Tarkan - İllallah - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords F, Gb, Ab, Bbm, C7 Easy key C (capo 1)

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Capo 0

F
Birileri beni tutsun

Bana hemen hakim olsun
Ab        Gb        F
Delirmek üzereyim eyvah!

F
İçim azgın bir volkan

Sabrım kaybediyor kan
Ab        Gb        F
Patlamak üzereyim eyvah!

F
Gülmedi bir türlü

Yüzümüze kalleş hayat
Ab     Gb           F
Olmadı hiç bizden yana

F
Sus sus nereye kadar

Tut içinde neye yarar
Ab       Gb       F
Yetti canımıza billah

Bbm          Ab
Bir zamanlar ne hayallerle
Gb            F
Süslerdik biz yarınları
Bbm          Ab
Şimdi yerini sevinçlerimizin
Gb           C7
Aldı gözyaşları

F                   Gb
Yaşamak mı bu sanki?
F                   Gb
Olduk düzenin kölesi
F                 Gb  F
Hiç kalmadı eser umuttan
                     Gb  F
E oldu olacak ölelim baaari
Ab         Gb
Hep yandık söndük ah!
Ab            F
Ettirdin illallah

F
Alacağın olsun hayat

F
Bir el uzatıver kader

Vaziyetimiz çok beter
Ab        Gb    F
Acı biraz halimize

F
Gün yüzü görelim artık

Bu nasıl bir karanlık
Ab       Gb         F
Vurduk dibin en dibine

F
Gülmedi bir türlü

Yüzümüze kalleş hayat
Ab     Gb           F
Olmadı hiç bizden yana

F
Kötü çok kötü dağıldık

Sonu cinnet bunun artık
Ab       Gb         F
Yazık be günah be bize!

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Harmony analysis

Tarkan – İllallah: key and chord analysis

The song opens on F and ends on F. Its chords belong to both Db major and Bbm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Db major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

Bb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Gb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Ab (natural-minor colour)
#7 = A (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Bb minor side because Bbm is heard 2 times while Db never appears and the major V chord points straight at Bbm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Db 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 Db or to Bbm; 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 Db major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Db	Tonic — home	Db · F · Ab	—
ii	Ebm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	—
V/vi	F	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	F · A · C	24×
IV	Gb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db	15×
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	12×
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	2×
vii°	Cdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C · Eb · Gb	—
V7/iii	C7	Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G · Bb	1×

Seen from Bb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bbm	Tonic — home	Bb · Db · F	2×
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
V7/v	C7	Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G · Bb	1×
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	—
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
v	Fm	Minor dominant — soft pull	F · Ab · C	—
V	F	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F · A · C	24×
VI	Gb	Submediant — warm colour	Gb · Bb · Db	15×
VII	Ab	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Ab · C · Eb	12×

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 5 different chords appear 54 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Bbm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Db, the same F is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Bbm. C7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

F Bbm DbV/vi → vi BbmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×2
C7 F DbV7/iii → V/visecondary resolution BbmV7/v → V ×1
Gb Ab DbIV → VIV → V BbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×1

The move to watch is F → Bbm, heard 2 times. From the Bbm side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the Db side it reads V/vi → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Db major pentatonic and Bb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Db – Eb – F – Ab – Bb): start from Db for a brighter phrase, from Bb for a bluesier one.
Over F, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When F comes, swap the scale's Ab for A: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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 Db major shapes

Capo 1 + C shapes
Capo 4 + A shapes
Capo 6 + G shapes

With Bb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Am shapes
Capo 6 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch
4 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

Starting on F, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are F, Gb, Ab, Bbm; read them as V/vi–IV–V–vi in Db or V–VI–VII–i in Bbm. F is the interesting twist: in Db it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Bbm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on F → Bbm (V/vi → vi in Db, V → i in Bbm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. It closes on F, letting the Db 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.