Major view
C major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Key C major – A minor Chords Em, F, Dm, Am Difficulty already in its easiest key
Em Am
Umut ışıklarım bir bir söndüler
Dm
Dost bildiğim kalleşler yoldan döndüler
Am
Her topluma girdim onlar ittiler
F Dm Em
Ezdi tükenmedik bilmez yordu geceler
Am F
Her topluma girdim amma onlar ittiler
Em
Ezdi tükenmedik bildi zalım geceler
Em
Uykular haram oldu gençliğim bak
Talan da oldu çok sevdim
F Dm Em
Yalan oldu zalım geceler
Em F Dm Em
Geceler geceler yıktı geceler
F Dm Em
Geceler geceler zalım geceler
Em F
Umudum gecem, gecem de gündüz oldu oldu
Am F
Demir mazgallar dört duvar oldu
Dm F Dm Am
Demir de kapılar dört duvar oldu
Am
Sayamadım vallaha billaha seneler oldu
F Em
Oldu oldu çok sene oldu
Em F Dm Em
Geceler geceler yıktı geceler
F Dm Em
Geceler geceler zalım geceler
Em F Dm Em
Em Am
Annem yanına vallaha gelecem
Am F
Ölmeden gitmeden babam elin öpecem
Am
Yar Allah nasip etse kıymet bilecem
F Dm Em
Ezdi tükenmedik bildi ama yordu geceler
Am
Mevla nasip etse hatır bilecem bilecem
F Dm Em
Ezdi tükenmedik bildi yıktı geceler
Em
Uykular haram oldu gençliğim bak
Talan da oldu çok sevdim
F Dm Em
Yalan oldu zalım geceler
Em F Dm Em
Geceler geceler yıktı geceler
F Dm Em
Geceler geceler zalım geceler
Em F
Umudum gecem, gecem de gündüz oldu oldu
Am F
Demir mazgallar dört duvar oldu
Dm F Dm Am
Demir de kapılar dört duvar oldu
Am
Sayamadım vallaha billaha seneler oldu
F Em
Oldu oldu çok sene oldu
Em F Dm Em
Geceler geceler yıktı geceler
F Dm Em
Geceler geceler zalım geceler
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Harmony analysis
The song opens on Em and ends on Em. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, 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 A minor side because Am is heard 13 times while C never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to C or to Am; 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 | C | Tonic — home | C · E · G | — |
| ii | Dm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D · F · A | 19× |
| iii | Em | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | E · G · B | 28× |
| V/vi | E | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant | E · G# · B | — |
| IV | F | Subdominant — moves away from home | F · A · C | 24× |
| V | G | Dominant — strongest pull home | G · B · D | — |
| vi | Am | Relative minor — the melancholy side | A · C · E | 13× |
| vii° | Bdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | B · D · F | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | Tonic — home | A · C · E | 13× |
| ii° | Bdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F | — |
| III | C | Relative major — the bright side | C · E · G | — |
| iv | Dm | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F · A | 19× |
| v | Em | Minor dominant — soft pull | E · G · B | 28× |
| V | E | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | E · G# · B | — |
| VI | F | Submediant — warm colour | F · A · C | 24× |
| VII | G | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | G · B · D | — |
The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 4 different chords appear 84 times in total; 4 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 Em → Am, heard 4 times. From the Am side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the C side it reads iii → 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.
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The first chord is Em; the ear learns where home is within a second. Em, F, Dm, Am carry the song: iii–IV–ii–vi relative to C, v–VI–iv–i relative to Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Em → Am (iii → vi in C, v → i in Am): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. It closes on Em, letting the C 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.
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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