Yesterday Chords

by The Beatles
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Difficulty: intermediate
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author NessaJG [a] 70.
3 contributors total, last edit on May 14, 2023
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Chords

F
Em7
A7
Dm
Dm7
Bb
C
C7
G7
A7add11

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Yesterday
The Beatles
 
 
[Verse]
F         Em7     A7                  Dm       Dm7  Bb
Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so far away,
        C       C7                F
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
C   Dm7  G7       Bb   F
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
F         Em7     A7             Dm         Dm7  Bb
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
          C      C7      F
There's a shadow hanging over me,
C   Dm7   G7       Bb    F
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
 
 
[Chorus]
A7add11  A7  Dm  C  Bb
Why   she had to go,
Dm      C         C7       F
I don't know, she wouldn't say.
A7add11 A7   Dm  C     Bb
I    said something wrong,
Dm    C        C7    F
Now I long for yesterday.
 
 
[Verse]
F           Em7     A7           Dm           Dm7  Bb
Yesterday, Love was such an easy game to play,
      C      C7       F
Now I need a place to hide away,
C   Dm7  G7      Bb    F
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
 
 
[Chorus]
A7add11  A7  Dm  C  Bb
Why   she had to go,
Dm      C         C7       F
I don't know, she wouldn't say.
A7add11 A7   Dm   C    Bb
I    said something wrong,
Dm    C        C7    F
Now I long for yesterday.
 
 
[Verse]
F           Em7     A7           Dm           Dm7  Bb
Yesterday, Love was such an easy game to play,
      C      C7       F
Now I need a place to hide away,
C   Dm7  G7      Bb    F
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
     Dm     G7        Bb      F
Humm Hum-mm Humm Humm Humm-mm Humm
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26 comments
TheFloyd79
Great Job. Just a few mistakes. Em7 on the first line is a Em (Paul actually says this on Anthology). C7 is not really necessary in the song and A7\4 is A. Besides that, great.
+6
yesfan3587
This isn't quite as accurate as everyone seems to think. I'm not entirely sure, but the Em7 may actually be an E7, although i like the sound of either one. The C over "Oh" is really just an Fmaj7. The Dm-C-Bb-Dm sequence in the chorus is probably Dm-Dm7/c-Bb-Bbmaj7/a. The only chord i know for certain is wrong is the C before the C7 in the chorus. That should be a G or maybe a G7.
+4
ChaosCreator
A classic, blessed forever.
+1