Sezen Aksu - Yalnızca Sitem - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords C, C#, Bbm, Fm Easy key C

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Capo 0

C   C#   Bbm   C                       
 
C                       Fm           C
Vurgun yemis misali gönlüm tutuldum aska
C                   Fm          C
Yüregimden yaniyorum ben bu defa baska
Bbm              C        C#             C
Bu yangin benle ölünceye dek yasasin varsin 
C#         C             C#            C    
Dünyanin en son günü sen beni arayacaksin   
 
C                  C#
Doymadim doyamadim sevmelere seni ben    
Bbm                C#        C           
Kimseyi koyamadim yerine yeniden         
C                  C#                    
Saymadim sayamadim sensiz gecen yillari  
Bbm                 C#            C      
Ne inkar ne itiraf bu yalnizca sitem     

C                       Fm             C
Zannetme bir gün geri dönmek değil niyetim
C                        Fm          C
Hasrete teslim oldum asla gelmeyeceğim
Bbm           C          C#             C
Bu yangın benle ölünceye dek yaşasın varsın
C#          C          C#           C
Dünyanın o son günü sen beni arayacaksın

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Harmony analysis

Sezen Aksu – Yalnızca Sitem: key and chord analysis

The song opens on C and ends on C. 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)
#7 = E (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F minor side because Fm is heard 4 times while Ab never appears and the major V chord points straight at Fm. 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	5×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	—
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	22×
IV	C#	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E# · G#	11×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	—
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	4×
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	4×
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	5×
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	22×
VI	C#	Submediant — warm colour	C# · E# · G#	11×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	—

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 4 different chords appear 42 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Ab, the same C is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Fm.

Chord movement

C Fm AbV/vi → vi FmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×4
Bbm C Abii → V/vi Fmiv → Viv → V ×3

The move to watch is C → Fm, heard 4 times. From the Fm side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the Ab side it reads V/vi → 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 C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C#, land on C#, E#, G# — 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.
When C comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

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

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

The song's harmonic story

The opening C lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are C, C#, Bbm, Fm; read them as V/vi–IV–ii–vi in Ab or V–VI–iv–i in Fm. C is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on C → Fm (V/vi → vi in Ab, V → i in Fm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. It closes on C, letting the Ab 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.