaj7   Gm
Gözüm bugün

Gm       Cm
Gözlerin İstanbul
Bbmaj7   Edim     D7   
İstanbul gözlerin bugün
Cm       Bbmaj7
Gözlerin istanbul
Edim     D7      Gm
İstanbul yüzün bugün

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Harmony analysis

Birsen Tezer – İstanbul: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Bb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

G minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Eb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = F (natural-minor colour)
#7 = F# (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 G minor side because it both starts and finishes on Gm, Gm is heard 12 times against 3 for Bb and the major V chord points straight at Gm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Bb 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 Bb or to Gm; 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 Bb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
Imaj7	Bbmaj7	Tonic — home	Bb · D · F · A	3×
ii	Cm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · G	7×
iii	Dm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D · F · A	—
V7/vi	D7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A · C	3×
IVmaj7	Ebmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · G · Bb · D	6×
#iv°	Edim	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G · Bb	3×
V	F	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	—
vi	Gm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G · Bb · D	12×
vii°	Adim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A · C · Eb	—

Seen from G minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Gm	Tonic — home	G · Bb · D	12×
ii°	Adim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · Eb	—
IIImaj7	Bbmaj7	Relative major — the bright side	Bb · D · F · A	3×
iv	Cm	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · Eb · G	7×
v	Dm	Minor dominant — soft pull	D · F · A	—
V7	D7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A · C	3×
VImaj7	Ebmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	Eb · G · Bb · D	6×
#vi°	Edim	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G · Bb	3×
VII	F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	—

Analysis

The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 6 different chords appear 34 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Gm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Bb, the same D7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Gm. Edim step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

D7 Gm BbV7/vi → visecondary resolution GmV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×2
Cm Gm Bbii → vi Gmiv → iminor plagal ×2
Ebmaj7 Gm BbIVmaj7 → vi GmVImaj7 → iVI → i ×2

The move to watch is D7 → Gm, heard 2 times. From the Gm side it is V7 → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the Bb side it reads V7/vi → vi (secondary resolution: D7 resolves a fourth up to Gm). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Bb major pentatonic and G minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Bb – C – D – F – G): start from Bb for a brighter phrase, from G for a bluesier one.
Over Gm, land on G, Bb, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ebmaj7, land on Eb, G, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When D7 comes, swap the scale's F for F#: 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 Bb major shapes

Capo 1 + A shapes
Capo 3 + G shapes
Capo 6 + E shapes

With G minor shapes

Capo 3 + Em shapes
Capo 5 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones up
3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Gm; the ear learns where home is within a second. Gm, Cm, Ebmaj7, Bbmaj7 carry the song: vi–ii–IVmaj7–Imaj7 relative to Bb, i–iv–VImaj7–IIImaj7 relative to Gm. D7 is the interesting twist: in Bb it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in Gm it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on D7 → Gm (V7/vi → vi in Bb, V7 → i in Gm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. Ending on Gm, the song seals Gm 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.