Sezen Aksu - Çocuklar Gibi - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Dm, E, Am, G, Em Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Capo 0

Am                             Dm
Bende hiç tükenmez bir hayat vardı
G       Em      Dm         Am
Kırlara yayılan ilkbahar gibi
                               Dm
Kalbim hiç durmadan hızla çarpardı
G         Em    Dm         Am
Göğsümün içinde ateş var gibi

E                        Dm
Başını göğsüme sakla sevgilim
E        Dm                E
Güzel saçlarında dolaşsın elim
                             Dm
Bir gün ağlayalım bir gün gülelim
E      Dm                E
Sevişen yaramaz çocuklar gibi

Am                      Dm
Hissedince sana vurulduğumu
G       Em      Dm      Am
Anladım ne kadar yorulduğumu
                      Dm
Sakinleştiğimi, durulduğumu
G      Em    Dm          Am
Denize dökülen bir pınar gibi

Am                      Dm
Sözün şiirlerin mükemmelidir
G         Em     Dm        Am
Senden başkasını seven delidir
                         Dm
Yüzün çiçeklerin en güzelidir
G        Em      Dm         Am
Gözlerin bilinmez bir diyar gibi

E                        Dm
Başını göğsüme sakla sevgilim
E        Dm                E
Güzel saçlarında dolaşsın elim
                             Dm
Bir gün ağlayalım bir gün gülelim
E      Dm                E
Sevişen yaramaz çocuklar gibi

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Harmony analysis

Sezen Aksu – Çocuklar Gibi: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am and ends on E. 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)
#7 = G# (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 A minor side because it opens on Am, Am is heard 9 times while C never appears and the major V chord points straight at Am. 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	—
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	20×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	6×
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	10×
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	—
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	6×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	9×
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	9×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	—
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	20×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	6×
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	10×
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	—
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	6×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 51 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Am brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from C, the same E is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Am.

Chord movement

Dm E Cii → V/vi Amiv → Viv → V ×8
Dm Am Cii → vi Amiv → iminor plagal ×6
Dm G Cii → Vii → V Amiv → VII ×6
E Am CV/vi → vi AmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×1

The move to watch is Dm → E, heard 8 times. From the Am side it is iv → V (iv → V: the minor side's tension builder); from the C side it reads ii → V/vi. 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 E, land on E, G#, B — 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.
When E comes, swap the scale's G for G#: 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 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

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Am, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Dm, E, Am, G; read them as ii–V/vi–vi–V in C or iv–V–i–VII in Am. E is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Dm → E (ii → V/vi in C, iv → V in Am): iv → V — the minor side's tension builder. Ending on E, the song seals C 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.