Demet Akalın - Çalkala - Chord

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

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F#
Eller havaya, bir sağa bir sola

Çalkala çalkala, bir sağa bir sola

F#
Çalkala çalkala

F#
Cadı kazanına fırlat, her şeyi bir bir yak
                        G  F#
Asabi hâllere gerek yok ahhh

F#
Gece yine canlı mı canlı, uçuyor herkes heyecanlı
Acele etmiyor kimse, çıkmak yok kapı kapalı

F#
Bir o yana bir bu yana yürü hadi, höster bana o eşsiz dansını
                         G         Em            F#
İnadına inadına inadına, düşmez yükselttin bak nabzımı

F#
Bir ileri iki geri yürü hadi, göster bana o eşsiz dansını
                               G   Em               F#
Sularıma sularıma kor gibi düştün, yükselttin bak nabzımı

F#
Çalkala çalkala

F#
Kimse bilmez huyunu suyunu, dans et görelim boyunu posunu
                         G  F#
Dans zaten bir aşk oyunu ahhh

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Harmony analysis

Demet Akalın – Çalkala: key and chord analysis

The song opens on F# 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 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	2×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
III	F#	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F# · A# · C#	12×
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	4×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	—
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	—
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#	—
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	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	4×
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). 3 different chords appear 18 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.

Chord movement

Em F# Dii → III Bmiv → Viv → V ×2

The move to watch is Em → F#, heard 2 times. From the Bm side it is iv → V (iv → V: the minor side's tension builder); from the D side it reads ii → III. 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 G, land on G, B, D — 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
1 semitone up

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is F#; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is F#, G, Em — III–IV–ii from the D side, V–VI–iv from the Bm side. F# is the interesting twist: in D it is a chromatic chord (III), while in Bm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Em → F# (ii → III in D, iv → V in Bm): iv → V — the minor side's tension builder. 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.