Rubato - Beter - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Fm, G, Cm, Ab, Bb, Eb Easy key C (capo 3)

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Capo 0

Cm          Fm       Cm          Fm
Beter oldum hepten, beter oldum ben
         Bb        Eb       Ab
Zorları seçtim ama ne büyük külfet
Fm          G 
Taşıyamadım ben

Cm         Fm             Cm   Fm
Hiç bakma dik durduğuma, büküldüm ben
         Bb     Eb       Ab 
Çekildi dayandı görkemli koca dağ
Fm       G  
Döküldüm ben

G               Ab
Belki başkasına bu kadar kesikten
G                  Fm 
Sağlamından üç acı çıkar
                  Cm 
Bu gidişle bende değil bir tane
G     Ab      G
Daha kaç gemi batar 

G                Ab
Hem gamı kasveti şevki de cabası
G             Fm 
Al sana kara sevda
                Cm 
Çalgısı çengisi hoştur ya işvesi
G      Ab    G
Nasıl geldim oyununa

Cm         Fm     Cm        Fm
Yalnızını soydun doydun mu içine
          Bb      
Nasılmış gördün mü
Eb     Ab     Fm        G
Ateşin harını koydun mu içine

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Harmony analysis

Rubato – Beter: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm and ends on G. 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)
#7 = B (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 C minor side because it opens on Cm, Cm is heard 8 times against 3 for Eb and the major V chord points straight at Cm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb 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 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	3×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	11×
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	—
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	11×
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	7×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	3×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	8×
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	8×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	3×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	11×
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	—
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	11×
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	7×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	3×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 6 different chords appear 43 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Cm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Eb, the same G is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Cm.

Chord movement

Fm Cm Ebii → vi Cmiv → iminor plagal ×5
Bb Eb EbV → Iauthentic cadence CmVII → III ×3
Fm Bb Ebii → Vii → V Cmiv → VII ×3
Fm G Ebii → V/vi Cmiv → Viv → V ×3
G Cm EbV/vi → vi CmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×2

The move to watch is Fm → Cm, heard 5 times. From the Cm side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the Eb side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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 Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, 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.
When G comes, swap the scale's Bb for B: 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 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
4 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Cm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Fm, G, Cm, Ab carry the song: ii–V/vi–vi–IV relative to Eb, iv–V–i–VI relative to Cm. G is the interesting twist: in Eb it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Cm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Fm → Cm (ii → vi in Eb, iv → i in Cm): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. Ending on G, the song seals Eb 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.