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)
Key C major – A minor Chords Am, F, Dm, E, G# Difficulty already in its easiest key
Am F Dm E Am F Çayelinden öteye, gidelum yali yali Dm E Gidelum yali yali, gidelum yali Am F Sirtindaki sepetun, ben olayım hamali Dm E Ben olayım hamali, ben olayım ha Am F Dm E Am F Sepetunun ipleri, keseyi omuzuni Dm E Keseyi omuzuni, keseyi omu Am F Aç beyaz peştemali, bir göreyum yuzuni Dm E Bir göreyum yuzuni, bir göreyum yu Am F Dm E Am F Menşure deduklari, kıs sen misun sen misun Dm E Kıs sen misun sen misun, kıs sen misun sen Am G# Alemun dilindesun, o kadar güzelmisun Am G# Eydum finduk dalini, gel teşure teşure Am G# Aduni bilmeyirum, adun olun Menşure Am G# Funduk toplamak için, eydum funduk dalini Am G# Ben acirum acirum, Menşurenin halini Am G# Bize gölge edeyi, funduğun yapraklari Am F Kız sana haram olsun, Çayeli topraklari Dm E Çayeli topraklari, Çayeli toprak
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Harmony analysis
The song opens on Am and ends on E. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.
Major view
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
Minor view
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A minor side because it opens on Am, Am is heard 15 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.
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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | C | Tonic — home | C · E · G | — |
| ii | Dm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · A | 9× |
| iii | Em | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | E · G · B | — |
| V/vi | E | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant | E · G# · B | 9× |
| IV | F | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · A · C | 9× |
| V | G | Dominant — strongest pull home | G · B · D | — |
| bVI | G# | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | G# · B# · D# | 6× |
| vi | Am | Relative minor — the melancholy side | A · C · E | 15× |
| vii° | Bdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | B · D · F | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Tonic — home | A · C · E | 15× |
| 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 | 9× |
| 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 | 9× |
| VI | F | Submediant — warm colour | F · A · C | 9× |
| VII | G | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | G · B · D | — |
| #VII | G# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G# · B# · D# | 6× |
The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 48 times in total; 3 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. G# is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
The move to watch is Dm → E, heard 9 times. From the Am side it is iv → V (iv → V: the minor side's tension builder); from the C side it reads ii → V/vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The opening Am lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Am, F, Dm, E; read them as vi–IV–ii–V/vi in C or i–VI–iv–V in 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 Dm → E (ii → V/vi in C, iv → V in Am): iv → V — the minor side's tension builder. The final chord is E; the ear comes to rest in C.
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.
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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