Yesterday by Beatles
BEATLES - Yesterday guitar tab
From:
[email protected] (Jonathan Byrd)
YESTERDAY
by John Lennon/Paul McCartney
tablature by Jonathan Byrd
I have listed the basic chord progression above the tablature.
Sometimes the melody is part of the chord, and sometimes an extension
of the chord. I did not indicate which notes should be sustained. To
show the timing, I placed a "v" over each beat. I typically play the
intro, two verses, the bridge, another verse, and the coda.
[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---|
--
jonathan byrd
[email protected]
From: Howard Wright (Hman) <
[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 10:37:01 +0100 (BST)
Yesterday - The Beatles
----------------------------------
from the album 'Help'
tabbed by Howard Wright
[email protected]
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:
-------
G(no 3rd)
-----3-3-3---3-3-3------3-3-3---3-3-3----------------------------------------
-----3-3-3---3-3-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---------------------------------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0----------------------------------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
---3------------------3----------------------------------------------------
Verse 1:
---------
G(no 3rd) F#7 B7 Em
-----3-3-3---3-3-3-------2-2-2--------2-2-2------------0-0-0---------------
-----3-3-3---3-3-3-------2-2-2--------4-4-4------------0-0-0---------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0-------3-3-3--------2-2-2------------0-0-0---------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0-------2-2-2--------4-4-4---------2--------------------
-------------------------4-4-4----2-------------------------------------------
---3-------3----------2----------------------------------------------------
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
Em/D C D7 G(no 3rd)
----0----0-----0-0-0---------2-2-2--------------3-3-3--------------------------
----0----0-----1-1-1---------1-1-1--------------3-3-3--------------------------
----0----0-----0-0-0---------2-2-2--------------0-0-0--------------------------
--2----0-------2-2-2-----0----------------------0-0-0--------------------------
-------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------3-----------3----2----------------
now it looks as if they're here to stay oh
Em7 A7 C G(no 3rd)
-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----3-3-3------2-2-2----1--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2------2-2-2----2--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2---0-----------3----------------------------------------------------
--0-------------------------3--3----------------------------------------------
I believe in yesterday
Verse 2:
---------
Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly
Middle 8:
----------
F#7sus4 B7 (Em) (C) Am D7 G(no 3rd)
---------------2-2-2----0-----0------------0-0-0-------2-2-2-----3-3-3---3-3-3-
----2-2-2------4-4-4----0-----1------------1-1-1-------1-1-1-----3-3-3---3-3-3-
----4-4-4------2-2-2----0-----0------------2-2-2-------2-2-2-----0-0-0---0-0-0-
----2-2-2------4-4-4----2--0--2------------2-2-2----0------------0-0-0---0-0-0-
----4-4-4---2-----------------3--2------0--------------------------------------
-2-------------------------------------------------------------3---------------
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
------------------2-2-2----0-------0--------------0-0-0-----2-2-2---------
-----2-2-2--------4-4-4----0-------1--------------1-1-1-----1-1-1---------
-----4-4-4--------2-2-2----0-------0--------------2-2-2-----2-2-2---------
-----2-2-2--------4-4-4----2---0---2--------------2-2-2--0----------------
-----4-4-4-----2-------------------3-----2-----0--------------------------
--2------------------------------------------------------------------3----
I said something wrong now I long for yes - ter - day
Verse 3:
---------
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------0-0-0----0--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----3-3-3------2-2-2----1--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2------2-2-2----2--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2---0-----------3----------------------------------------------------
--0-------------------------3--3----------------------------------------------
mmm - mmm - mmm - mmm -mm m mmmmm
Howard
From: "Steve Previdi" <
[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Beatles' "Yesterday"
Yesterday
by Lennon & McCartney
F F Em A7
Yesterday... all my troubles seemed so
Dm Dm/C Bb C Bb/F F
Far away... Now it looks as though they're here to stay
C/E Dm7 G7 Bb F
oh I believe in yesterday...
F Em A7 Dm
Suddenly.... I'm not half the man I used to be
Dm/C Bb C Bb/f F C/E Dm7 G7
There's a shadow hanging o--ver me oh yesterday came
Bb F
suddenly
(Chorus)
G/A A7 Dm C Bbmaj7 Dm/A Gm C7 F
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say...
G/A A7 Dm C Bbmaj7 Dm/A Gm C F
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday
(end of Chorus)
F Em A7 Dm
Yesterday.... Love was such an easy game to play....
Bb C Bb/F F Dm7 G7 Bb F
Now I need a place to hide away.. oh I believe.. in yesterday
(repeat Chorus)
F Em A7 Dm
Yesterday.... Love was such an easy game to play.....
Bb C Bb/F F Dm7 G7 Bb F
Now I need a place to hide away... oh I believe.. in yesterday
F/C G/B Bb F
Mm mm mm mm mm.......
Steve Previdi " But I don't want to go among mad people"
[email protected] Alice remarked."Oh, you can't help that,"
said the cat,"We're all mad here."
From:
[email protected] (Glen Macon)
025
Title: YESTERDAY (Beatles)
C E Am G F
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
G C
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
B Am D F C
Oh I believe in yesterday
C E Am G F
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
G C
There's a shadow hanging over me
B Am D F C
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
E Am G F Dm G C
CHORUS: Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
| E Am G F Dm G C
| I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday
C E Am G F
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
G C
Now I need a place to hide away
B Am D F C
Oh I believe in yesterday
CHORUS
REPEAT LAST VERSE
From:
[email protected] (Thomas Krog)
Subject: CRD: Yesterday
(c) Lennon/McCartney
F Em7 A7 Dm /C Bb
Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away
C Fsus4 F
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
C/E Dm G Bb F
Oh I believe in yesterday
F Em7 A7 Dm /C Bb
Suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be
C Fsus4 F
There's a shadow hangin' over me
C/E Dm G Bb F
Oh yesterday came suddenly
Em7 A7 Dm C Bb Dm Gm6
Why she had to go I don't know
C7 F
she wouldn't say
Em7 A7 Dm C Bb Dm Gm6
I said something's wrong now I long
C7 F
for yesterda-a-a-ay
F Em7 A7 Dm /C Bb
Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play
C Fsus4 F
Now I need a place to hide away
C/E Dm G Bb F
Oh I believe in yesterday
<Repeat "Why she.." and last verse>
F G Bb F
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Thomas Krog at the University of Oslo,
E-mail thomask.ifi.uio.no.
