Deniz Tekin - Yıldızlar - Chord

Key Db major – Bb minor Chords Bbm, Ab, Gb, Db, Fm, Eb, F Easy key G (capo 6)

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Capo 0

Bbm  Bbm  Ab  Db  Gb

     Bbm          Fm 
Balıklar uçar, kuşlar yüzer
        Db
Gökyüzü yemyeşil
       Eb             Bbm 
Ben de seni düşünmeyi bıraktım
   Ab               Gb
Bu yoldan dönen utansın
 
Bbm           Fm                    Db
Ortaköy'den Beşiktaş'a giden ağaçlı yolda
      Eb            Bbm
Artık hiç aklıma gelmiyorsun
   Ab                   Gb
Balmumcu'dan dolanıyorum
 
    Gb              Bbm
Elimde değil, denemedim de değil
  Gb                      F
Biliyorum bu yaptığım hiç hoş değil
 
Bbm      Ab             Gb
Önümde tütün kokan sokaklar
             Ab     Bbm
Ve sana dair her anıda 
      Ab               Gb   Ab
Bana acı veren bir şey var
 
Bbm      Ab              Gb
İçimde kayıp giden yıldızlar
             Ab       Bbm
Ve sana dair tuttuğum her dilek
    Ab                Gb
Hiç sönmeyen bir ışık var
   Bbm
İçimde

Bbm               Fm
Sonsuz mavilikler altında
           Db
Bir rüyaya daldım
    Eb             Bbm
Anlatamam görmen lazım
    Ab                Gb
Ben hala bir an bile uyanmadım

Bbm               Fm
Korktum gözlerimi açmaktan
       Db
Kaçtım gerçekten
    Eb               Bbm 
Ama seni her gördüğümde 
Ab                 Gb
Baş üstü düşüyorum dünyaya
 
    Gb              Bbm
Elimde değil, denemedim de değil
  Gb                      F
Biliyorum bu yaptığım hiç hoş değil
 
Bbm      Ab             Gb
Önümde tütün kokan sokaklar
             Ab     Bbm
Ve sana dair her anıda 
      Ab               Gb   Ab
Bana acı veren bir şey var
 
Bbm      Ab              Gb
İçimde kayıp giden yıldızlar
             Ab       Bbm
Ve sana dair tuttuğum bir dilek
    Ab                 Gb
Hiç sönmeyen bir ışık var
   Bbm
İçimde

     Bbm  Bbm  Ab  Db  Gb  Gb
İçimde
     Bbm  Bbm  Ab  Db  Gb  Gb
İçimde

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Harmony analysis

Deniz Tekin – Yıldızlar: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bbm and ends on Gb. Its chords belong to both Db major and Bbm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Db major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Gb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

Bb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Gb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Ab (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 Bb minor side because it opens on Bbm, Bbm is heard 26 times against 7 for Db and the major V chord points straight at Bbm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Db 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 Db or to Bbm; 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 Db major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Db	Tonic — home	Db · F · Ab	7×
ii	Ebm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
V/V	Eb	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Absecondary dominant	Eb · G · Bb	4×
iii	Fm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F · Ab · C	4×
V/vi	F	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bbmsecondary dominant	F · A · C	2×
IV	Gb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · Bb · Db	21×
V	Ab	Dominant — strongest pull home	Ab · C · Eb	21×
vi	Bbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Bb · Db · F	26×
vii°	Cdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C · Eb · Gb	—

Seen from Bb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bbm	Tonic — home	Bb · Db · F	26×
ii°	Cdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C · Eb · Gb	—
III	Db	Relative major — the bright side	Db · F · Ab	7×
iv	Ebm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
IV	Eb	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Eb · G · Bb	4×
v	Fm	Minor dominant — soft pull	F · Ab · C	4×
V	F	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F · A · C	2×
VI	Gb	Submediant — warm colour	Gb · Bb · Db	21×
VII	Ab	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Ab · C · Eb	21×

Analysis

The key pair is Db major and its relative Bb minor (5 flats). 7 different chords appear 85 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Bbm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Db, the same F is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Bbm. Eb acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

Gb Bbm DbIV → vi BbmVI → iVI → i ×8
Ab Bbm DbV → videceptive cadence BbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×6
Gb Ab DbIV → VIV → V BbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×6
Ab Db DbV → Iauthentic cadence BbmVII → III ×3
F Bbm DbV/vi → vi BbmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×2

The move to watch is Gb → Bbm, heard 8 times. From the Bbm side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the Db side it reads IV → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Db major pentatonic and Bb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Db – Eb – F – Ab – Bb): start from Db for a brighter phrase, from Bb for a bluesier one.
Over Bbm, land on Bb, Db, F — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When F comes, swap the scale's Ab 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 Db major shapes

Capo 1 + C shapes
Capo 4 + A shapes
Capo 6 + G shapes

With Bb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Am shapes
Capo 6 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch
1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Bbm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Bbm, Ab, Gb, Db carry the song: vi–V–IV–I relative to Db, i–VII–VI–III relative to Bbm. F is the interesting twist: in Db it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Bbm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Gb → Bbm (IV → vi in Db, VI → i in Bbm): VI → i — falls a half step into home. It closes on Gb, letting the Db 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.