Pera - Denize Baktım - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Dbmaj7, Fm, Eb, Bbm Easy key G (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Fm  Eb  Bbm  Dbmaj7
x4

Dbmaj7         Fm                Eb
Sen bu şehrin adı, bu şehrin kadını
           Dbmaj7          Fm
Unutmam adını, içimde saklarım
            Dbmaj7             Eb
Sen benim gecem, çözümsüz bilmecem
            Dbmaj7           Fm
Unutmam tadını, gözümde yaşlarım

    Fm    Eb        Bbm       Dbmaj7
Denize baktım, gözlerine benziyor
   Fm    Eb        Bbm      Dbmaj7
İçime baktım, seni hala özlüyor
    Fm       Eb         Bbm         Dbmaj7
Halimden firari, ah bir görsen şu hali
     Fm         Eb   Bbm        Dbmaj7
Ah canım, iki gözüm, sensiz olmuyor

Fm  Eb  Bbm  Dbmaj7
x2

Dbmaj7           Fm              Eb
Terk ettin bu şehri, ardında bir ben
         Dbmaj7            Fm
Ardında acı, bir de yarınlarım
           Dbmaj7         Eb
Sen benim ahım, kayboluşlarım
             Dbmaj7          Fm
Kokusu burnumda, o ipek saçların


    Fm    Eb        Bbm       Dbmaj7
Denize baktım, gözlerine benziyor
   Fm    Eb        Bbm      Dbmaj7
İçime baktım, seni hala özlüyor
    Fm       Eb         Bbm         Dbmaj7
Halimden firari, ah bir görsen şu hali
     Fm         Eb   Bbm        Dbmaj7
Ah canım, iki gözüm, sensiz olmuyor
x4

Fm  Eb  Bbm  Dbmaj7
x4

    Fm    Eb        Bbm       Dbmaj7
Denize baktım, gözlerine benziyor
   Fm    Eb        Bbm        Dbmaj7   Fm  Eb
İçime baktım, seni hala, seni hala özlüyooooor
     Bbm        Dbmaj7     Fm         Eb
Seni hala, seni hala, seni hala, seni hala
     Bbm        Dbmaj7   Fm  Eb  Bbm  Dbmaj7  Fm  Eb  Bbm  Dbmaj7
Seni hala, seni hala özlüyooooooooooor

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Harmony analysis

Pera – Denize Baktım: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Fm and ends on Dbmaj7. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Ab major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

F minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F minor side because it opens on Fm and Fm is heard 23 times while Ab never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab 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 Ab or to Fm; 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 Ab major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Ab	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb	—
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	17×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	—
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IVmaj7	Dbmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab · C	25×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	21×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	23×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	23×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	—
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	17×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	—
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VImaj7	Dbmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab · C	25×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	21×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 4 different chords appear 86 times in total; 4 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

Dbmaj7 Fm AbIVmaj7 → vi FmVImaj7 → iVI → i ×20
Dbmaj7 Eb AbIVmaj7 → VIV → V FmVImaj7 → VIIVI → VII ×2

The move to watch is Dbmaj7 → Fm, heard 20 times. From the Fm side it is VImaj7 → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the Ab side it reads IVmaj7 → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
Over Dbmaj7, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — 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 Ab major shapes

Capo 1 + G shapes
Capo 4 + E shapes
Capo 6 + D shapes

With F minor shapes

Capo 1 + Em shapes
Capo 3 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Fm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Dbmaj7, Fm, Eb, Bbm; read them as IVmaj7–vi–V–ii in Ab or VImaj7–i–VII–iv in Fm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Dbmaj7 → Fm (IVmaj7 → vi in Ab, VImaj7 → i in Fm): VI → i — falls a half step into home. Ending on Dbmaj7, the song seals Ab 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.