Major view
A major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Sura İskenderli - Ama - Chord
Key A major – F# minor Chords C#m, D Easy key C
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Key: A | Gbm | F#m
Capo: 0
C#m D C#m D C#m D C#m D
C#m D
Benim gücüm yok, böyle dertlere
C#m D
Benim gücüm yok, yapma etme
C#m D
Ben alışkınım, kendimle barışmaya
C#m
Girmem bu yarışmaya
D
Değmez ki, savaşmaya
C#m D
Nasılsın desem, nasıl desem
C#m
Dolanıyor elim ayaklarıma
D
Gözün gözüme denk gelirse
C#m
Dünyam ayaklanır o an
D C#m
Heyecanım yansır hemen yanaklarıma
D C#m
Sanki ruhum yol alır o gün sokaklarına
C#m D C#m D
C#m D
Alınca kokunu gecem karışır sabahlarıma
C#m D
Hayallerin yansır o gece rüyalarıma
C#m D
Adın eklenir bir de dualarıma
C#m D
Nasıl yakışırdın ama yanıma canıma
C#m D
Ama benim gücüm yok, böyle dertlere
C#m D
Benim gücüm yok, yapma etme
C#m D
Ben alışkınım, kendimle barışmaya
C#m
Girmem bu yarışmaya
D
Değmez ki, savaşmaya
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Harmony analysis
Sura İskenderli – Ama: key and chord analysis
The song opens on C#m and ends on D. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = E (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 A major and F# minor. 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 A or to F#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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | A | Tonic — home | A · C# · E | — |
| ii | Bm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F# | — |
| iii | C#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C# · E · G# | 23× |
| III | C# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C# · E# · G# | — |
| IV | D | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A | 22× |
| V | E | Dominant — strongest pull home | E · G# · B | — |
| vi | F#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F# · A · C# | — |
| vii° | G#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G# · B · D | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | F#m | Tonic — home | F# · A · C# | — |
| ii° | G#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G# · B · D | — |
| III | A | Relative major — the bright side | A · C# · E | — |
| iv | Bm | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D · F# | — |
| v | C#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | C# · E · G# | 23× |
| V | C# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C# · E# · G# | — |
| VI | D | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A | 22× |
| VII | E | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | E · G# · B | — |
Analysis
The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 2 different chords appear 45 times in total; 2 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
There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.
Improvisation tips
- A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
- Over C#m, land on C#, E, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over D, land on D, F#, A — 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 A major shapes
- No capo — open A shapes
- Capo 2 + G shapes
- Capo 5 + E shapes
With F# minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Em shapes
- Capo 4 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones up
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is C#m; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are C#m, D; read them as iii–IV in A or v–VI in F#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. It closes on D, letting the A 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.
Sura İskenderli - Ama Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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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Lyrics: Sura İskenderliMusic: Sura İskenderliArrangement: Rubail Azimov
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