The Beatles – Yesterday (Guitar Live)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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Song: Yesterday
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Paul McCartney
(Credited to Lennon & McCartney)
Album: Help
Tabbed by DJ 20th June 2019
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VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: On the 'HELP!' album 'Yesterday'
is played in G on guitar, but with the full tone
Alternatively, here's a rare live band version video
without any guitar detuning, played in the key of G
DROPPED TUNING: D-G-C-F-A-d
De-tune all the strings a whole tone down
below standard tuning.
Using a chromatic tuner may make this a bit easier
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
NOTE: Chords are named as if still in standard tuning
G = 320033 G/F# = 2x0033 Am6 = x02212
F#m = 244222 Em7 = 022030 (G/D) = xx0033
B7 = x21202 A = x02220 (G/F) = xx3033
Emadd9 = xx2002 C = x32010 (G/C) = x30033
Em = xx2000 D = xx0232 (G/B) = x20033
Em7/D = xx0000 C * = x32013 G5 = xxx033
Cmaj7 = x32000 Emadd9/B = x22002 A7/G = xxx023
D7 = xx0212 Em/B = x22000 C5/G = xxx013
(G4) = xxx013
^ = Emphasise the beats
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[Intro]
G
| / / / / | / / / / |[Verse 1]
G F#m B7 Emadd9 Em Yesterday ...all my troubles seemed so far a - way, Em/D Cmaj7 D7 G Now it looks as though they're here to stay, G/F# Em7 A C G G Oh, I be - lieve in yes - ter - day
^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
G F#m B7 Emadd9 Em Suddenly, ...I'm not half the man I used to be, Em/D Cmaj7 D7 G There's a shadow hanging over me, G/F# Em7 A C G G Oh, yester - day came sud - den - ly
^ ^ ^
[Bridge]
F#m B7 Em D C * Why ...she ...had to go, Emadd9/B Em/B Am6 D7 G (G/D)(G/F)(G/D)(G/C) I ...don't know, she wouldn't say, F#m B7 Em D C * I ...said ...some - thing wrong, Emadd9/B Em/B Am6 D7 G (G/D) (G/C) (G/B) Now I long for yester - day-----------------!
[Verse 3]
G F#m B7 Emadd9 Em Yesterday, ...love was such an easy game to play, Em7/D Cmaj7 D7 G Now I need a place to hide away, G/F# Em7 A C G G Oh, I be - lieve in yes - ter - day
^ ^ ^
[Bridge]
F#m B7 Em D C * Why ...she ...had to go, Emadd9/B Em/B Am6 D7 G (G/D)(G/F)(G/D)(G/C) I ...don't know, she wouldn't say, F#m B7 Em D C * I ...said ...some - thing wrong, Emadd9/B Em/B Am6 D7 G (G/D) (G/C) (G/B) Now I long for yester - day-----------------!
[Verse 4]
G F#m B7 Emadd9 Em Yesterday, ...love was such an easy game to play, Em7/D Cmaj7 D7 G Now I need a place to hide away, G/F# Em7 A C G G Oh, I be - lieve in yes - ter - day
^ ^ ^
[Coda]
G5 A7/G C/G (G4) G5 (G4) G5 Hmm, mm! Mm, mm! Hmm, mm - mm! ===================================================== [Bridge riff] ...had to go I don't... d|--0---2---3---2--0---| A|---------------------| F|---------------------| C|--2---0--------------| G|----------3---2------| D|---------------------| [Bridge - bass progression fills] d|----3----3-------| d|----3---3---3---3--| A|----3----3-------| A|----3---3---3---3--| F|--0----3----0----| F|-------------------| C|--------------3--| C|------0------------| G|-----------------| G|----------3---2----| D|-----------------| D|--3----------------| [Coda riff] h = hammer-on notes d|--3---3-3---3---3-3--|--3------3-----3--|| A|--3---3-3---2---2-2--|--1---1-h3--1-h3--|| F|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--|--0------0-----0--|| C|---------------------|------------------|| G|---------------------|------------------|| D|---------------------|------------------||