Yesterday

by The Beatles

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Key: F Tuning: E A D G B E

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YESTERDAY

by John Lennon/Paul McCartney

tablature by Jonathan Byrd

Intro

    FM7   G7     Bb FM7
    v  v  v  v   v  v    v   v
e|-------------|---------------|
B|-------------|----1--1-------|
G|-----2--0----|-3--2--2-------|
D|--3-----3--0-|-3--3--3-------|
A|--3-----2----|-1--3--3-------|
E|--1-----3----|---------------|

Verse

     FM7                Em7      A7         Dm          Dm/C
  /  v    v   v   v     v   v    v    v     v   v   v   v
e|------------------|----------------0-1-|-0-------------|
B|------------------|--------0--2--3-----|-----3-3---3---|
G|--0---------------|------2----0--------|---2-------2---|
D|----3--3---------3|------0-------------|-0-------0-----|
A|-------3-----0-3--|----2------0--------|-------------3-|
E|--1--------1------|--0-----------------|---------------|
  \

   BbM7       C7         FM7            Dm   G7     Bb FM7
   v    v     v     v     v  v   v  v   v v  v  v   v  v  v  v \
e|----------------------|-------------|-----------|------------||
B|------3--3--1---------|-1--1-1------|-----------|----1-1-----||
G|------2--------3--2-0-|-3--2------0-|---2--0----|-3--2-2-----||
D|---3------------------|-3--3------2-|-3----3--0-|-3--3-3-----||
A|-1----------3---------|-3--3--------|-5----2----|-1--3-3-----||
E|----------------------|-------------|------3----|------------||
                                                               /

Bridge

    Em7   A7     Dm  C7  BbM7    C7          FM7
    v  v  v  v   v   v   v v     v  v   v v   v  v  v  v
e|-------------|-----0---1-0---|-0----------|------------|
B|-------------|-3-----1-3---3-|------3-1-3-|-1----------|
G|--2-----2----|---2-----2-----|----3-------|-2----------|
D|--0-----5----|-0-------------|---2--------|-3----------|
A|--2-----0----|-----3---1-----|-3----------|-3----------|
E|--0----------|---------------|------------|------------|

    Em7   A7     Dm  C7  BbM7    C7          FM7
    v  v  v  v   v   v   v v     v  v   v v   v  v  v  v
e|-------------|-----0---1-0---|-0----------|-1----------|
B|-------------|-3-----1-3---3-|------3-1-3-|-1--1-------|
G|--2-----2----|---2-----2-----|----3-------|-2-----3--2-|
D|---0-----5---|-0-------------|---2--------|-3----------|
A|-----2--0--4-|-----3---1-----|-3----------|-3----------|
E|--0----------|---------------|------------|------------|

Verse

    FM7                Em7      A7         Dm          Dm/C
    v    v   v   v     v   v    v    v     v   v   v   v
e|------------------|----------------0-1-|-0-------------|
B|------------------|--------0--2--3-----|-----3-3---3---|
G|--0---------------|------2----0--------|---2-------2---|
D|----3--3---------3|------0-------------|-0-------0-----|
A|-------3-----0-3--|----2------0--------|-------------3-|
E|--1--------1------|--0-----------------|---------------|

   BbM7       C7         FM7            Dm   G7     Bb FM7
   v    v     v     v     v  v   v  v   v v  v  v   v  v  v  v
e|----------------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
B|------3--3--1---------|-1--1-1------|-----------|----1-1-----|
G|------2-------3-2--0--|-3--2------0-|---2--0----|-3--2-2-----|
D|---3------------------|-3--3------2-|-3----3--0-|-3--3-3-----|
A|-1----------3---------|-3--3--------|-5----2----|-1--3-3-----|
E|----------------------|-------------|------3----|------------|

[Coda]

   Dm   G7    Bb  F
   v v  v  v   v  v  v v
e|-----------|----1--1---|
B|-----------|----1--1---|
G|---2--0----|-3--2--2---|
D|-3----3--0-|-3--3--3---|
A|-5----2----|-1--3--3---|
E|------3----|----1--1---|

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Yesterday - The Beatles

                    ----------------------------------

from the album 'Help'

You need to tune all strings down one tone for this - so when

you play a G shape it actually comes out in the key of F.

It's important to do this - you can't just play the thing in F

using normal tuning - you need some bass notes which you can

only get by tuning down a tone and playing as if in G.

(I'll write all the chord names as if in standard tuning)

Intro

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D|-----3-3-3---3-3-3------3-3-3---3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3-3---3-3-3------3-3-3---3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
F|-----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
C|-----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3------------------3-------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

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G5 F#7 B7 Em

D|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-------2-2-2--------2-2-2------------0-0-0-------------------|
A|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-------2-2-2--------4-4-4------------0-0-0-------------------|
F|-----0-0-0---0-0-0-------3-3-3--------2-2-2------------0-0-0-------------------|
C|-----0-0-0---0-0-0-------2-2-2--------4-4-4---------2--------------------------|
G|-------------------------4-4-4----2--------------------------------------------|
D|---3-------3----------2--------------------------------------------------------|

Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away

Em/D C D7 G5

D|----0----0-----0-0-0---------2-2-2--------------3-3-3--------------------------|
A|----0----0-----1-1-1---------1-1-1--------------3-3-3--------------------------|
F|----0----0-----0-0-0---------2-2-2--------------0-0-0--------------------------|
C|--2----0-------2-2-2-----0----------------------0-0-0--------------------------|
G|-------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------3-----------3----2----------------|

now it looks as if they're here to stay oh

Em7 A7 C G5

D|-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--3--3----------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3-3------2-2-2----1--3--3----------------------------------------------|
F|-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
C|-----2-2-2------2-2-2----2--0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2-2---0-----------3----------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------3--3----------------------------------------------|

I believe in yesterday

Verse 2

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Suddenly

I'm not half the man I used to be

There's a shadow hanging over me

Oh yesterday came suddenly

Middle 8:

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F#7sus4 B7 (Em) (C) Am D7 G5

D|---------------2-2-2----0-----0------------0-0-0-------2-2-2-----3-3-3---3-3-3-|
A|----2-2-2------4-4-4----0-----1------------1-1-1-------1-1-1-----3-3-3---3-3-3-|
F|----4-4-4------2-2-2----0-----0------------2-2-2-------2-2-2-----0-0-0---0-0-0-|
C|----2-2-2------4-4-4----2--0--2------------2-2-2----0------------0-0-0---0-0-0-|
G|----4-4-4---2-----------------3--2------0--------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|

Why she had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say

D|------------------2-2-2----0-------0--------------0-0-0-----2-2-2---------|
A|-----2-2-2--------4-4-4----0-------1--------------1-1-1-----1-1-1---------|
F|-----4-4-4--------2-2-2----0-------0--------------2-2-2-----2-2-2---------|
C|-----2-2-2--------4-4-4----2---0---2--------------2-2-2--0----------------|
G|-----4-4-4-----2-------------------3-----2-----0--------------------------|
D|--2------------------------------------------------------------------3----|

I said something wrong, now I long for yes - ter - day

Verse 3

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Yesterday

Love was such an easy game to play

Now I need a place to hide away

Oh I believe in yesterday

Repeat Middle 8

Repeat Verse

End with :

Em7 A7 C G5

D|-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--3--3----------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-3-3------2-2-2----1--3--3----------------------------------------------|
F|-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
C|-----2-2-2------2-2-2----2--0--0----------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2-2---0-----------3----------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------3--3----------------------------------------------|

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Yesterday

by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

tabbed by Steve Wellman

   F                 A7                          Dm
e|-----------------|-------------------0----1--|-0---------------|
B|-----------------|-----0---2---3-------------|----3--3---------|
G|--0--------------|--2------------------------|-----------------|
D|------3---3------|---------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
   Yes-ter-day,     all my trou-bles seemed so  far a-way

   Bb     C                        F                   Dm     G
e|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|--3--3---1---------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G|--------------3-----2-------0--|--3---2---2-----0--|----2---0-------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------|-3----------0---|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
   Now it looks as though they're  here to stay,  Oh   I be-lieve in

   Bb      F                    A7                       Dm
e|-------------|---------------|-------------------0--1-|--0---------|
B|-------------|---------------|------0---2---3---------|------3--3--|
G|------2---2--|--0------------|--2---------------------|------------|
D|--3----------|------3--3-----|------------------------|------------|
A|-------------|---------------|------------------------|------------|
E|-------------|---------------|------------------------|------------|
   yes-ter-day.  Sud-den-ly,     I'm not half the man I   used to be.

   Bb         C7                F                Dm      G
e|----------------------------|----------------|------------------|
B|---3-----3--1---------------|----------------|------------------|
G|----------------3---2---0---|-3--2--2-----0--|------2----0------|
D|----------------------------|----------------|--3-----------0---|
A|----------------------------|----------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------|------------------|
   There's a shad-ow hang-ing   o-ver me,  Oh    yes-ter-day came

   Bb       F     A7          Dm     Bb            C7
e|-------------|------------|-----0--1--0-------|---0-----------------|
B|-------------|------------|--3------------3---|--------3----1----3--|
G|------2---2--|---2---2----|-------------------|---------------------|
D|--3----------|------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------|------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------|------------|-------------------|---------------------|
   sud-den-ly.    Why she     had to go I don't   know, she would-n't

   F        A7        Dm           Bb           C
e|--------|---------|--------0-----1----0----|--0-------------0--|
B|--------|---------|--3-------------------3-|-------3---1-------|
G|--2-----|-2---2---|------------------------|-------------------|
D|--------|---------|------------------------|-------------------|
A|--------|---------|------------------------|-------------------|
E|--------|---------|------------------------|-------------------|
   say.     I said    some-thing wrong now I   long for yes-ter-

   F                            A7                       Dm
e|-1------------|--------------|-------------------0--1-|---0-----------|
B|-----1--------|--------------|-------0---2---3--------|-------3---3---|
G|--------3--2--|--0-----------|--2---------------------|---------------|
D|--------------|------3---3---|------------------------|---------------|
A|--------------|--------------|------------------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|------------------------|---------------|
   day.________   Yes-ter-day,   love was such an eas-y   game to play.

   Bb    C7                 F                Dm      G        Bb       F
e|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
B|--3--3--1--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
G|------------3---2---0--|--3---2--2-----0--|---2----0------|------2---2---|
D|-----------------------|------------------|-3----------0--|--3-----------|
A|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
   Now I need a place to   hide a-way,  Oh    I be-lieve in   yes-ter-day.

Now repeat from "Why she had to go..." and then play this:

  Dm     G       Bb     F
e|-------------|------------|
B|-------------|------------|
G|----2--0-----|-----2--2---|
D|-3--------0--|--3---------|
A|-------------|------------|
E|-------------|------------|
   Mm mm mm mm   mm mm mm