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)
Aslı Demirer - Madem - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm, Cm, Bbm, C, C#, Ab, Gm Easy key C
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
Fm Cm
İşte burdayım tam da karşındayım
Fm Cm
Konuş kalbinle durma ben hazırım
Fm Bbm
Ya da sus istersen bak yalnızca gözlerime
Ab Fm
Gitmemi istersen ben anlarım
Fm Cm
İşte burdayım tam da karşındayım
Fm Cm
Konuş kalbinle durma ben hazırım
Fm Bbm
Ya da sus istersen bak yalnızca gözlerime
Ab Gm C
Git deme ben anlarım
Fm Cm
Kelimelerden bir uçurum vardı aramızda
Bbm C#
Konuşsaydık madem madem
Fm Cm
Biri bana neden hala yalnız olduğumu
Bbm C#
Anlatsın lütfen lütfen
Fm Cm
İşte burdayım tam da karşındayım
Fm Cm
Konuş kalbinle durma ben hazırım
Fm Bbm
Ya da sus istersen bak yalnızca gözlerime
Ab Gm C
Git deme ben anlarım
Fm Cm
Kelimelerden bir uçurum vardı aramızda
Bbm C# C
Konuşsaydık madem madem
Fm Cm
Biri bana neden hala yalnız olduğumu
Bbm C# C
Anlatsın lütfen lütfen
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Harmony analysis
Aslı Demirer – Madem: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Fm and ends on C. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
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 it opens on Fm, Fm is heard 14 times against 3 for Ab 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | 3× |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | 7× |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | 10× |
| V/vi | C | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant | C · E · G | 4× |
| IV | C# | Subdominant — moves away from home | C# · E# · G# | 4× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | 14× |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| vii | Gm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · Bb · D | 2× |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | 14× |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| ii | Gm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | G · Bb · D | 2× |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | 3× |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | 7× |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | 10× |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | 4× |
| VI | C# | Submediant — warm colour | C# · E# · G# | 4× |
| 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). 7 different chords appear 44 times in total; 5 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. Gm step outside the scale as colour chords.
Chord movement
- Cm Fm Abiii → vi Fmv → inatural-minor cadence ×6
- C Fm AbV/vi → vi FmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×3
- C# Fm AbIV → vi FmVI → iVI → i ×2
The move to watch is Cm → Fm, heard 6 times. From the Fm side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the Ab side it reads iii → 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 Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Cm, land on C, Eb, 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
Easiest keys on guitar
- 4 semitones up
- 1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The opening Fm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Fm, Cm, Bbm, C; read them as vi–iii–ii–V/vi in Ab or i–v–iv–V 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 Cm → Fm (iii → vi in Ab, v → i in Fm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on C, 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.
Aslı Demirer - Madem Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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