Major view
B major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = A# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = E (the note that leans on the 3rd)
HiraiZerdüş - Boşu Boşuna - Chord
Key B major – G# minor Chords D#m, Emaj7, F#, E, Dbm, G#m, Bmaj7 Easy key C
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Key: B | Abm | G#m
Capo: 0
G#m F# E D#m
Emaj7 D#m Dbm Bmaj7
D#m Emaj7 D#m
Ah nelere yandın gönül boşu boşuna
Emaj7 D#m
Yıllar aldın şu ömrümden dizdin kurşuna
E
Bir sancıya kul eyledin sürdün dağlara
F# E Dbm D#m
Boşu boşuna, boşu boşuna
E
Bir yalanı yar eyledin soktun koynuma
F# E Dbm D#m
Boşu boşuna, boşu boşuna
D#m Emaj7
Mevsimler de gelir geçer et kemikten de vazgeçer
F# D#m
Sen hiç gamda eskimezsin gönül
Emaj7
Taşı da bir yosun sarar bu yalnızlık tanrıda karar
F# D#m
Sal heybeden kederleri gönül
G#m
Bülbül gül solunca göçer
F#
Toprak yağmurdan vazgeçer
Emaj7 D#m
Sen bu cefadan geçmezsin gönül
Emaj7
Ölüm dirimden düz geçer
D#m
Ruhum bedenden vazgeçer
Dbm Bmaj7
Sen bu cefadan geçmezsin gönül
D#m Emaj7
Mevsimler de gelir geçer et kemikten de vazgeçer
F# D#m
Sen hiç gamda eskimezsin gönül
Emaj7
Taşı da bir yosun sarar bu yalnızlık tanrıda karar
F# D#m
Sal heybeden üzünleri gönül
G#m
Bülbül gül solunca göçer
F#
Toprak yağmurdan vazgeçer
Emaj7 D#m
Sen bu cefadan geçmezsin gönül
Emaj7
Ölüm dirimden düz geçer
D#m
Ruhum bedenden vazgeçer
Dbm Bmaj7
Sen bu cefadan geçmezsin gönül
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Harmony analysis
HiraiZerdüş – Boşu Boşuna: key and chord analysis
The song opens on G#m and ends on Bmaj7. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
G# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = E (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = F# (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between B major and G# minor because it comes to rest on B and it opens on G#m. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to B or to G#m; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imaj7 | Bmaj7 | Tonic — home | B · D# · F# · A# | 3× |
| ii | Dbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Db · Fb · Ab | 5× |
| iii | D#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | D# · F# · A# | 17× |
| V/vi | D# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to G#msecondary dominant | D# · G · A# | — |
| IVmaj7 | Emaj7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G# · B · D# | 11× |
| IV | E | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G# · B | 5× |
| V | F# | Dominant — strongest pull home | F# · A# · C# | 9× |
| vi | G#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | G# · B · D# | 3× |
| vii° | A#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | A# · C# · E | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | G#m | Tonic — home | G# · B · D# | 3× |
| ii° | A#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A# · C# · E | — |
| IIImaj7 | Bmaj7 | Relative major — the bright side | B · D# · F# · A# | 3× |
| iv | Dbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · Fb · Ab | 5× |
| v | D#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | D# · F# · A# | 17× |
| V | D# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | D# · G · A# | — |
| VImaj7 | Emaj7 | Submediant — warm colour | E · G# · B · D# | 11× |
| VI | E | Submediant — warm colour | E · G# · B | 5× |
| VII | F# | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | F# · A# · C# | 9× |
Analysis
The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 7 different chords appear 53 times in total; 7 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
- Emaj7 F# BIVmaj7 → VIV → V G#mVImaj7 → VIIVI → VII ×4
- E F# BIV → VIV → V G#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×2
- D#m G#m Biii → vi G#mv → inatural-minor cadence ×2
The move to watch is Emaj7 → F#, heard 4 times. From the B side it reads IVmaj7 → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home); from the G#m side it is VImaj7 → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- B major pentatonic and G# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (B – C# – D# – F# – G#): start from B for a brighter phrase, from G# for a bluesier one.
- Over D#m, land on D#, F#, A# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Emaj7, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over F#, land on F#, A#, 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 B major shapes
- Capo 2 + A shapes
- Capo 4 + G shapes
- Capo 7 + E shapes
With G# minor shapes
- Capo 4 + Em shapes
- Capo 6 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 1 semitone up
- 4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is G#m; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are D#m, Emaj7, F#, E; read them as iii–IVmaj7–V–IV in B or v–VImaj7–VII–VI in G#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Emaj7 → F# (IVmaj7 → V in B, VImaj7 → VII in G#m): IV → V — the lift that builds tension before home. It closes on Bmaj7, letting the B 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.
HiraiZerdüş - Boşu Boşuna Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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Lyrics: HiraiZerdüşMusic: HiraiZerdüşArrangement: HiraiZerdüş
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