Sezen Aksu - Yaz - Chord

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

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Capo 0

Bm           F#
Yaz bitmeden gel
         Em
Yapraklarım solmadan
F#          Bm
Narlar olmadan gel
              F#
Gün devrilmeden
        Em         F#         Bm
Yeşil erik beyaz örtüye konmadan gel

B                        E
Doya doya seviş benimle hadi
F#                        B
Açık saçık konuş benimle hadi
                         E
Buram buram yaseminler tüterken
F#                       B
Alev alev tutuş benimle hadi
 
Bm                               Em
Yaşarız bu tende bu heves olunca yarim
          F#                     Bm
Coşarız ayın şavkı aşka vurdukça yarim
                             F#
Aşığız sarıştık sarmaşıklar misali
                                  Bm
Gel görki geçti geçiyor bu yazlar ne hain
 
Bm            F#           Em       F#         Bm
Söz hiç incitmem ipek şal gibi akarım omuzlarından
Bm       F#             Em         F#            Bm
Sen uyurken ben bir sevinç olur geçerim rüyalarından

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Harmony analysis

Sezen Aksu – Yaz: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm and ends on Bm. 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 it both starts and finishes on Bm, 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	5×
II	E	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G# · B	2×
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#	12×
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	—
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	—
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	10×
V/ii	B	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	3×
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×
V/iv	B	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	3×
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	5×
IV	E	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	E · G# · B	2×
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#	12×
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	—
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	—

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 5 different chords appear 32 times in total; 2 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. B acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

F# Bm DV/vi → vi BmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×6
Em F# Dii → V/vi Bmiv → Viv → V ×5

The move to watch is F# → Bm, heard 6 times. From the Bm side it is V → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the D side it reads V/vi → vi. 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 F#, land on F#, A#, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — 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
3 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Bm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are F#, Bm, Em, B; read them as V/vi–vi–ii–V/ii in D or V–i–iv–V/iv in Bm. 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 F# → Bm (V/vi → vi in D, V → i in Bm): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. Ending on Bm, the song seals Bm 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.