Major view
C major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Key C major – A minor Chords Am, Dm, E7 Difficulty already in its easiest key
Vay deli vay Am Çekti deri ceketi bastı gelişine vın Hangi meyhane cana yakın Dm Am Çarptı omzunu yan aynasına bir günün E7 Am Kanattı dikenini dalında gülün Am Kırdı rotasını günün ortasına Yaptı kafasını vay anasına Dm Am Geçti geri bara buldu bir dal boş sigara E7 Am Yaktı manitasının anısına Am Olan var olmayan var oğlanlar kızlar Yalan var anlayan var yollarımız dar Kanan var kanmayan var, içimde kana kana Olan var olmayan var oğlanlar kızlar Am Böldü ekmeği dedi sonra yerim (Böldü ekmeği dedi sonra yerim) Önce adam akıllı içeyim Dm Am Her şeyin en iyisini ben bilirim E7 Am Bul benim gibisini göreyim Am İşler işletmeden ötürü kesat (Vay deli vay) Kimisi teraneci kimisi fesat (Vay deli vay) Dm Genco bakar yine dalgasına Am Katarak elalemi arkasına E7 "Şrak" diye çıkarır emaneti kaçın Am Laf diyen olursa çalgısına Am Olan var olmayan var oğlanlar kızlar Yalan var anlayan var yollarımız dar Kanan var kanmayan var, içimde kana kana Olan var olmayan var oğlanlar kızlar Am Vur sazı alem inansın (Vur sazı alem inansın) Dm Sana bakıp içleri yansın (Sana bakıp içleri yansın) Am Tam evlenilecek adamsın, bir iş bul alem utansın Am Yapacağın işi... Aptal herif aptal herif
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Harmony analysis
The song opens on Am and ends on Am. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.
Major view
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
Minor view
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A minor side because it both starts and finishes on Am, Am is heard 17 times while C never appears and the major V chord points straight at Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to C or to Am; 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | C | Tonic — home | C · E · G | — |
| ii | Dm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · A | 5× |
| iii | Em | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | E · G · B | — |
| V7/vi | E7 | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant | E · G# · B · D | 4× |
| IV | F | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · A · C | — |
| V | G | Dominant — strongest pull home | G · B · D | — |
| vi | Am | Relative minor — the melancholy side | A · C · E | 17× |
| vii° | Bdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | B · D · F | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Tonic — home | A · C · E | 17× |
| ii° | Bdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F | — |
| III | C | Relative major — the bright side | C · E · G | — |
| iv | Dm | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F · A | 5× |
| v | Em | Minor dominant — soft pull | E · G · B | — |
| V7 | E7 | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | E · G# · B · D | 4× |
| VI | F | Submediant — warm colour | F · A · C | — |
| VII | G | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | G · B · D | — |
The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 3 different chords appear 26 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Am brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from C, the same E7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Am.
The move to watch is Dm → Am, heard 5 times. From the Am side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the C side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The opening Am lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Am, Dm, E7; read them as vi–ii–V7/vi in C or i–iv–V7 in Am. E7 is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Dm → Am (ii → vi in C, iv → i in Am): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. The final chord is Am; the ear comes to rest in Am.
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.
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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