Erkin Koray - Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm, Cm, G#, A#, A#m, C# Easy key C

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                  Cm      Fm             Cm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynı ile vaki
                  Cm      Fm              Cm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynı ile vaki 
                         Fm           Cm 
Birden dursun istersin seneler olunca mazi
                         Fm            Cm                
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynı ile vaki    
                        Fm    C#    Fm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki
 
Cm                Fm                                      
Günlere bakarsın katı katı üzerine çekersin perde
G#               A#         A#m            G#
Yoldan geçenler var da her akşam gelenler nerde
Cm                Fm                                      
Günlere bakarsın katı katı üzerine çekersin perde
 G#               A#        A#m            G#
Yoldan geçenler varda her akşam gelenler nerde

                             Fm                Cm
Kara yazı  yazıldı sanma insanın da kaderi böyle 
                         Fm           Cm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynıyla vaki 

Öyle bir geçer zaman ki

Cm                            Fm                         
Bir cevap buldun mu sorulara yiğitlikte var yine serde
G#                A#    A#m             G#
Nasıl gaddar seneler geçiyor durduğu yerde
Cm                            Fm                         
Bir cevap buldun mu sorulara yiğitlikte var yine serde
G#                A#    A#m             G#
Nasıl gaddar seneler geçiyor durduğu yerde

                            Fm                Cm
Sana kara yazıldı sanma insanın da kaderi böyle
                         Fm           Cm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynıyla vaki 

Öyle bir geçer zaman ki
 
Cm          Fm   
O nedir seni kızdıran memnun edeceği yerde
G#               A#      A#m            G# 
Bak bir garip diyor ki nerede o yarim nerde

                        Fm                Cm
Anılara kapılıp kanma dünyanın da düzeni böyle
                         Fm           Cm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynıyla vaki 
                         Fm           Cm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynıyla vaki 
                        Fm             Cm 
Birden dursun istersin seneler olunca mazi
                         Fm             Cm                
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki dediğim aynı ile vaki    
                        Fm    C#    Fm
Öyle bir geçer zaman ki

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Harmony analysis

Erkin Koray – Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm and ends on Fm. 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 F minor side because it comes to rest on Fm and Fm is heard 22 times against 10 for Ab. 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	G#	Tonic — home	G# · B# · D#	10×
ii	A#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E#	5×
II	A#	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A# · D · E#	5×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	20×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IV	C#	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E# · G#	2×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	—
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	22×
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	22×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	G#	Relative major — the bright side	G# · B# · D#	10×
iv	A#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	A# · C# · E#	5×
IV	A#	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	A# · D · E#	5×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	20×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VI	C#	Submediant — warm colour	C# · E# · G#	2×
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). 6 different chords appear 64 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. A# step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

Cm Fm Abiii → vi Fmv → inatural-minor cadence ×17
C# Fm AbIV → vi FmVI → iVI → i ×2

The move to watch is Cm → Fm, heard 17 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 G#, land on G#, B#, D# — 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

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

The song's harmonic story

The opening Cm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Fm, Cm, G#, A#; read them as vi–iii–I–II in Ab or i–v–III–IV in Fm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Cm → Fm (iii → vi in Ab, v → i in Fm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. The final chord is Fm; the ear comes to rest in Fm.

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.