Nev - Kelebek - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords Bm, F#, Em, A, G Easy key C (capo 2)

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Capo 0

Em          A          Bm
Açar mı kanatların bir gün yine
Em          A        Bm
Kelebek kaç gün var geriye
Em         A            Bm
Kısacık ömür yeter mi onca hayale
G        F#       Bm
Gücenme dünya hali böyle  

G          F#         Bm
Sen boşver onları uç gönlünce
G          F#         Bm 
Onların hiç kanatları olmadı ki
G        F#            Bm      
Sen boşver onları uç kendin gibi kelebek gibi
G             F#       Bm           
Onların ruhu böyle rengarenk değil saf ve tertemiz  

Em  A   Bm    A     Em     A      Bm
Kelebek   kelebek  sen uç hep gönlünce

Em                         F#
Dokunmasınlar kanatlarına dökülür ya pulların
G                     F#
Unutma sen kelebeksin ben seni öyle sevdim
Em                   F#
Bir asi rüzgardım da kıyamadım dokunmaya
Em           A 
Sen demiştin ya giderken
F#          
Ah kelebek, seni hep seveceğim

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Harmony analysis

Nev – Kelebek: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Em and ends on F#. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)
#7 = A# (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 B minor side because Bm is heard 10 times while D never appears and the major V chord points straight at Bm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from D 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 D or to Bm; 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 D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	—
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	8×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	9×
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	6×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	7×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	10×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	10×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	—
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	8×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	9×
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	6×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	7×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 5 different chords appear 40 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Bm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from D, the same F# is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Bm.

Chord movement

Em A Dii → Vii → V Bmiv → VII ×6
F# Bm DV/vi → vi BmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×5
A Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×5
Em F# Dii → V/vi Bmiv → Viv → V ×2

The move to watch is Em → A, heard 6 times. From the Bm side it is iv → VII; from the D side it reads ii → V (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over F#, land on F#, A#, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When F# comes, swap the scale's A for A#: 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 D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Em; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Bm, F#, Em, A — vi–V/vi–ii–V from the D side, i–V–iv–VII from the Bm side. F# is the interesting twist: in D it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Bm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Em → A (ii → V in D, iv → VII in Bm): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. It closes on F#, letting the D 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.