Ahmet Kaya - Karanlıkta - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Cm, Db, Fm, Bbm, Eb Easy key C

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Capo 0

Fm  Fm  Fm  Cm  Db  Db  Fm  Bbm  Cm

Cm                    Db
Akşam olur karanlıklar çökende
Bbm                  Cm
Devriyeler adım adım gezende

Fm                             Cm
Kar kaplamış solmuş güller görende
Db         Fm  Eb  Db  Bbm  Cm
Sarılıp dallaaarına öpesim gelir

Cm                     Bbm       Db
Sanki gökten kar yerine kan yağıyor
                      Bbm         Cm
Kar altında üşümüş bir çocuk ağlıyor

Fm                          Cm
Yaşlı gözleriyle bana bakıyor
Db         Fm  Eb  Db  Bbm  Cm
Akan göz yaşınıı    içesim gelir

Cm                    Db
İşte böyle karanlıklar içinde
Bbm                  Cm
Devriyeler adım adım gezende

Fm                          Cm
Yar uykuda ben yine penceremde
Db        Fm  Eb  Db   Bbm  Cm
Doğacak güneeeşi   göresim gelir

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Harmony analysis

Ahmet Kaya – Karanlıkta: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Ab major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

F minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F minor side because it opens on Fm and Fm is heard 10 times while Ab never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab 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 Ab or to Fm; 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 Ab major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Ab	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb	—
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	8×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	14×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	11×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	3×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	10×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	10×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	—
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	8×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	14×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	11×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	3×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 5 different chords appear 46 times in total; 5 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

Db Fm AbIV → vi FmVI → iVI → i ×4
Cm Fm Abiii → vi Fmv → inatural-minor cadence ×3

The move to watch is Db → Fm, heard 4 times. From the Fm side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the Ab side it reads IV → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — 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 Ab major shapes

Capo 1 + G shapes
Capo 4 + E shapes
Capo 6 + D shapes

With F minor shapes

Capo 1 + Em shapes
Capo 3 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

4 semitones up
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Fm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Cm, Db, Fm, Bbm carry the song: iii–IV–vi–ii relative to Ab, v–VI–i–iv relative to Fm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Db → Fm (IV → vi in Ab, VI → i in Fm): VI → i — falls a half step into home. It closes on Cm, letting the Ab side have the last word.

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.