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                                   YESTERDAY
                           As recorded by The Beatles
                           (From the 1965 Album HELP)

Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by David J. Lewis

Gtr I (D G C F A D)
Tuning: Whole-Step Down
Key: F - However, chords are shown as played

              
   G          
  4/4
   Gtr I
   E E E E E E
D|---3-3-3---3
A|---3-3-3---3
F|---0-0-0---0
C|------------
G|------------
D|-3-------3--

              
              
 E E   E E E E
-3-3-|---3-3-3
-3-3-|---3-3-3
-0-0-|---0-0-0
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|-3------

         $
             G
 E E E E     E
---3-3-3-||---
---3-3-3-||o--
---0-0-0-||---
---------||---
---------||o--
-3-------||--3

              
 E E E E E E E
-3-3-3---3-3-3
-3-3-3---3-3-3
-0-0-0---0-0-0
--------------
--------------
-------3------

   F#m     B7
   E E E E E E
-|---2-2-2---2
-|---2-2-2---0
-|---2-2-2---2
-|------------
-|---------2--
-|-2----------

 E E
-2-3-|
-0-0-|
-2-2-|
-----|
-----|
-----|

   Em         
   E E E E E E
D|---0-0-0---0
A|---0-0-0---0
F|---0-0-0---0
C|-2-------2--
G|------------
D|------------

 Em7/D C      
 E E   E E E E
---0-|---0-0-0
---0-|---1-1-1
---0-|---0-0-0
-0---|--------
-----|-3------
-----|--------

 D7        G  
 E E E E   E E
---2-2-2-|---3
---1-1-1-|---3
---2-2-2-|---0
-0-------|----
---------|----
---------|-3--

         G/F# 
 E E E E E E  
-3-3---3-----|
-3-3---3---3-|
-0-0---0---0-|
-------------|
-------------|
-----3---2---|

 Em7     A7
 E E E E E E E
-----------0-0
---3-3-----2-2
---0-0-----2-2
---2-2--------
---------0----
-0-----0------

 E
---|
---|
---|
---|
-0-|
---|

   C  G       
   Q  E E +E  
D|-0--3-3-(3)-
A|-1--3-3-(3)-
F|-0--0-0-(0)-
C|------------
G|-3----------
D|----3-3-(3)-

          B7su
E E E     E E 
3-3-3--||---0-
3-3-3-o||---0-
0-0-0--||---2-
-------||-----
------o||-2---
--3----||-----

s4  B7        
E E E E E E   
0-0---2-2-2-|-
0-0---0-0-0-|-
2-2---2-2-2-|-
------------|-
----2-------|-
------------|-

Em D  C  Em/B 
Q  Q  Q  E  E 
0--2--3--2--0-
--------------
--------------
2--0----------
------3--2-(2)
--------------

   Am6     D7
   E E E E E E
-|---2-2-2---2
-|---1-1-1---1
-|---2-2-2---2
-|---------0--
-|-0----------
-|------------

 E E
-2-2-|
-1-1-|
-2-2-|
-----|
-----|
-----|

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

       B7sus4 
 E E   E E E E
-3---|---0-0-0
-3---|---0-0-0
-0---|---2-2-2
-----|--------
-----|-2------
---0-|--------

 B7        Em 
 E E E E   Q  
---2-2-2-|-0--
---0-0-0-|----
---2-2-2-|----
---------|-2--
-2-------|----
---------|----

D  C  Em/B    
Q  Q  E  E    
2--3--2--0--|-
------------|-
------------|-
0-----------|-
---3--2-(2)-|-
------------|-

Am6     D7
E E E E E E E 
--2-2-2---2-2-
--1-1-1---1-1-
--2-2-2---2-2-
--------0-----
0-------------
--------------

E
2-|
1-|
2-|
--|
--|
--|

              
 D.S.
   G          
   W          
D|-3--------||
A|-3--------||
F|-0--------||
C|----------||
G|----------||
D|-3--------||

 H.=H
 G       A7   
 E E E E E E E
-3-3-3-3-2-3-3
-3-3-3-3-2-2-2
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
--------------
--------------
--------------

     C  G
 E   Q  E E +H
-3-|-3--3-3-(3
-2-|-1--3-3-(3
-0-|-0--0-0-(0
---|----------
---|----------
---|----3-3-(3

)----*|
)----*|
)----*|
-----*|
-----*|
)----*|

Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths