Teoman - Mektup - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Db, Gb Easy key D

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Capo 0

Db
Telefonda konuşamam bilirsin mektuplarıysa ertelerim hep
Gb                      Db
Belki de yazım çirkin diye
  
Çok düşündüm çok kurdum karar verdim hep vazgeçtim
Gb                    Db
Ama sana yazabildim nihayet

Aslında söz vermiştim duygularımı kilitlemiştim
Gb              Db
Ta ki sen açana dek

Korkma sevgililenmiycem ama bilirsin beni işte
Gb                       Db
Bitiririm her şeyi bir dikişte    

Db                        Gb                      Db
Napıyım aşk bu, savaş bu, binlerce yıldır sürüp giden
                   Gb                 Db
Aşk bu, savaş bu, kadınla erkek arasında

Db
Artık saymıyorum yılları bana değip geçen hayatları
Gb                        Db
Zaten pek de sevmem insanları

Ama kimi dostlar var sevdiğim sokak köpekleri beslediğim
Gb                          Db
Bazı güzel anılar biriktirdiğim

Tutku garip bişi ve çok vahşi ve çok hırslıydım zaten bende
Gb                      Db
O yüzden de yağmaladım seni  

Db                         Gb                    Db
Napıyım aşk bu, savaş bu, binlerce yıldır sürüp giden
                   Gb                 Db
Aşk bu, savaş bu, kadınla erkek arasında 

Db
Kolay değildir bilirim bir aşkı bir kalbe koymak
Gb                          Db
Hele bir başkasını severken sen

Kolay değildir bilirim bir aşkı bir kalbe koymak
Gb                          Db
Hele bir başkasını severken sen

Db                                     Gb                 Db 
Teşekkürler, teşekkürler, bir zamanlar beni çok sevdiğin için
Db                           Gb                Db
Teşekkürler, teşekkürler, beni çok sevdiğin için  

Db                         Gb                    Db
Napıyım aşk bu, savaş bu, binlerce yıldır sürüp giden
                   Gb                 Db
Aşk bu, savaş bu, kadınla erkek arasında 

Bu mektupta olmadı kelimeler toparlanmadı,
İşte şimdi çöpe gidiyor,
Mektubuma son verirken,
Seni herzaman çok seven,
Ben...

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Harmony analysis

Teoman – Mektup: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Db and ends on Db. 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 Db major side because it both starts and finishes on Db and Db is heard 25 times while Bbm never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from Bb minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

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	25×
ii	Ebm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	—
III	F	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · A · C	—
IV	Gb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db	17×
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	—
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	—
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	—
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	25×
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
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	—

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 2 different chords appear 42 times in total; 2 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 Db DbIV → Iplagal cadence BbmVI → III ×17

The move to watch is Gb → Db, heard 17 times. From the Db side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Bbm side it is VI → III. 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 Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — 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

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The song's harmonic story

The opening Db lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Db, Gb carry the song: I–IV relative to Db, III–VI relative to Bbm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Gb → Db (IV → I in Db, VI → III in Bbm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on Db, 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.