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by The Beatles
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intermediate Key: F Tuning: D G C F A D
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THE BEATLES - YESTERDAY (Lennon/McCartney) from HELP album.
Released on August 6th 1965.
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Tabbed by: PJVillanueva
Obviously Paul tuned his guitar a whole step down to sing the
song more comfortably. The chord shapes are unmistakeable. So
he did play it using G-shapes but because of the guitar tuned
down, the key is F.
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly,I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm.
  G
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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|3---------------3--------------|3---------------3--------------|
  00:05
                                  F#m             B7
D|----3---3---3-------3---3------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
A|----3---3---3-------3---3------|----2---2---2-------0---0---0--|
F|----0---0---0-------0---0------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
D|3---------------3-----------0--|2------------------------------|
  Yesterday                               all my  troubles    so
                                                          seem
  Em                      Em7     Cmaj7           D7
D|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|
A|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0-------1---1---1--|
F|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|
C|2---------------2-------0------|----------------0--------------|
G|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  far     away                            Now it looks    though
                                                      as      they're
  G                       G/F#    Em7             A
D|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|--------------------0---0------|
A|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|----3---3---3-------2---2------|
F|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0-------2---2------|
C|-------------------------------|----2---2---2------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------0--------------|
D|3---------------3-------2------|0------------------------------|
  here    to  stay            Oh  I       believe             in
                                  00:22
  C       G
D|0-------3---3-------3---3---3--|----3---3---3-------3---3------|
A|1-------3---3-------3---3---3--|----3---3---3-------3---3------|
F|0-------0---0-------0---0---0--|----0---0---0-------0---0------|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------3-------3--------------|3---------------3-----------0--|
  yesterday                       Suddenly
  F#m             B7              Em                      Em7
D|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
A|----2---2---2-------0---0---0--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
F|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
C|-------------------------------|2---------------2-------0------|
G|----------------2--------------|-------------------------------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          I'm not half  man   I   used  be
                                      to
                      the
  Cmaj7           D7              G                       G/F#
D|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|
A|----0---0---0-------1---1---1--|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|
F|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
C|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|3---------------3-------2------|
          there's         hanging             me              oh
              a shadow        over
  Em7             A               C       G
D|--------------------0---0------|0-------3---3-------3----------|
A|----3---3---3-------2---2------|1-------3---3-------3-------0--|
F|----0---0---0-------2---2------|0-------0---0-------0-------0--|
C|----2---2---2------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------0--------------|3------------------------------|
D|0------------------------------|--------3---------------3------|
  yesterday                  came suddenly
  00:39
  F#m             B7            
D|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|0-------2-------3-------2---0--|
A|----2---2---2-------0---0---0--|-------------------------------|
F|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|2-------0----------------------|
G|----------------2--------------|----------------3-------2------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Why             she             had     to      go      I   don't
  Am              D7              G
D|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|----3---3---3-------3---3------|
A|----1---1---1-------1---1---1--|----3---3---3-------3---3------|
F|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|----0---0---0-------0---0------|
C|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|3---------------3-----------0--|
      know    she wouldn't    say 
  F#m             B7              Em
D|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|0-------2-------3-------2---0--|
A|----2---2---2-------0---0---0--|-------------------------------|
F|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|2-------0----------------------|
G|----------------2--------------|----------------3-------2------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  I               said            something       wrong   now I
  Am              D7              G
D|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|-------------------------------|
A|----1---1---1-------1---1---1--|-------------------------------|
F|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-------------------------------|
C|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
  long        for yes.....ter.....day
  00:59
  G                               F#m             B7
D|3-------3---3-------3---3------|----2---2-----------2---2---2--|
A|3-------3---3-------3---3------|----2---2-----------0---0---0--|
F|0-------0---0-------0---0------|----2---2-----------2---2---2--|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
D|3---------------3-----------0--|2------------------------------|
  Yesterday                               love    such  easy
                                              was     an
  Em                      Em7     C               D7
D|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|
A|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----1---1---1-------1---1---1--|
F|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|
C|2---------------2-------0------|----------------0--------------|
G|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  game    to  play                        now I need  a   place
                                                              to
  G                       G/F#    Em7             A
D|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|--------------------0---0---0--|
A|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|
F|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|
C|-------------------------------|----2---2---2------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------0--------------|
D|3---------------3-------2------|0------------------------------|
  hide    away            oh      I       believe             in
                                  01:17
  C       G                       F#m             B7
D|0-------3---3-------3---3------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
A|1-------3---3-------3---3------|----2---2---2-------0---0---0--|
F|0-------0---0-------0---0------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|3------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
D|--------3-------------------0--|2------------------------------|
  yesterday                       Why             she
  Em                              Am              D7
D|0-------2-------3-------2---0--|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|
A|-------------------------------|----1---1---1-------1---1---1--|
F|-------------------------------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
C|2-------0----------------------|----------------0--------------|
G|----------------3-------2------|0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  had     to      go      I   don't           she wouldn't    say
                                  know
  G                               F#m             B7
D|----3---3---3-------3---3------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
A|----3---3---3-------3---3------|----2---2---2-------0---0---0--|
F|----0---0---0------------------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
D|3---------------3-----------0--|2------------------------------|
                                  I               said
  Em                              Am              D7
D|0-------2-------3-------2---0--|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|
A|-------------------------------|----1---1---1-------1---1---1--|
F|-------------------------------|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|
C|2-------0----------------------|----------------0--------------|
G|----------------3-------2------|0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  something       wrong   now I   long        for yes.....ter....
                                  01:37
  G                               G
D|3------------------------------|3-------3---3-------3---3------|
A|3------------------------------|3-------3---3-------3---3------|
F|-------------------------------|0-------0---0-------0---0------|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|3------------------------------|3---------------3-----------0--|
  day                             Yesterday
  F#m             B7              Em                      Em7
D|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
A|----2---2---2-------0---0---0--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
F|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
C|-------------------------------|2---------------2-------0------|
G|----------------2--------------|-------------------------------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          love    such  easy      game    to  play
              was     an
  C               D7              G                       G/F#
D|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|
A|----1---1---1-------1---1---1--|----3---3---3-------3-------3--|
F|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|----0---0---0-------0-------0--|
C|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|3---------------3-------2------|
          now I need  a   place   hide    away                oh
                              to
  Em7             A               C       G
D|--------------------0---0---0--|0-------3---3-------3---3---3--|
A|----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|1-------3---3-------3---3---3--|
F|----0---0---0-------2---2---2--|0-------0---0-------0---0---0--|
C|----2---2---2------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------0--------------|3------------------------------|
D|0------------------------------|--------3----------------------|
  I       believe             in  yesterday
  01:54                                      (.
  G               A7              C       G
D|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|0-------3---3------------------|
A|3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2--|1-------3---3------------------|
F|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0-------0---0------------------|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------0--------------|3------------------------------|
D|3------------------------------|--------3---3------------------|
  mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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| B Bend
| R Release
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| H hammer-on
| P pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . play note like a dot in standard notation
| ^ ties two notes together
| (. Pause
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