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)
Neşet Ertaş - Gönlüm Ataşlara Yandı Gidiyor - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords Cm, Eb, Db, Ab, Bbm Easy key C
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
Cm Ben bu gün yarimden ayrı düşeli Db Ab Eb Cm Her günüm bir yıla döndü gidiyor Cm Bbm Eb Yine zindan oldu dünya başıma Ab Cm Gönlüm ataşlara yandı gidiyor Eb Db Cm Ömrüm boşa yare kandı gidiyor Cm Uzaktır yolları dolandım geldim Db Ab Eb Cm Tatlıdır dilleri bağlandım kaldım Cm Bbm Eb Günahı boynuna işte ben ölüm Ab Cm Gönlüm ataşlara yandı gidiyor Eb Db Cm Ömrüm boşa yare kandı gidiyor
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Harmony analysis
Neşet Ertaş – Gönlüm Ataşlara Yandı Gidiyor: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Cm and ends on Cm. 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)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Ab major side because Ab is heard 4 times while Fm never appears. 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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | 4× |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | 2× |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | 10× |
| III | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | — |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | 4× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | 6× |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | — |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | — |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | 4× |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | 2× |
| 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 | — |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | 4× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | 6× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 5 different chords appear 26 times in total; 5 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
- Eb Ab AbV → Iauthentic cadence FmVII → III ×2
- Db Ab AbIV → Iplagal cadence FmVI → III ×2
- Bbm Eb Abii → Vii → V Fmiv → VII ×2
The move to watch is Eb → Ab, heard 2 times. From the Ab side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Fm side it is VII → III. 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 Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — 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
- 4 semitones up
- 1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is Cm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Cm, Eb, Db, Ab — iii–V–IV–I from the Ab side, v–VII–VI–III from the Fm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Eb → Ab (V → I in Ab, VII → III in Fm): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. It closes on Cm, letting the Ab 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.
Neşet Ertaş - Gönlüm Ataşlara Yandı Gidiyor Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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