Sura İskenderli - Korkularım - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Cm, Gm, Bb Easy key F

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Capo 0

Cm  Gm  Cm  Bb  Gm

Cm             Gm             Cm
 Hasretin ömür bitmeden diner mi
                Gm          Cm
Karanlık aydınlıklara geçer mi
                Gm           Cm
Sensiz bu gönül vatana göçer mi
               Gm            Cm
Hayat haksızla haklını seçer mi

Cm         Gm           Cm
Korklarım var, korkularım
          Gm            Cm
Acılarım çok, kanar sızım
                Gm         Cm          Gm
Ben küçük bir kızım zararsızım, zararsızım

Cm         Gm            Cm
 Ateşim ikimizi de yakar mı
              Gm           Cm
O gözler başkalarına bakar mı
                 Gm            Cm
Bu sevda gönlünü gönlüme yapar mı
             Gm            Cm
Nolur canını canımdan koparma

Cm               Gm
 Bu benim kalp sızım
            Cm
Birazcık aşksızım
              Gm                   Cm
Sana göre tamamen deliyim ve akılsızım
                   Gm
Bütün olanlar kadermiş
                     Cm
Benim olman bir hayalmiş
                Gm                         Cm
Çünkü ben bir zavallının teki ve beş parasızım

Cm         Gm           Cm
Korklarım var, korkularım
          Gm            Cm
Acılarım çok, kanar sızım
                Gm         Cm          Gm
Ben küçük bir kızım zararsızım, zararsızım

Cm           Gm
 Aklıma takıldın
               Cm
Canım çok sıkıldı
                 Gm                         Cm
Bir mümkünsüzsün benim için hayallerim yıkıldı
                     Gm
Sana yok ki bir takıntım
                Cm
Gözlerinle sıkıntım
                 Gm
Azıcık gelebilseydin var ya 
               Cm
Şimdi çok yakındık

Cm         Gm           Cm
Korklarım var, korkularım
          Gm            Cm
Acılarım çok, kanar sızım
                Gm         Cm          Gm
Ben küçük bir kızım zararsızım, zararsızım

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Harmony analysis

Sura İskenderli – Korkularım: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Cm and ends on Gm. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because it opens on Cm and Cm is heard 34 times while Eb never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb 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 Eb or to Cm; 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 Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	—
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	—
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	30×
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	—
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	1×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	34×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	34×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	—
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	—
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	30×
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	—
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	1×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 3 different chords appear 65 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.

Chord movement

Gm Cm Ebiii → vi Cmv → inatural-minor cadence ×29

The move to watch is Gm → Cm, heard 29 times. From the Cm side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the Eb side it reads iii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Eb major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Eb – F – G – Bb – C): start from Eb for a brighter phrase, from C for a bluesier one.
Over Cm, land on C, Eb, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gm, land on G, Bb, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bb, land on Bb, D, 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 Eb major shapes

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones up
3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Cm; the ear learns where home is within a second. Cm, Gm, Bb carry the song: vi–iii–V relative to Eb, i–v–VII relative to Cm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Gm → Cm (iii → vi in Eb, v → i in Cm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. Ending on Gm, the song seals Eb 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.