Yesterday - The Beatles
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YESTERDAY
by John Lennon/Paul McCartney
tablature by Jonathan Byrd
[Intro]
FM7 G7
v v v
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |-----2--0--
D |--3-----3--
A |--3-----2--
E |--1-----3--
Bb FM7
v v v v
--|-----------
--|----1--1---
--|-3--2--2---
0-|-3--3--3---
--|-1--3--3---
--|-----------
v
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[Verse]
FM7
/ v v
e ||----------
B ||----------
G ||--0-------
D ||----3--3--
A ||-------3--
E ||--1-------
\
Em7
v v v
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
-------3|-----
---0-3--|----2
-1------|--0--
A7
v v v
-----------0-1
---0--2--3----
-2----0-------
-0------------
------0-------
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Dm
v v v
-|-0----------
-|-----3-3---3
-|---2-------2
-|-0-------0--
-|------------
-|------------
Dm/C
v
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-3-|
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BbM7
v v
e |-----------
B |------3--3-
G |------2----
D |---3-------
A |-1---------
E |-----------
C7 FM
v v v
-----------|--
-1---------|-1
----3--2-0-|-3
-----------|-3
-3---------|-3
-----------|--
7 D
v v v v
-----------|--
--1-1------|--
--2------0-|--
--3------2-|-3
--3--------|-5
-----------|--
m G7 Bb
v v v v
---------|----
---------|----
-2--0----|-3--
----3--0-|-3--
----2----|-1--
----3----|----
FM7
v v v \
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1-1-----||
2-2-----||
3-3-----||
3-3-----||
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/
[Bridge]
Em7 A7
v v v
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |--2-----2--
D |--0-----5--
A |--2-----0--
E |--0--------
Dm C7 Bb
v v v v
--|-----0---1-
--|-3-----1-3-
--|---2-----2-
--|-0---------
--|-----3---1-
--|-----------
M7 C7
v v v v
0---|-0-------
--3-|------3-1
----|----3----
----|---2-----
----|-3-------
----|---------
FM7
v v v v
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-3-|-1--------
---|-2--------
---|-3--------
---|-3--------
---|----------
v
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Em7 A7
v v v
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |--2-----2--
D |---0-----5-
A |-----2--0--
E |--0--------
Dm C7 Bb
v v v v
--|-----0---1-
--|-3-----1-3-
--|---2-----2-
--|-0---------
4-|-----3---1-
--|-----------
M7 C7
v v v v
0---|-0-------
--3-|------3-1
----|----3----
----|---2-----
----|-3-------
----|---------
FM7
v v v v
---|-1--------
-3-|-1--1-----
---|-2-----3--
---|-3--------
---|-3--------
---|----------
v
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2-|
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[Verse]
FM7
v v
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |--0--------
D |----3--3---
A |-------3---
E |--1--------
Em7
v v v
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
------3|------
--0-3--|----2-
1------|--0---
A7
v v v
----------0-1-
--0--2--3-----
2----0--------
0-------------
-----0--------
--------------
Dm
v v v
|-0-----------
|-----3-3---3-
|---2-------2-
|-0-------0---
|-------------
|-------------
Dm/C
v
--|
--|
--|
--|
3-|
--|
BbM7
v v
e |-----------
B |------3--3-
G |------2----
D |---3-------
A |-1---------
E |-----------
C7 FM
v v v
-----------|--
-1---------|-1
---3-2--0--|-3
-----------|-3
-3---------|-3
-----------|--
7 D
v v v v
-----------|--
--1-1------|--
--2------0-|--
--3------2-|-3
--3--------|-5
-----------|--
m G7 Bb
v v v v
---------|----
---------|----
-2--0----|-3--
----3--0-|-3--
----2----|-1--
----3----|----
FM7
v v v
--------|
1-1-----|
2-2-----|
3-3-----|
3-3-----|
--------|
[CODA]
Dm G7
v v v v
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |---2--0----
D |-3----3--0-
A |-5----2----
E |------3----
Bb F
v v v v
|----1--1---|
|----1--1---|
|-3--2--2---|
|-3--3--3---|
|-1--3--3---|
|----1--1---|
=====================================
Yesterday - The Beatles
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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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G(no 3rd)
-----3-3-3---3
-----3-3-3---3
-----0-0-0---0
-----0-0-0---0
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---3----------
-3-3------3-3-
-3-3------3-3-
-0-0------0-0-
-0-0------0-0-
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--------3-----
3---3-3-3-----
3---3-3-3-----
0---0-0-0-----
0---0-0-0-----
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[Verse 1]
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G(no 3rd) F#7 B7 Em
-----3-3-3---3
-----3-3-3---3
-----0-0-0---0
-----0-0-0---0
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---3-------3--
-3-3-------2-2
-3-3-------2-2
-0-0-------3-3
-0-0-------2-2
-----------4-4
--------2-----
-2--------2-2-
-2--------4-4-
-3--------2-2-
-2--------4-4-
-4----2-------
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2------------0
4------------0
2------------0
4---------2---
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-0-0----------
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Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
Em/D C D7 G(no 3rd)
----0----0----
----0----0----
----0----0----
--2----0------
-------------3
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-0-0-0--------
-1-1-1--------
-0-0-0--------
-2-2-2-----0--
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-2-2-2--------
-1-1-1--------
-2-2-2--------
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------3-3-3---
------3-3-3---
------0-0-0---
------0-0-0---
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---3----------
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-3----2-------
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now it looks as if they're here to stay oh
Em7 A7 C G(no 3rd)
-----0-0-0----
-----3-3-3----
-----0-0-0----
-----2-2-2----
-----2-2-2---0
--0-----------
--0-0-0----0--
--2-2-2----1--
--0-0-0----0--
--2-2-2----2--
-----------3--
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3--3----------
3--3----------
0--0----------
0--0----------
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3--3----------
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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 G(no 3rd)
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----2-2-2-----
----4-4-4-----
----2-2-2-----
----4-4-4---2-
-2------------
-2-2-2----0---
-4-4-4----0---
-2-2-2----0---
-4-4-4----2--0
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--0-----------
--1-----------
--0-----------
--2-----------
--3--2------0-
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-0-0-0-------2
-1-1-1-------1
-2-2-2-------2
-2-2-2----0---
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--------------
-2-2-----3-3-3
-1-1-----3-3-3
-2-2-----0-0-0
---------0-0-0
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-------3------
---3-3-3-|
---3-3-3-|
---0-0-0-|
---0-0-0-|
---------|
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Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
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-----2-2-2----
-----4-4-4----
-----2-2-2----
-----4-4-4----
--2-----------
----2-2-2----0
----4-4-4----0
----2-2-2----0
----4-4-4----2
-2------------
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-------0------
-------1------
-------0------
---0---2------
-------3-----2
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--------0-0-0-
--------1-1-1-
--------2-2-2-
--------2-2-2-
-----0--------
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----2-2-2-----
----1-1-1-----
----2-2-2-----
-0------------
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-------------3
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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 G(no 3rd)
-----0-0-0----
-----3-3-3----
-----0-0-0----
-----2-2-2----
-----2-2-2---0
--0-----------
--0-0-0----0--
--2-2-2----1--
--0-0-0----0--
--2-2-2----2--
-----------3--
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3--3----------
3--3----------
0--0----------
0--0----------
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3--3----------
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mmm - mmm - mmm - mmm -mm m mmmmm
========================================
Yesterday
by John Lennon & Paul McCarteny
tabed by Steve Wellman
F
e|------------
b|------------
g|--0---------
d|------3---3-
a|------------
E|------------
Yes-ter-day
A7
-----|--------
-----|-----0--
-----|--2-----
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
, all my t
-----------0--
-2---3--------
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rou-bles seeme
Dm
--1--|-0------
-----|----3--3
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
d so far a-wa
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y
Bb C
e|------------
b|--3--3---1--
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------
Now it look
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--3-----2-----
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s as though th
F
-----|--------
-----|--------
--0--|--3---2-
-----|--------
-----|--------
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ey're here to
D
-----------|--
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--2-----0--|--
-----------|-3
-----------|--
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stay, Oh I
m G
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--2---0-------|
----------0---|
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be-lieve in
Bb F
e|------------
b|------------
g|------2---2-
d|--3---------
a|------------
E|------------
yes-ter-day
-|------------
-|------------
-|--0---------
-|------3--3--
-|------------
-|------------
. Sud-den-ly,
A7
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---|------0---
---|--2-------
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---|----------
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I'm not h
---------0--1-
2---3---------
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alf the man I
Dm
|--0---------|
|------3--3--|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
used to be.
Bb
e|------------
b|---3-----3--
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------
There's a s
C7
--------------
1-------------
----3---2---0-
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had-ow hang-in
F
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-3--2--2---
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
g o-ver me,
Dm
-----|--------
-----|--------
--0--|------2-
-----|--3-----
-----|--------
-----|--------
Oh yes-ter
G
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---0------|
------0---|
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-day came
Bb F
e|------------
b|------------
g|------2---2-
d|--3---------
a|------------
E|------------
sud-den-ly.
A7
-|------------
-|------------
-|---2---2----
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
Why she
Dm Bb
|-----0--1--0-
|--3----------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
had to go I
C7
------|---0---
--3---|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
don't know,
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she would-n't
F A7
e|--------|---
b|--------|---
g|--2-----|-2-
d|--------|---
a|--------|---
E|--------|---
say. I
Dm
------|-------
------|--3----
--2---|-------
------|-------
------|-------
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said some-t
Bb
-0-----1----0-
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hing wrong now
C
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-3-|-------3--
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I long for
------0--|
-1-------|
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yes-ter-
F
e|-1----------
b|-----1------
g|--------3--2
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------
day._______
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--|--0--------
--|------3---3
--|-----------
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_ Yes-ter-da
A7
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y, love was
---------0--1-
-2---3--------
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such an eas-y
Dm
|---0---------
|-------3---3-
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
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game to play
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.
Bb C7
e|------------
b|--3--3--1---
g|------------
d|------------
a|------------
E|------------
Now I need
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3---2---0--|--
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a place to h
F
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3---2--2-----0
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ide a-way, Oh
Dm G
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|---2----0--
--|-3---------
--|-----------
--|-----------
I be-lieve
Bb
----|---------
----|---------
----|------2--
-0--|--3------
----|---------
----|---------
in yes-ter-
F
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-2---|
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day.
Now repeat from "Why she had to go..." and then play this:
Dm G
e|------------
b|------------
g|----2--0----
d|-3--------0-
a|------------
E|------------
Mm mm mm mm
Bb F
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|-----2--2---|
-|--3---------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
mm mm mm