Teoman - Mavi - Chord

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

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Capo 0

Ab  Ab  Fm  Fm  Db  Db  Eb  Eb

Ab                       Fm
Kaptan bu kadar hızlı gitme
Db                     Eb
Hava güzel, deniz güzel yelken yeter bize
Ab                 Fm
Akıntı burnu önümüzde
Db                         Eb
Mandalina kokuları sahilden dolsun içmize
Ab                    Fm
Mutluyum diyorum kendime
Db                         Eb
Sağım solum önüm arkam her yer

  Ab                   Fm
Mavi mavi, mavi mavi, mavi mavi, mavi mavi
Db                            Eb
Bu güzel eylül akşam üstü her yer masmavi

Ab  Ab  Fm  Fm  Db  Db  Eb  Eb

Ab                   Fm
Akdeniz meltemi altında
Db               Eb
Kitabım kucağımda ne güzel şey uyuklamak
Ab                   Fm
Sana ilk aşık olduğumda
Db                   Eb
Gece yarısı dolunayda bu koyda yüzmüştük çırılçıplak
Ab                   Fm
Yıllar nasıl aktı geçti
Db                              Eb
Lacivert mayom eridi güneşten artık

  Ab                    Fm
Mavi mavi, mavi mavi, mavi mavi, mavi mavi
Db                           Eb
Bu güzel eylül akşam üstü her yer masmavi

Ab  Ab  Fm  Fm  Db  Db  Eb  Eb

Ab                  Fm
Yatma vakti geldi artık
Db                  Eb
Rakı balık harikaydı kaptan eline sağlık
Ab                     Fm
Son bir kadeh dostlar için
Db                    Eb
Artık aramızda olmayan inşallah onlarda mutludur

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Harmony analysis

Teoman – Mavi: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ab and ends on Eb. 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)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Ab major side because it opens on Ab. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from F minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

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	16×
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	—
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	—
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	16×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	16×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	16×
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	16×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	16×
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	—
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	—
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	16×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	16×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 4 different chords appear 64 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

Db Eb AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×13
Eb Ab AbV → Iauthentic cadence FmVII → III ×12

The move to watch is Db → Eb, heard 13 times. From the Ab side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home); from the Fm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic). 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 Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — 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.

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

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. Ab, Fm, Db, Eb carry the song: I–vi–IV–V relative to Ab, III–i–VI–VII relative to Fm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Db → Eb (IV → V in Ab, VI → VII in Fm): IV → V — the lift that builds tension before home. Ending on Eb, the song seals Ab as home.

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.