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Yesterday Tabs

(ver. 1)
Beatles
{t:Yesterday}
{st:Lennon/ McCartney}
{chord: F 3 2 0 0 3 3 1}
{chord: Dmadd9 -1 2 2 0 0 2 1}
{chord: Bbmaj7 -1 2 -1 0 0 0 1}
{chord: G -1 0 2 2 2 0 1}
{chord: G/B -1 4 -1 2 2 0 1}
{chord: F/C -1 -1 0 0 3 3 1}
{chord: C -1 -1 0 2 3 2 1}
{chord: Gm6 -1 0 2 2 1 2 1}
{chord: C7 -1 -1 0 2 1 2 1}
{chord: Bb 3 3 2 0 1 0 1}
{chord: Dm 0 2 2 0 0 0 1}
{chord: Dm7/C 0 2 0 0 0 0 1}
{chord: Em 2 4 4 2 2 2 1}
{chord: A7 2 2 4 2 4 2 1}
# Yesterday, Lennon/McCartney

# I was playing this song for more than 30 years just like all
# of us who wanted to make it sound right out of F major.
# The chords were correct but the song never sounded right.
# The explanation came from Paul in the introduction to the song
# on the album "Anthology 2" (number 7): the guitar is tuned one
# full tone lower and F should be played like G. Try it and you
# will realise that this sounds as it should. The tricky bit is picking 
# the bass strings and strumming the upper three strings, but listen
# carefully and you will get around it. I am sure that this transcription 
# can be improved but I liked my descovery so much that I left it as
# transcribed for the first time. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

[F]Yesterday,[Em]    all my [A7]troubles seemed so [Dm]far away [Dm7/C]   
[Bb]Now it [C7]looks as though they're [F]here to stay, 
[Em]oh    [Dm]I be-  [G]lieve in  [Bb]yester[F]day
[F]Suddenly,[Em]     I'm not [A7]half the man I [Dm]used to be [Dm7/C]    
[Bb]Theres a [C7]shadow hanging [F]over me, 
[Em]oh   [Dm]yester[G]day came [Bb]sudden[F]ly

{start_of_bridge}
[Em]Why    [A7]she    [Dm]had [Dm7/C]   to         [Bbmaj7]go         
[Dmadd9]I do-      [Dm]nt     [Gm6]know she [C7]wouldn't [F]say
[Em]I     [A7]said [Dm]some- [Dm7/C]thing   [Bbmaj7] wrong
[Dmadd9]now       [Dm]I      [Gm6]long for [C7]yester[F]day
{end_of_bridge}

[F]Yesterday,[Em]     love was [A7]such an easy [Dm]game to play[Dm7/C]   
[Bb]Now I [C]need a place to [F]hide away,
[Em]oh   [Dm]I be- [G]lieve in [C]yester[F]day
 
{start_of_bridge}
[Em]Why    [A7]she    [Dm]had [Dm7/C]   to         [Bbmaj7]go         
[Dmadd9]I do-      [Dm]nt     [Gm6]know she [C7]wouldn't [F]say
[Em]I     [A7]said [Dm]some- [Dm7/C]thing   [Bbmaj7] wrong
[Dmadd9]now       [Dm]I      [Gm6]long for [C7]yester[F]day
{end_of_bridge}
 
[F]Yesterday,[Em]     love was [A7]such an easy [Dm]game to play[Dm7/C]   
[Bb]Now I [C]need a place to [F]hide away, 
[Em]oh   [Dm]I be- [G]lieve in [C]yester[F]day
[F/C]Mm mm[G/B] mm mm  [Bb]mm [F] mm
            
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