Emre Nalbantoğlu - Kalbi Çiçek - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Gm7, Cm7, Fm7 Easy key C (capo 3)

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Capo 0

Cm7  Gm7  Fm7  Gm7

Cm7        Gm7
Üzmez beni kalbi çiçek
    Fm7        Gm7
Bir gelse bana iyileşeceğiz
Cm7         Gm7
Sussam bile anlıyordu
Fm7            Gm7
Gönlüne gelsem var mı yolu?

Cm7            Gm7
Utanır bakamam gözlerine
Fm7          Gm7
Kalbim senle kaynıyordu
Cm7            Gm7
Kalamam uzakta özlerim hep
Fm7            Gm7
Gönlüne gelsem var mı yolu?

     Cm7    Gm7
Beni saklar gölgesine
Fm7             Gm7
Hiç rastlamadım böylesine
    Cm7          Gm7
Bir öpse acısı dinerdi tenin
Fm7           Gm7
Ah söyleyemem kendisine

Cm7  Gm7  Fm7  Gm7

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Harmony analysis

Emre Nalbantoğlu – Kalbi Çiçek: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm7 and ends on Gm7. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because it opens on Cm and Cm is heard 8 times while Eb never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb 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 Eb or to Cm; 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 Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	—
ii7	Fm7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C · Eb	8×
iii7	Gm7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D · F	16×
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	—
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	—
vi7	Cm7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G · Bb	8×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Cm7	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G · Bb	8×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	—
iv7	Fm7	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C · Eb	8×
v7	Gm7	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D · F	16×
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	—
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	—

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 3 different chords appear 32 times in total; 3 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

Gm7 Cm7 Ebiii7 → vi7 Cmv7 → i7natural-minor cadence ×7

The move to watch is Gm7 → Cm7, heard 7 times. From the Cm side it is v7 → i7 (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the Eb side it reads iii7 → vi7. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
Over Gm7, land on G, Bb, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cm7, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fm7, land on F, Ab, C — 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 Eb major shapes

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
2 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Cm7; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Gm7, Cm7, Fm7; read them as iii7–vi7–ii7 in Eb or v7–i7–iv7 in Cm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Gm7 → Cm7 (iii7 → vi7 in Eb, v7 → i7 in Cm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on Gm7, the song seals Eb 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.