Zeynep Bastık - Mecbursun Sertab Erener - Chord

Key Bb major – G minor Chords F, Gm, Cm, D7, Eb, Dm, D Easy key C

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Gm  F  Gm  F  F  Eb  Cm  Dm
                         D7

Gm   
Olmaz, civanim imkansiz, vazgeçmek olmaz
F          Cm           F              D7
Ben sana varmazsam eğer gözüm açık giderim
Gm                       
Oynar gider yarim aklımda bende durmaz
F          Cm          F              D7
Ben seni almazsam eger mahfolurum biterim

Gm               F
Sen yeter ki sev kulun olayım
Gm               F
Bir dile bin yıl kölen olayım
                 Eb
Boynuna, koynuna dolanayım
Cm        D7
Mahşere kadar

Gm
Vallahi dünyayı yıkarım başına
F             Cm         F             D7
Kimselere yar etmem seni bakmam gözyaşına
Gm  
Mecbursun, mecbursun hiç çaren yok
F               Cm            F          D7
İnadı bırak gel şükredeceksin sonra şansına

Gm               F
Sen yeter ki sev kulun olayım
Gm               F
Bir dile bin yıl kölen olayım
                 Eb
Boynuna, koynuna dolanayım
Cm        D7
Mahşere kadar

Gm  F  Gm  F  F  Eb  Cm  Dm
                         D7

Gm  
Yandım, amanın yandım ben bir esmerin narına
F              Cm               F           D
Getirin basayım tuz üstüne tuz kapanmayan yarama
Gm        
Ya sen gel ya da ben geleyim ferman buyur
F          Cm              F            D
Ahdım var baş koyacağım yastığına, yorganına

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Harmony analysis

Zeynep Bastık – Mecbursun Sertab Erener: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Gm and ends on D. 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)
#7 = F# (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 G minor side because it opens on Gm, Gm is heard 14 times while Bb never appears and the major V chord points straight at Gm. 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	10×
iii	Dm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D · F · A	2×
V7/vi	D7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A · C	8×
V/vi	D	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Gmsecondary dominant	D · F# · A	2×
IV	Eb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · G · Bb	4×
V	F	Dominant — strongest pull home	F · A · C	22×
vi	Gm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G · Bb · D	14×
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	14×
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	10×
v	Dm	Minor dominant — soft pull	D · F · A	2×
V7	D7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A · C	8×
V	D	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D · F# · A	2×
VI	Eb	Submediant — warm colour	Eb · G · Bb	4×
VII	F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	F · A · C	22×

Analysis

The key pair is Bb major and its relative G minor (2 flats). 7 different chords appear 62 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Gm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Bb, the same D7 / D is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Gm.

Chord movement

D7 Gm BbV7/vi → visecondary resolution GmV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×8
Cm F Bbii → Vii → V Gmiv → VII ×6
F Gm BbV → videceptive cadence GmVII → iAeolian arrival ×4
Cm D7 Bbii → V7/vi Gmiv → V7iv → V ×2
D Gm BbV/vi → vi GmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×1

The move to watch is D7 → Gm, heard 8 times. From the Gm side it is V7 → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the Bb side it reads V7/vi → vi (secondary resolution: D7 resolves a fourth up to 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 F, land on F, A, C — 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 Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When D7 comes, swap the scale's F for F#: 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 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 first chord is Gm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is F, Gm, Cm, D7 — V–vi–ii–V7/vi from the Bb side, VII–i–iv–V7 from the Gm side. D7 is the interesting twist: in Bb it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in Gm it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on D7 → Gm (V7/vi → vi in Bb, V7 → i in Gm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. Ending on D, 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.