YESTERDAY
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 Album HELP)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by David J. Lewis
Gtr I (D G C F A D)
Tuning: Whole-Step Down
Key: F - However, chords are shown as played
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G G F#m B7
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3---3-3-3-||----3-3-3---3-3-3-|---2-2-2---2-2-3-|
|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3---3-3-3-||o---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---2-2-2---0-0-0-|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-||----0-0-0---0-0-0-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|---------2-------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------||--3-------3-------|-2---------------|
Em Em7/D C D7 G G/F# Em7 A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---0-0-0---0---0-|---0-0-0---2-2-2-|---3-3-3---3-----|-----------0-0---|
|---0-0-0---0---0-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|---3-3-3---3---3-|---3-3-----2-2---|
|---0-0-0---0---0-|---0-0-0---2-2-2-|---0-0-0---0---0-|---0-0-----2-2---|
|-2-------2---0---|---------0-------|-----------------|---2-2-----------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|---------0-----0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|-0-----0---------|
C G B7sus4 B7 Em D C Em/B Am6 D7
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||---0-0-0---2-2-2-|-0--2--3--2--0--|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-1--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-o||---0-0-0---0-0-0-|----------------|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||---2-2-2---2-2-2-|----------------|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-------------------||-----------------|-2--0-----------|---------0-------|
|-3----------------o||-2-------2-------|-------3--2-(2)-|-0---------------|
|----3-3-(3)---3----||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G B7sus4 B7 Em D C Em/B Am6 D7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---3-3-3---3-3---|---0-0-0---2-2-2-|-0--2--3--2--0--|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|---3-3-3---3-3---|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|----------------|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|
|---0-0-0---0-0---|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|----------------|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2--0-----------|---------0-------|
|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-------3--2-(2)-|-0---------------|
|-3-------3-----0-|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
H.=H
D.S.
G G A7 C G
W E E E E E E E E Q E E +H
|-3--------||-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)----*|
|-3--------||-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-1--3-3-(3)----*|
|-0--------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)----*|
|----------||-----------------|---------------*|
|----------||-----------------|---------------*|
|-3--------||-----------------|----3-3-(3)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
