İlyas Yalçıntaş - İstanbul - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Gbmaj7, Bbm, Ab, Fm, Ebm, Db, Bb7 Easy key C (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Bbm
Dertsiz başımı derde soktum
Gbmaj7     Fm    Ab
Alacağın olsun madem
                    Gbmaj7
İki yakam bir araya gelmedi
        Fm                  Bbm
Boğazım düğümlendi bak sayende

Bbm            Fm              Bbm
Zaten buraları sen diye sevdim naber?
              Fm      Bbm    Ebm
Gittin gideli gelmedi senden bi’ haber
Ab              Gbmaj7
Sordum ona buna bıraktım oluruna
Fm               Gbmaj7  Ab
Bi’ fayda etmedi ne sana ne bana
Bbm  Gbmaj7  Ab
Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

Bbm
Bi’ sen etmez koca İstanbul
Db            Bb7
Yansın sönsün ne fark eder?
Ebm            Gbmaj7
İçimde senden eser yokken
Ab            Gbmaj7
Günler gecelerden de beter

Bbm                Bbm  Ab  Gbmaj7
Bi’ sen etmez koca İs   tan bul
Db   Ab         Bbm
Yaaansın sönsün ne fark eder?
Ebm             Gbmaj7
Geceme düşen ışığın yokken
Ab            Gbmaj7  Fm
Yansın anılar birer birer
Ab            Gbmaj7  Fm
Yansın anılar birer birer

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İlyas Yalçıntaş - İstanbul Tabs

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Harmony analysis

İlyas Yalçıntaş – İstanbul: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bbm and ends on Fm. 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)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Bb minor side because it opens on Bbm and Bbm is heard 10 times against 2 for Db. 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	2×
ii	Ebm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Eb · Gb · Bb	3×
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	7×
V/vi	F	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	F · A · C	—
IVmaj7	Gbmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db · F	11×
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	9×
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	10×
V7/ii	Bb7	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F · Ab	1×
vii°	Cdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C · Eb · Gb	—

Seen from Bb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bbm	Tonic — home	Bb · Db · F	10×
V7/iv	Bb7	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F · Ab	1×
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	2×
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	3×
v	Fm	Minor dominant — soft pull	F · Ab · C	7×
V	F	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F · A · C	—
VImaj7	Gbmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	Gb · Bb · Db · F	11×
VII	Ab	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Ab · C · Eb	9×

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 7 different chords appear 43 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bb7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

Gbmaj7 Ab DbIVmaj7 → VIV → V BbmVImaj7 → VIIVI → VII ×4
Ab Bbm DbV → videceptive cadence BbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×3
Fm Bbm Dbiii → vi Bbmv → inatural-minor cadence ×3
Gbmaj7 Db DbIVmaj7 → Iplagal cadence BbmVImaj7 → III ×1
Ebm Ab Dbii → Vii → V Bbmiv → VII ×1
Bb7 Ebm DbV7/ii → iisecondary resolution BbmV7/iv → iv ×1

The move to watch is Gbmaj7 → Ab, heard 4 times. From the Bbm side it is VImaj7 → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the Db side it reads IVmaj7 → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home). 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 Gbmaj7, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bbm, land on Bb, Db, F — 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.

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

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1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch
6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Bbm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Gbmaj7, Bbm, Ab, Fm — IVmaj7–vi–V–iii from the Db side, VImaj7–i–VII–v from the Bbm side. Bb7 adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Ebm. Keep an ear on Gbmaj7 → Ab (IVmaj7 → V in Db, VImaj7 → VII in Bbm): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. The final chord is Fm; the ear comes to rest in Db.

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.

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