Ersay Üner - Yalan - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Em, D, Bm7, Am7 Easy key C (capo 7)

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Em  D  Bm7  Am7

Em                        D
Nihayet beklenen o gün geldi
                              Bm7
Hayat bizim için bir karar verdi
                  Am7
Fırtına dindi ama ben dinmedim
Em                          D
Yolunda gitmiyordu boştu laflar
                           Bm7
Açıldı yapılmış hesap kitaplar
                Am7
Ne oyunlar ne günahlar var

Em                  D
Yalan, söyleme bana yalan
               Bm7
Yakalamış seni şeytan zaafından
Am7
Kalmamış içinde insan

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Harmony analysis

Ersay Üner – Yalan: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em and ends on Am7. 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 4 times while G never appears. 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	—
ii7	Am7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E · G	4×
iii7	Bm7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F# · A	4×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	—
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	4×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	4×
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	4×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	—
iv7	Am7	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E · G	4×
v7	Bm7	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F# · A	4×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	—
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	4×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 4 different chords appear 16 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

Am7 Em Gii7 → vi Emiv7 → iminor plagal ×3

The move to watch is Am7 → Em, heard 3 times. From the Em side it is iv7 → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the G side it reads ii7 → 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 Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm7, land on B, D, 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 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

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Em; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Em, D, Bm7, Am7 — vi–V–iii7–ii7 from the G side, i–VII–v7–iv7 from the Em side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Am7 → Em (ii7 → vi in G, iv7 → i in Em): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. It closes on Am7, letting the G 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.