Athena - Beyoğlu - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Ab, Db, Eb Easy key F (capo 1)

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Capo 0

Ab                 Db        Eb
Beyoğlunda gezersin gözlerini süzersin
Db           Ab      Eb                  Ab
Sevdiceğim yavrucağım, niçin niçin beni üzersin

Db  Ab  Eb                    Ab         
Ah ah  fıkır fıkır fıkırdama, gel bana gel
Db  Ab  Eb                    Ab
Ah ah  şıkır şıkır şıkırdama, gel bana gel

Ab                    Db        Eb
Mavi boncuk takarsın, çok canları yakarsın
Db           Ab      Eb                 Ab
Sevdiceğim yavrucağım, niçin niçin benden kaçarsı

Db  Ab  Eb                     Ab         
Ah ah  fıkır fıkır fıkırdama, gel bana gel
Db  Ab  Eb                    Ab
Ah ah  şıkır şıkır şıkırdama, gel bana gel

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Harmony analysis

Athena – Beyoğlu: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Db (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 Gb major and Eb 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 Gb or to Ebm; 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 Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Gb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	—
ii	Abm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb	—
V/V	Ab	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Dbsecondary dominant	Ab · C · Eb	14×
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	—
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IV	Cb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Cb · Eb · Gb	—
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	8×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
V/ii	Eb	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Abmsecondary dominant	Eb · G · Bb	8×
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
V/iv	Eb	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Abmsecondary dominant	Eb · G · Bb	8×
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
III	Gb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	—
iv	Abm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb	—
IV	Ab	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Ab · C · Eb	14×
v	Bbm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F	—
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VI	Cb	Submediant — warm colour	Cb · Eb · Gb	—
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	8×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 3 different chords appear 30 times in total; 1 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Ab, Eb act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

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

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

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Ab, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Ab, Db, Eb; read them as V/V–V–V/ii in Gb or IV–VII–V/iv in Ebm. Ab adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to Db. It closes on Ab, letting the Gb 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.