Major view
Gb major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Ebm, Bb Easy key F (capo 1)
Ebm Bb Bb Ebm Ebm Bb Ebm Aşk bahçemi süsleyen, inci çiçeğim misin Ebm Bb Ebm Gecemi aydınlatan, ateş böceğim misin Ebm Bb Ebm Gençlik başımda duman, ilk aşkım ilk heyecan Ebm Bb Ebm Kovaladıkça kaçan, ateş böceğim misin Ebm Bb Ebm Bahar dalında yaprak, yıldızdan daha parlak Ebm Bb Ebm Gözyaşımdan yuvarlak, ateş böceğim misin Ebm Bb Ebm Gençlik başımda duman, ilk aşkım ilk heyecan Ebm Bb Ebm Kovaladıkça kaçan, ateş böceğim misin Ebm Bb Ebm Doğmayan güneşimsin, rüyalarda eşimsin Ebm Bb Ebm Sevgilim söyler misin, ateş böceğim misin Ebm Bb Ebm Gençlik başımda duman, ilk aşkım ilk heyecan Ebm Bb Ebm Kovaladıkça kaçan, ateş böceğim misin
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Harmony analysis
The song opens on Ebm and ends on Ebm. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, 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 Eb minor side because it both starts and finishes on Ebm, Ebm is heard 26 times while Gb never appears and the major V chord points straight at Ebm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Gb major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Gb or to Ebm; 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 | Gb | Tonic — home | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| ii | Abm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| iii | Bbm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | Bb · Db · F | — |
| V/vi | Bb | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant | Bb · D · F | 14× |
| IV | Cb | Subdominant — moves away from home | Cb · Eb · Gb | — |
| V | Db | Dominant — strongest pull home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| vi | Ebm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | Eb · Gb · Bb | 26× |
| vii° | Fdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ebm | Tonic — home | Eb · Gb · Bb | 26× |
| ii° | Fdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F · Ab · Cb | — |
| III | Gb | Relative major — the bright side | Gb · Bb · Db | — |
| iv | Abm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Ab · Cb · Eb | — |
| v | Bbm | Minor dominant — soft pull | Bb · Db · F | — |
| V | Bb | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | Bb · D · F | 14× |
| VI | Cb | Submediant — warm colour | Cb · Eb · Gb | — |
| VII | Db | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Db · F · Ab | — |
The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 2 different chords appear 40 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Ebm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Gb, the same Bb is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Ebm.
The move to watch is Bb → Ebm, heard 13 times. From the Ebm side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the Gb side it reads V/vi → 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 opening Ebm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Ebm, Bb carry the song: vi–V/vi relative to Gb, i–V relative to Ebm. Bb is the interesting twist: in Gb it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Ebm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Bb → Ebm (V/vi → vi in Gb, V → i in Ebm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. Ending on Ebm, the song seals Ebm 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.
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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