Beatles — Yesterday (ver 5) Chords
The song is made up of nice simple riffs
I've written riffs in bars because timing is important and i've written the beats
at the top of the bars.
Keep playing the chord and count out the beats until it changes
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
The song is actually played in F major (capo 5) but it sounds fine without a capo
Chords:
C : x32010
Bm7 : x20202
E7 : 020130
Am : x02210
G : 320033
F : 133211
D7 : xx0212
E : 022100
D6m : xx0201
G7 : 320001
Riff 1:
Played in the verses
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| C | Bm7 E7 |
| Am G | F G* | *See below
| C | Am D7 |
| F C |
Riff 2:
Played in the chorus
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| E E7 | Am G F Am|
| D6m G7 | C |
*You may find the G chord after the F chord in the 4th measure in Riff 1 easier as
a barre chord (355433)
as it only requires you to slide up 2 frets from the F barre chord
Here shows how the riffs fit in with the words:
Intro:
C (for 2 measures)
Verse 1:
[Play Riff 1 twice]
C Bm7 E7 Am G F
Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so far away,
G* C
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Am D7 F C
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
C Bm7 E7 Am G F
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
G* C
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Am D7 F C
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Chorus:
[Play Riff 2 twice]
E E7 Am G F
Why she had to go,
Am Dm6 G7 C
I don't know, she wouldn't say.
E E7 Am G F
I said something wrong,
Am Dm6 G7 C
Now I long for yesterday.
Verse 2:
[Play Riff 1 once]
C Bm7 E7 Am G F
Yesterday, Love was such an easy game to play,
G* C
Now I need a place to hide away,
Am D7 F C
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Chorus:
[Play Riff 2 twice]
E E7 Am G F
Why she had to go,
Am Dm6 G7 C
I don't know, she wouldn't say.
E E7 Am G F
I said something wrong,
Am Dm6 G7 C
Now I long for yesterday.
Verse 3:
[Play Riff 1 once + last two measures repeated]
C Bm7 E7 Am G F
Yesterday, Love was such an easy game to play,
G* C
Now I need a place to hide away,
Am D7 F C
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Am D7 F C (let ring)
Humm Hum—mm Humm Humm Humm—mm Humm
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