Can Kazaz - Gemi - Chord

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

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Dm  Cm        Gm  F      Gm    Cm         Gm  F    Gm
Ah, küçücük gemi, sulara attın şimdi kendini, delisin
F   Cm         Dm  Cm        Dm  Cm   Dm    Cm  Dm
Ah, yakarlar seni, dönmezsin bir daha geri, delisin

Dm  Cm         Gm   F        Gm       Cm          Gm   F   Gm
Ah, peşimde rüzgâr, ne yağmurlar dost ne bir kıyı var, deliyim
F   Cm          Dm  Cm       Dm  Cm   Dm     Cm  Dm
Ah, düşlerim kaldı, yalnızım düşlerim kaldı, deliyim

Gm          F       Gm
Kime sorsam dönüşüm yok
              Cm  Dm
Nereye gitsem maaavi
Gm         Cm      Dm
Yelkenimde deli rüzgar
Cm        Dm   Cm   Dm
Her yanım tuz, deliyim

Dm  Cm        Gm   F       Gm    Cm        Gm   F   Gm
Ah, yaralı kalbin, yanıp gidecek yaralı kalbin, delisin
F   Cm        Dm  Cm        Dm  Cm   Dm    Cm  Dm
Ah, küçücük gemi, dönmezsin bir daha geri, delisin

Dm  Cm       Gm   F      Gm    Cm       Gm   F    Gm
Ah, deniz olayım, tuzumu rüzgarda savurayım, deliyim
F   Cm           Dm   Cm      Dm  Cm     Dm   Cm  Dm
Ah, ne yelken ne yel, köpüklerde  kaybolayım, deliyim

Gm          F       Gm
Kime sorsam dönüşüm yok
              Cm  Dm
Nereye gitsem maaavi
Gm         Cm      Dm
Yelkenimde deli rüzgar
Cm        Dm   Cm   Dm
Her yanım tuz, deliyim

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Harmony analysis

Can Kazaz – Gemi: 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 22 times while Bb never appears. 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	—
ii	Cm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · G	32×
iii	Dm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D · F · A	28×
V/vi	D	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A	—
IV	Eb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · G · Bb	—
V	F	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	14×
vi	Gm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G · Bb · D	22×
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	22×
ii°	Adim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · Eb	—
III	Bb	Relative major — the bright side	Bb · D · F	—
iv	Cm	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · Eb · G	32×
v	Dm	Minor dominant — soft pull	D · F · A	28×
V	D	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A	—
VI	Eb	Submediant — warm colour	Eb · G · Bb	—
VII	F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	14×

Analysis

The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 4 different chords appear 96 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

F Gm BbV → videceptive cadence GmVII → iAeolian arrival ×10
Cm Gm Bbii → vi Gmiv → iminor plagal ×8
Dm Gm Bbiii → vi Gmv → inatural-minor cadence ×4

The move to watch is F → Gm, heard 10 times. From the Gm side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home); from the Bb side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected Bb, lands on Gm). 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 Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
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.

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

The opening Dm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Cm, Dm, Gm, F; read them as ii–iii–vi–V in Bb or iv–v–i–VII in Gm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on F → Gm (V → vi in Bb, VII → i in Gm): Aeolian arrival — rises a whole tone into home. It closes on Dm, letting the Bb side have the last word.

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.