İmera - Bitmeyen Sevda - Chord

Key Bb major – G minor Chords Dm, Gm, Eb, Cm, Bb, F Easy key C

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Capo 0

Dm    Eb    Gm    Dm    F    Eb    Cm    Dm

Bb          Dm       Eb          Dm
Akıl durur dil durur boğazım düğüm olur

Gm         Dm       Eb         Dm
Yar yanımda yokisa her günüm zulüm olur
Gm          Dm      Cm           Dm
Yar yanımda yokisa her günüm zulüm olur

Gm         Dm           Eb           Dm
Gelmez deduğun dertler hep geldi başumuza
Gm         Dm       Cm        Dm
Oturup ağliyalum bitmeyen sevdamiza

Bb           Dm           Eb           Dm
Kulak duymaz göz görmez, dünya durur da donmez

Gm            Dm        Eb          Dm
Sevdami kaybetmişum, yürek yanginum dinmez
Gm          Dm        Cm            Dm
Sevdami kaybetmişum, yürek yanginum dinmez

Gm         Dm           Eb          Dm
Gelmez deduğun dertler hep geldi başumuza
Gm         Dm       Cm        Dm
Oturup ağliyalum bitmeyen sevdamiza

Bb        Dm      Eb            Dm
Gece uzun dert uzun, gönlumi sardi hüzün

Gm           Dm         Eb           Dm
Yalvarurum mevlama, aklumdan ciksin yuzun     
Gm        Dm      Cm         Dm
Yalvarurum mevlama, aklumdan çiksun yüzün

Gm         Dm           Eb           Dm
Gelmez deduğun dertler hep geldi başumuza
Gm         Dm       Cm        Dm
Oturup ağliyalum bitmeyen sevdamiza

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Harmony analysis

İmera – Bitmeyen Sevda: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Bb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

G minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G minor side because Gm is heard 13 times against 3 for Bb. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Bb 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 Bb or to Gm; 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 Bb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Bb	Tonic — home	Bb · D · F	3×
ii	Cm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · G	7×
iii	Dm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D · F · A	33×
V/vi	D	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A	—
IV	Eb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · G · Bb	11×
V	F	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	1×
vi	Gm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G · Bb · D	13×
vii°	Adim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A · C · Eb	—

Seen from G minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Gm	Tonic — home	G · Bb · D	13×
ii°	Adim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · Eb	—
III	Bb	Relative major — the bright side	Bb · D · F	3×
iv	Cm	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · Eb · G	7×
v	Dm	Minor dominant — soft pull	D · F · A	33×
V	D	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A	—
VI	Eb	Submediant — warm colour	Eb · G · Bb	11×
VII	F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	1×

Analysis

The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 6 different chords appear 68 times in total; 6 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

Dm Gm Bbiii → vi Gmv → inatural-minor cadence ×12
Eb Gm BbIV → vi GmVI → iVI → i ×1

The move to watch is Dm → Gm, heard 12 times. From the Gm side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the Bb side it reads iii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 1 + A shapes
Capo 3 + G shapes
Capo 6 + E shapes

With G minor shapes

Capo 3 + Em shapes
Capo 5 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones up
3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Dm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Dm, Gm, Eb, Cm — iii–vi–IV–ii from the Bb side, v–i–VI–iv from the Gm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Dm → Gm (iii → vi in Bb, v → i in Gm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on Dm, the song seals Bb 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.