Yüksek Sadakat - Yeniköy - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords Em, Am, D, Bm, C, Fdim Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Capo 0

Am                 Em         Bm
Çok uzun gemiler geçiyor boğazdan
C                Em         Bm
Boğazımda düğümlenir adın birazdan
        Em
Güneş batar

Am  Em  Bm  C

Am                  Em        D
Martıların doymak bilmez çığlıkları
Am                 Em           D
İçimde durmak bilmeyen açlık sen

C           Am        Em
Kısa sürüyor günler sensiz

              Am
Yeniköy’de evim
                Em
Eski köye yeni adet
                   D
Bi' sevgilim var benim
               Em
Düşlerimden ibaret

               Fdim
Düşlerimden ibaret

Am           Em
Tepede yeşil koruluk
      D          Em
Korunuyor insandan
Am                  Em
Uzaktan kalbim gibi duruyor
      D
Korunuyor insandan

C               Am
Uzaktan bakınca sanki
  Em
Yaşamak güzel
Bm          Am            Bm
İçime sormam, içime sormam
        D
İçime soramam

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Harmony analysis

Yüksek Sadakat – Yeniköy: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am and ends on D. 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 Em is heard 13 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	—
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	10×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	5×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	4×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	6×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	13×
bvii°	Fdim	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · Ab · Cb	1×
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	13×
bii°	Fdim	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · Ab · Cb	1×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	—
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	10×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	5×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	4×
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	6×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 6 different chords appear 39 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Fdim step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

Am Em Gii → vi Emiv → iminor plagal ×9
D Em GV → videceptive cadence EmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2
C Em GIV → vi EmVI → iVI → i ×1
Bm Em Giii → vi Emv → inatural-minor cadence ×1

The move to watch is Am → Em, heard 9 times. From the Em side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the G side it reads ii → 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 Am, land on A, C, E — 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.

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

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Am, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Em, Am, D, Bm — vi–ii–V–iii from the G side, i–iv–VII–v from the Em side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Am → Em (ii → vi in G, iv → i in Em): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. It closes on D, 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.