Major view
Eb major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = D (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Ab (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Flört - İstanbul - Chord
Key Eb major – C minor Chords Cm, G#, G, Fm, Bb Easy key C (capo 3)
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Key: Eb | Cm
Capo: 0
Cm Cm Bb Fm Rüzgar oldu gönlüm esti havada Fm Cm Sevda kuşum kanat açtı bu güle G# G Fm Cm Bir güzel yüzünden döndüm mecnuna G# G Cm Sevdim İstanbul Cm Bb Fm Ne gezerim gözü yaşlı bu yerde Fm Cm Garip gibi söz söylerim, kim dinler G# G Fm Cm Benim gibi bir zalimi kim sever G# G Cm Söyle İstanbul G# G Cm Söyle İstanbul G# G Cm Sevdim İstanbul G# G Cm Kandım İstanbul Cm G# G Cm Onu alma benden Cm Bb Fm Elini ver, elimi tut al beni Fm Cm Görmez oldum, duymaz oldum sar beni G# G m Cm Bir Allah'tan, bir güzelden, bir senden G# G Cm Dönmem İstanbul Cm Bb Fm İnci tanem, sevda bahçem dert bende Fm Cm Dermanım ol, yürek dayanmaz halde G# G Fm Cm Ateş oldum, duman oldum, kül oldum G# G Cm Yandım İstanbul G# G Cm Daldım İstanbul G# G Cm Kandım İstanbul G# G Cm Neden İstanbul Cm G# G Cm Onu aldın benden G# G Cm G# G Cm Daldım İstanbul G# G Cm Kandım İstanbul G# G Cm Neden İstanbul Cm G# G Cm Onu aldın benden G# G Cm Yandım İstanbul, duy sesimi G# G Cm Daldım İstanbul, ver elini G# G Cm Neden İstanbul Cm G# G Cm Onu aldın benden G# G Cm
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Harmony analysis
Flört – İstanbul: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Cm and ends on Cm. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
C minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = B (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 C minor side because it both starts and finishes on Cm, Cm is heard 38 times while Eb never appears and the major V chord points straight at Cm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb 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 Eb or to Cm; 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Eb | Tonic — home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| ii | Fm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F · Ab · C | 11× |
| iii | Gm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | G · Bb · D | — |
| V/vi | G | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant | G · B · D | 25× |
| IV | G# | Subdominant — moves away from home | G# · B# · D# | 25× |
| V | Bb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Bb · D · F | 4× |
| vi | Cm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | C · Eb · G | 38× |
| vii° | Ddim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D · F · Ab | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Cm | Tonic — home | C · Eb · G | 38× |
| ii° | Ddim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · Ab | — |
| III | Eb | Relative major — the bright side | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| iv | Fm | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · Ab · C | 11× |
| v | Gm | Minor dominant — soft pull | G · Bb · D | — |
| V | G | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G · B · D | 25× |
| VI | G# | Submediant — warm colour | G# · B# · D# | 25× |
| VII | Bb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Bb · D · F | 4× |
Analysis
The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 5 different chords appear 103 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Cm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Eb, the same G is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Cm.
Chord movement
- G Cm EbV/vi → vi CmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×22
- Fm Cm Ebii → vi Cmiv → iminor plagal ×7
The move to watch is G → Cm, heard 22 times. From the Cm side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the Eb side it reads V/vi → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
- Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over G#, land on G#, B#, D# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- When G comes, swap the scale's Bb for B: 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 Eb major shapes
- Capo 1 + D shapes
- Capo 3 + C shapes
- Capo 6 + A shapes
With C minor shapes
- Capo 3 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch
- 4 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The opening Cm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Cm, G#, G, Fm — vi–IV–V/vi–ii from the Eb side, i–VI–V–iv from the Cm side. G is the interesting twist: in Eb it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Cm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on G → Cm (V/vi → vi in Eb, V → i in Cm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. The final chord is Cm; the ear comes to rest in Cm.
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.
Flört - İstanbul Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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