Sıla - Kafa - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm, Db, Bbm, Cm Easy key G (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Fm        Db      Fm        Db
Aşkıydı, işiydi, ihtirası, düşüydü 
Fm           Db       Fm    Db
Yere batsın faturası, malı mülkü 
Bbm     Cm    Fm
Bağlasalar durmam

Fm        Db       Fm        Db
Kaşıydı, gözüydü, intikamın gücüydü, 
Fm          Db             Fm      Db
Ayıp denen bi şey var ya, Hasbinallah, 
Bbm    Cm     Fm   Db
Ağlasalar durmam 
Bbm    Cm     Fm 
İnsanım, insan 

Fm                Db
Hadi kalk gidelim hemen şu anda, 
Fm                  Db
Kapa telefonunu bulamasın arayan da, 
Bbm            Cm             Fm           
Açarız radyoyu yol nereye biz oraya

Cm
İyi gelmez mi hiç deniz havası? 
Db                   Bbm
Bi göz oda bulur sokarız başımızı, 
        Db
Bi de koyarız iki kadeh,
Bbm      Cm      Fm
Kafa nereye biz oraya 
Bbm      Cm      Fm
Kafa nereye biz oraya 

Fm          Db        Fm          Db
Aşkına da, işine de, viran olmuş düşüne de, 
Fm             Db         Fm        Db
Yerli, yersiz sözüme de, dövmediğim dizime de,
Bbm      Cm  Fm   Bbm    Cm   Fm
Pişmanım pişman, pişmanım pişman

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Harmony analysis

Sıla – Kafa: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Fm and ends on Fm. 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 both starts and finishes on Fm and Fm is heard 22 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	9×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	9×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	17×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	—
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	22×
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	22×
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	9×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	9×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	17×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	—

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 4 different chords appear 57 times in total; 4 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 ×10
Cm Fm Abiii → vi Fmv → inatural-minor cadence ×8

The move to watch is Db → Fm, heard 10 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 Fm, land on F, Ab, C — 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 Bbm, land on Bb, Db, F — 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

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Fm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Fm, Db, Bbm, Cm — vi–IV–ii–iii from the Ab side, i–VI–iv–v from the Fm side. 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. The final chord is Fm; the ear comes to rest in Fm.

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.

Sıla - Kafa Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.

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Lyrics: Sıla

Music: Sıla
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Arrangement: Efe Bahadır

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