Beatles — Yesterday

*Help*
Yesterday
(Lennon/McCartney)

Performance Notes: Tuning
Tune acoustic guitar down a whole step (lo-hi D G C F A D)

G5
[e----3--3--3-----3--3--3-|----3--3--3-----3--3--3-|----3--3--3-----3--3----|
b----3--3--3-----3--3--3-|----3--3--3-----3--3--3-|----3--3--3-----3--3----|
g----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|----0--0--0-----0--0----|
d------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
a------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e-3-----------3----------|-3-----------3----------|-3-----------3--------0-|]
Yesterday,

F#m B7 Em Em/D Cmaj7 D7
[e----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0-----0-|----0--0--0-----2--2--2-|
b----2--2--2-----0--0--0-|----0--0--0-----0-----0-|----0--0--0-----1--1--1-|
g----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0-----0-|----0--0--0-----2--2--2-|
d------------------------|-2-----------2-----0----|-------------0----------|
a-------------2----------|------------------------|-3----------------------|
e-2----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|]
all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're

G5 G/F# Em7 A C G5
[e----3--3--3-----3-----3-|----------------0--0--0-|-------3--3-----3--3--3-|
b----3--3--3-----3-----3-|----3--3--------2--2--2-|-1-----3--3-----3--3--3-|
g----0--0--0-----0-----0-|----0--0--------2--2----|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|
d------------------------|----2--2----------------|------------------------|
a------------------------|-------------0----------|-3----------------------|
e-3-----------3-----2----|-0--------0-------------|-------3--3-------------|]
here to stay, Oh I believe in yesterday.

F#m B7 Em Em/D
[e-|----3--3--3-----3--3----|----2--2--------2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0-----0|
b-|----3--3--3-----3--3----|----2--2--------0--0--0-|----0--0--0-----0-----0|
g-|*---0--0--0-----0--0----|-------2--------2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0-----0|
d-|*-----------------------|------------------------|-2-----------2-----0---|
a-|------------------------|-------------2----------|-----------------------|
e-|-3-----------3--------3-|-2--------2-------------|-----------------------|]
1. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be.
2. Yesterday, Love was such an easy game to play.

Cmaj7 D7 G5 G/F# Em7 A
[e----0--0--0-----2--2--2-|----3--3--3-----3-------|----------------0--0----|
b----0--0--0-----1--1--1-|----3--3--3-----3-----3-|----3--3--------2--2----|
g----0--0--0-----2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0-----0-|----0--0--------2--2----|
d-------------0----------|------------------------|----2--2----------------|
a-3----------------------|------------------------|-------------0----------|
e------------------------|-3-----------3-----2----|-0--------0-------------|]
There's a shadow hanging over me, Oh yesterday came
Now I need a place to hide away. Oh I believe in

C G5 F#m B7 Em D C B
[e-------3--3-----3-------|----------------2--2--2-|-0-----2-----3-----2--0-|
b-1-----3--3-----3-----0-|----2--2--2-----0--0--0-|------------------------|
g-0-----0--0-----0-----0-|----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|------------------------|
d------------------------|------------------------|-2-----0----------------|
a-3----------------------|-------------2----------|-------------3-----2----|
e-------3-----------3----|-2----------------------|------------------------|]
suddenly. Why she had to go I don't
yesterday.

Am6 D7 G5 F#m B7
[e----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|----3--3--3-----3--3----|----------------2--2--2-|
b----1--1--1-----1--1--1-|----3--3--3-----3--3----|-------2--2-----0--0--0-|
g----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0--0----|-------2--2-----2--2--2-|
d-------------0----------|------------------------|------------------------|
a-0----------------------|------------------------|-------------2----------|
e------------------------|-3-----------3--------0-|-2--2-------------------|]
know she wouldn't say. I said

Em D C B Am D7 G5
[e-0-----2-----3-----2--0-|-------0--0-------------|------------------------|
b------------------------|----1--1--1-----1--1--1-|-3----------------------|
g------------------------|----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|-0---------------------*|
d-2-----0----------------|-------------0----------|-----------------------*|
a-------------3-----2----|-0----------------------|------------------------|
e------------------------|------------------------|-3----------------------|]
something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

G5 F#m B7 Em Em/D
[e-3--3--3--3-----3--3----|----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|----0--2--0-----0-----0-|
b-3--3--3--3-----3--3----|----2--2--2-----0--0--0-|----0--0--0-----0-----0-|
g-0--0--0--0-----0--0----|----2--2--2-----2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0-----0-|
d------------------------|------------------------|-2-----------2-----0----|
a------------------------|-------------2----------|------------------------|
e-3-----------3--------0-|-2----------------------|------------------------|]
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.

Cmaj7 D7 G5 G/F# Em7 A
[e----0--0--0-----2--2--2-|----3--3--3-----3-------|----------------0--0--0-|
b----0--0--0-----1--1--1-|----3--3--3-----3-----0-|----3--3--------2--2--2-|
g----0--0--0-----2--2--2-|----0--0--0-----0-----0-|----0--0--------2--2--2-|
d-------------0----------|------------------------|----2--2----------------|
a-3----------------------|------------------------|-------------0----------|
e------------------------|-3-----------3-----2----|-0--------0-------------|]
Now I need a place to hide away. Oh I believe in

C G5 A7 C (G5)
[e-------3--3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-----3--3-|-3-----3---3-----------||
b-1-----3--3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--2-----2--2-|-1-----1h3-1h3---------||
g-0-----0--0-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0---0-----------||
d------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------||
a-3----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------||
e-------3--3-------------|------------------------|-----------------------||]
yesterday. Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmm-Hmm