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)
Key Ab major – F minor Chords Fm, Bbm, Ab Easy key G (capo 1)
Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Sen bir aysın ben kara gece, gel derim gel derim gel derim Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Bu can senin sersebil ettim, al derim al derim al derim Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Sorsan bağın yaresini de, gül derim gül derim gül derim Fm Şerbet diye zehir de versen bal derim Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Ben bozkırım sen yağmursun, gel hadi gel hadi gel hadi Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Kuru dalım bana da çiçek, ol hadi ol hadi ol hadi Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Ben ağlayım yeter ki sen gül, gül hadi gül hadi gül hadi Fm Gitme sakın kal orada biraz kal derim Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Kilim gibi ser beni yola, ser beni ser beni ser beni Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Garip çiğdem gibi de dağdan, der beni der beni der beni Bbm Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Ab Fm Bir Kerem'den bir Köroğlu'ndan, sor beni sor beni sor beni Fm Anlatsınlar şu keloğlanı bil derim
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Harmony analysis
The song opens on Bbm and ends on Fm. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Major view
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
Minor view
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F minor side because it comes to rest on Fm and Fm is heard 30 times against 9 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.
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 | 9× |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | 27× |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | — |
| V/vi | C | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant | C · E · G | — |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | 30× |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | 30× |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | 9× |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | 27× |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | — |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | — |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | — |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | — |
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 3 different chords appear 66 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.
The move to watch is Bbm → Fm, heard 18 times. From the Fm side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the Ab side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Starting on Bbm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Fm, Bbm, Ab; read them as vi–ii–I in Ab or i–iv–III in Fm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Bbm → Fm (ii → vi in Ab, iv → i in Fm): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. The final chord is Fm; the ear comes to rest in Fm.
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.
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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