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 $ 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 --------------- 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 ----------- | - 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