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Key Eb major – C minor Chords Gm, Ab, Eb Easy key C (capo 3)

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Ab
Bir evum var kaleden
Gm                  Eb                  Gm
Biri da pazardadur, biri da pazardadur, biri da pazardadur
Ab
Ayri duştum yarumden
Gm                    Eb                    Gm
Bilun ki nazardandur, bilun ki nazardandur, bilun ki nazardandur

Ab
Bozildi kale yoli
Gm                  Eb                  Gm
Artuk araba gitmez, artuk araba gitmez, artuk araba gitmez,
Ab
Denuzun suyi biter
Gm                      Eb                      Gm
Benum dertlerum bitmez, benum dertlerum bitmez, benum dertlerum bitmez

Ab
Bağruna taş olurum
Gm                 Eb                 Gm
Gözuna yaş olurum, gözuna yaş olurum, gözuna yaş olurum
Ab
Deli gibi severken
Gm                   Eb                   Gm
Nasıl gardaş olurum, nasil kardaş olurum, nasil gardaş olurum

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Harmony analysis

Ali Baran – Kale Türküsü: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Eb major side because Eb is heard 6 times while Cm never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from C minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Eb or to Cm; 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 Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	6×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	—
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	12×
III	G	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	6×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	—
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	—
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	—
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	6×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	—
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	12×
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	6×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	—

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 3 different chords appear 24 times in total; 3 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

Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
Over Gm, land on G, Bb, D — 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.
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 Eb major shapes

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Ab lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Gm, Ab, Eb carry the song: iii–IV–I relative to Eb, v–VI–III relative to Cm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. The final chord is Gm; the ear comes to rest in Eb.

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.