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Yesterday

The Beatles
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Played in the verses
  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 
 
 
 
 Played in the chorus
  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 
 
 *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:
Yesterday,  All my troubles  seemed so far  away,
 Now it looks  as though they're here  to stay,
 Oh, I  believe  in yesterday.
Suddenly,  I'm not half  the man I used  to be
 There's a  shadow hanging over  me,
 Oh, yesterday  came suddenly.
Why she had to go,
I  don't  know, she wouldn't  say.
I said something wrong,
Now  I long  for yesterday.
Yesterday,  Love was such  an easy game  to play,
 Now I need  a place to hide  away,
 Oh, I  believe  in yesterday.
Why she had to go,
I  don't  know, she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now  I long  for yesterday.
Yesterday,  Love was such  an easy game  to play,
 Now I need  a place to hide  away,
 Oh, I  believe  in yesterday.
 Humm Hum-mm  Humm Humm  Humm-mm  Humm

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Readable chord sheet for Yesterday by The Beatles

Played in the verses
  1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4
  [C]            [Bm7]   [E7]
  [Am]       [G]   [F]     [G]
  [C]            [Am]    [D7]
  [F]     [C]

Played in the chorus
  1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4
  [E]     [E7]     [Am] [G]  [F]  [Am]
  [Dm6]   [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:

[C]

[Play Riff 1 twice]
[C]Yesterday,[Bm7] All my [E7]troubles seemed so f[Am]ar away, [G]    [F]
Now it lo[G]oks as though they're [C]here to stay,
Oh, [Am]I bel[D7]ieve in y[F]ester[C]day.
[C]Suddenly,[Bm7] I'm not [E7]half the man I [Am]used to be [G]    [F]
There's a[G] shadow hanging [C]over me,
Oh, [Am]yester[D7]day came s[F]udden[C]ly.

[Play Riff 2 twice]
[E]Why   [E7]she   [Am]had [G]to [F]go,
[Am]I d[Dm6]on't know, she [G7]wouldn't s[C]ay.
[E]I   [E7]said [Am]someth[G]ing [F]wrong,
[Am]Now I [Dm6]long for [G7]yester[C]day.

[Play Riff 1 once]
[C]Yesterday,[Bm7] Love was [E7]such an easy [Am]game to play[G], [F]
Now I [G]need a place to [C]hide away,
Oh, [Am]I bel[D7]ieve in y[F]ester[C]day.

[Play Riff 2 twice]
[E]Why   [E7]she   [Am]had [G]to [F]go,
[Am]I d[Dm6]on't know, she [G7]wouldn't [C]say.
[E]I   [E7]said [Am]someth[G]ing [F]wrong,
[Am]Now I [Dm6]long for [G7]yester[C]day.

[Play Riff 1 once + last two measures repeated]
[C]Yesterday,[Bm7] Love was s[E7]uch an easy [Am]game to play[G], [F]
Now I [G]need a place to [C]hide away,
Oh, [Am]I bel[D7]ieve in y[F]ester[C]day.
Humm Hum[Am]-mm Humm [D7]Humm Hum[F]m-mm H[C]umm

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