Amo988 - Elini Ver - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Am, Dm, G Difficulty already in its easiest key

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Am  Dm  G  Am

Am        Dm            G               Am
Elini ver elini tutarım tasalarım biter dünyayı yakarım
          Dm             G                 Am
Ama kader aramızda kalır güzel gülüm gider uzaktan bakarım

Am                Dm                 G
Ah be yaranın bugünüm, yerin yanım gülüm
               Am
Sonsuza denk sözüm, heba oldu
            Dm                 G
Kaderimle küsüm, sevgide şanssızım
             Am
Ben hep üzülürüm, harabet bu

Am           Dm         G              Am
Anlat anlat anlat anlat gel de gönlüme bunu anlat
Am        Dm         G           Am
Gözlerine aşık oldum yanıyom ben yanıyorum

Am        Dm            G               Am
Elini ver elini tutarım tasalarım biter dünyayı yakarım
          Dm             G                 Am
Ama kader aramızda kalır güzel gülüm gider uzaktan bakarım

Am          Dm           G            Am
Selam selam selamlar bak anamdan sana selamı var
            Dm            G           Am
Güzel olsun sana yar dedi ama zor o gönül yakar anam 

Am        Dm            G               Am
Elini ver elini tutarım tasalarım biter dünyayı yakarım
          Dm             G                 Am
Ama kader aramızda kalır güzel gülüm gider uzaktan bakarım

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Amo988 - Elini Ver Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Amo988 – Elini Ver: key and chord 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

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)

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 and Am is heard 21 times while C never appears. 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.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

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.

Seen from C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	—
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	13×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	—
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	—
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	13×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	21×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	21×
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	13×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	—
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	—
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	13×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 3 different chords appear 47 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

G Am CV → videceptive cadence AmVII → iAeolian arrival ×13
Dm G Cii → Vii → V Amiv → VII ×13

The move to watch is G → Am, heard 13 times. From the Am side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home); from the C side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected C, lands on Am). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Dm, land on D, F, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — 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 C major shapes

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

The opening Am lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Am, Dm, G; read them as vi–ii–V in C or i–iv–VII in Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on G → Am (V → vi in C, VII → i in Am): Aeolian arrival — rises a whole tone into home. 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.