Volkan Konak - Aleni Aleni - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Bm, Am, Em, Cmaj7, D, G, C, Eb Easy key C (capo 7)

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Capo 0

Em  Cmaj7  Am  Bm
Em  Cmaj7  Am  Bm  Eb  D  Bm
 
Em
 Dur bakma bana öyle
G         Am      Bm
 İçime akıyor o kara gözlerin
Em 
 Ne hisset ne de söyle
G           Am    Bm      Em
 Canımı yakıyor veda sözlerin

Em              Bm    
Yanarım yanarım aşk ile yanarım
Am           Bm
Gurbanım yoluna
Em          Bm
Aleni aleni yar kırdı kalemi
Am          Bm
Çıkamam yarına

Bm  D  Am  Bm  Em  Bm  Cmaj7  Bm

Em          
Alnıma yazdı kader, silemedum
Bm                    
Ağladum ağladum hiç gülemedum
Am                    
Kimseye söylemedum, diyemedum
C        Am     Bm
Aşk diye çektuğumi

Em
Ah felek hep inadun bana midur
Bm
Herkese akta bize kara midur
Am
Aşk acıdan, sızıdan yana midur
C       Am    Bm
Anla ne ettuğuni

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Harmony analysis

Volkan Konak – Aleni Aleni: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em and ends on Bm. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = C (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it opens on Em and Em is heard 10 times against 2 for G. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G 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 G or to Em; 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 G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	2×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	11×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	17×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IVmaj7	Cmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G · B	3×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	2×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	2×
bVI	Eb	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Eb · G · Bb	1×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	10×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	10×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	2×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	11×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	17×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VImaj7	Cmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G · B	3×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	2×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	2×
#VII	Eb	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Eb · G · Bb	1×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 8 different chords appear 48 times in total; 7 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Eb is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

Bm Em Giii → vi Emv → inatural-minor cadence ×8

The move to watch is Bm → Em, heard 8 times. From the Em side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the G side it reads iii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — 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 Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On Eb, follow the chord's notes (Eb · G · Bb) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

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 G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

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5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Em lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Bm, Am, Em, Cmaj7 — iii–ii–vi–IVmaj7 from the G side, v–iv–i–VImaj7 from the Em side. Eb briefly darkens the picture: borrowed from the parallel minor. Keep an ear on Bm → Em (iii → vi in G, v → i in Em): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on Bm, the song seals G 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.