About the chords of “Başa Bela”

“Başa Bela” by Can Yüce is in C Minor and runs at about 190 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 182 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gm, G7, Abmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → G7 → Gm → Cm7 → Gm → Fm → G → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

G – Abmaj7 – G7 – Ab – G – Bb – Ab – G7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Bb – Abmaj7 – G – Abmaj7 – F – G – Abmaj7 – G – Bb – Ab – G – Abmaj7 – G7 – Ab – G – Bb – Ab – G – Gm – Ab – Gm7 – Ab6 – G – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – G – C/Bb – Gm – Ab6 – G7 – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Ebm – C#/G# – D – Cm – Bb – …

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