Tarkan - İnci Tanem (Sabret) - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm7, Cm7, Bbm7, Dbmaj7, Ebm7, Eb, Fm, Ab Easy key G (capo 1)

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Capo 0

       Fm7   Eb       Fm7
Çaresizim mecbur bu veda
                     Eb        Fm7
Kokun üzerimde gidiyorum uzaklara
           Cm7             Ebm7        Bbm7
Sığınıp anılara bu hasrete dayanırız elbet
     Dbmaj7    Cm7   Bbm7  Ab
Ümidimiz muradına erecek sabret

    Fm7    Cm7             Ebm7        Bbm7
Sığınıp anılara bu hasrete dayanırız elbet
     Dbmaj7    Cm7   Bbm7  Fm
Ümidimiz muradına erecek sabret

    Fm7   Cm7        Fm7       Cm7
Sabret sabret inci tanem bekle beni
      Fm7      Cm7  Dbmaj7
Döneceğim mutlaka sabret
    Fm7    Cm7       Ebm7       Bbm7
Ağlama ne olur vazgeçme bekle beni
      Dbmaj7   Bbm7  Fm7
Döneceğim mutlaka     sabret

    Fm7      Eb       Fm          Eb
Vız gelir dağlar denizler yaban eller
     Fm7        Eb        Fm
Sevmeye engel değil mesafeler
            Cm7         Ebm7  Bbm7
Geçici bu ayrılık bir rüya farzet
     Dbmaj7     Cm7    Bbm7  Ab
Sonunda zafer bizim olacak sabret

            Cm7         Ebm7  Bbm7
Geçici bu ayrılık bir rüya farzet
     Dbmaj7     Cm7    Bbm7  Fm
Sonunda zafer bizim olacak sabret

    Fm7   Cm7        Fm7       Cm7
Sabret sabret inci tanem bekle beni
      Fm7      Cm7  Dbmaj7
Döneceğim mutlaka sabret
    Fm7    Cm7       Ebm7       Bbm7
Ağlama ne olur vazgeçme bekle beni
      Dbmaj7   Bbm7  Fm7
Döneceğim mutlaka     sabret

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Harmony analysis

Tarkan – İnci Tanem (Sabret): key and chord analysis

The song opens on Fm7 and ends on Fm7. 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 both starts and finishes on Fm and Fm is heard 20 times against 2 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	Ab	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb	2×
ii7	Bbm7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F · Ab	12×
iii7	Cm7	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G · Bb	16×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	—
IVmaj7	Dbmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab · C	8×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	5×
v7	Ebm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Eb · Gb · Bb · Db	6×
vi7	Fm7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C · Eb	16×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	4×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Fm7	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C · Eb	16×
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	4×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	2×
iv7	Bbm7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F · Ab	12×
v7	Cm7	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G · Bb	16×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	—
VImaj7	Dbmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab · C	8×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	5×
vii7	Ebm7	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Eb · Gb · Bb · Db	6×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 8 different chords appear 69 times in total; 7 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Ebm7 step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

Cm7 Fm7 Abiii7 → vi7 Fmv7 → i7natural-minor cadence ×4
Eb Fm7 AbV → vi7deceptive cadence FmVII → i7Aeolian arrival ×3
Bbm7 Fm Abii7 → vi Fmiv7 → iminor plagal ×2
Bbm7 Fm7 Abii7 → vi7 Fmiv7 → i7minor plagal ×2
Eb Fm AbV → videceptive cadence FmVII → iAeolian arrival ×2
Dbmaj7 Fm7 AbIVmaj7 → vi7 FmVImaj7 → i7VI → i ×2

The move to watch is Cm7 → Fm7, heard 4 times. From the Fm side it is v7 → i7 (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the Ab side it reads iii7 → vi7. 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 Fm7, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Cm7, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bbm7, land on Bb, Db, F — 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

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

The song's harmonic story

The opening Fm7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Fm7, Cm7, Bbm7, Dbmaj7 — vi7–iii7–ii7–IVmaj7 from the Ab side, i7–v7–iv7–VImaj7 from the Fm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Cm7 → Fm7 (iii7 → vi7 in Ab, v7 → i7 in Fm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on Fm7, the song seals Fm 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.