Yaşlı Amca - Anla Hain - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Dm, Am, F, C, Am7 Easy key G (capo 5)

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Capo 0

Dm        F
Anla hain anla beni
C           Am    Dm
Kırma zalim kırma beni

Dm  F  C  Am

Dm         F
Sabrederken teslim oldum
C          Am
Kâh kesildim yarın oldum
Dm        F
Âlim oldum zalim oldum
C             Am
Rüyalarımda da yârin oldum
Dm     Am7   F          C   Am
Hiç mi şansım yoktu hain biiizle
Dm     Am7   F           C   Am
Hiç mi şansım yoktu zalim ah ah

Dm        F
Anla hain anla beni
C           Am
Kırma zalim kırma beni

Dm       F
Sordu bir gün hatırımı
C           Am
Sevmiyor laf kalabalığını
Dm          F
Çılgın oğlan doğru söyle
C           Am             Dm
Varlığın aşktan daha öte diye
       Am    F
Başıma geldi kolay değildi
C            Am
Başıma geldi kolay değildi
Dm     Am    F            C   Am
Başıma geldi kolay değildi ah ah

Dm        F
Anla hain anla beni
C           Am    Dm
Kırma zalim kırma beni

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Harmony analysis

Yaşlı Amca – Anla Hain: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Dm and ends on Dm. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.

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)

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A minor side because Am is heard 16 times against 12 for C. 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.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

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.

Seen from C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	12×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	14×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	—
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	12×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	—
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	14×
vi7	Am7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E · G	2×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	14×
i7	Am7	Tonic — home	A · C · E · G	2×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	12×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	14×
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	—
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	12×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	—

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 54 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

F C CIV → Iplagal cadence AmVI → III ×12
Dm Am7 Cii → vi7 Amiv → i7minor plagal ×2
Dm Am Cii → vi Amiv → iminor plagal ×2

The move to watch is F → C, heard 12 times. From the Am side it is VI → III; from the C side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
Over Dm, land on D, F, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over F, land on F, A, 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 C major shapes

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones down · capo 5 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Dm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Dm, Am, F, C carry the song: ii–vi–IV–I relative to C, iv–i–VI–III relative to Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on F → C (IV → I in C, VI → III in Am): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is Dm; 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.