Adamlar - Okyanus - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Gb, Ab, Bbm, Adim, Ebm Easy key G (capo 6)

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Capo 0

Bbm  Gb  Ab  Ab  Adim
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Gb                          Ab
Koşan çocuklar, uçuşan zaman
Gb                        Bbm
Garip bi’şeydir hatırlamak
Gb                          Ab
Sallanır anılarım salıncakta
Gb                   Bbm
Aklım hep rüyalarda, aklım hep rüyalarda

Gb                       Ab
Koşan çocuklar, uçuşan zaman
                       Gb
Garip bi’şeydir hatırlamak
                     Bbm
Uçak camından bana bakan
                            Gb
Gelecek ve geçmişten atak yapar

    AAb
Yenilirim her seferinde
Gb
  Ve tekerlek döner

  Bbm
Anca kendine yenilir
  Gb
İnsan gelip insan giden
  Ab
Önce kendinden bilir
              Adim
İnsan doğup insan ölen
x2

Bbm  Gb  Ab  Ab  Adim
x2

Ebm                 Ab
Kaçan hevesler birleşir
               Ebm
Acı böyle titreşir
                    Bbm
Evi olursun susuzluğun

Yuva arzun depreşir

                 Ab
Akıl treni, ruh atı
Gb                Bbm
Kara perdeyi kaldırın atın

Gb                       Ab
Koşan çocuklar, uçuşan zaman
                       Gb
Garip bi’şeydir hatırlamak
                     Bbm
Uçak camından bana bakan
                            Gb
Gelecek ve geçmişten atak yapar

    Ab
Yenilirim her seferinde
Gb
  Ve tekerlek döner

  Bbm
Anca kendine yenilir
  Gb
İnsan gelip insan giden
  Ab
Önce kendinden bilir
              Adim
İnsan doğup insan ölen
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Adamlar - Okyanus Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Adamlar – Okyanus: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bbm and ends on Adim. 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 while Db never appears. 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	2×
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	—
V/vi	F	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	F · A · C	—
IV	Gb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db	17×
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	13×
vii°/vi	Adim	Secondary leading-tone chord vii°/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	A · C · Eb	4×
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	10×
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×
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	—
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	2×
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	—
VI	Gb	Submediant — warm colour	Gb · Bb · Db	17×
VII	Ab	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Ab · C · Eb	13×
#vii°	Adim	Leading-tone chord (harmonic minor)harmonic minor	A · C · Eb	4×

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 5 different chords appear 46 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

Gb Ab DbIV → VIV → V BbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×9
Gb Bbm DbIV → vi BbmVI → iVI → i ×7
Ebm Bbm Dbii → vi Bbmiv → iminor plagal ×1
Ebm Ab Dbii → Vii → V Bbmiv → VII ×1

The move to watch is Gb → Ab, heard 9 times. From the Bbm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the Db side it reads IV → 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 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.
Over Bbm, land on Bb, Db, F — 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

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Bbm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Gb, Ab, Bbm, Adim — IV–V–vi–vii°/vi from the Db side, VI–VII–i–#vii° from the Bbm side. Adim adds a moment of surprise: secondary leading-tone chord vii°/vi — leads to Bbm. Keep an ear on Gb → Ab (IV → V in Db, VI → VII in Bbm): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. It closes on Adim, 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.