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From: jon@zeus.med.utah.edu (Jonathan Byrd)
YESTERDAY
by John Lennon/Paul McCartney
tablature by Jonathan Byrd
I have listed the basic chord progression above the tablature.
Sometimes the melody is part of the chord, and sometimes an extension
of the chord. I did not indicate which notes should be sustained. To
show the timing, I placed a "v" over each beat. I typically play the
intro, two verses, the bridge, another verse, and the coda.
[INTRO]
FM7 G7 Bb FM7
v v v v v v v v
e |-------------|---------------
B |-------------|----1--1-------
G |-----2--0----|-3--2--2-------
D |--3-----3--0-|-3--3--3-------
A |--3-----2----|-1--3--3-------
E |--1-----3----|---------------
[VERSE]
FM7 Em7 A7 Dm Dm/C
/ v v v v v v v v v v v v
e ||------------------|----------------0-1-|-0-------------|
B ||------------------|--------0--2--3-----|-----3-3---3---|
G ||--0---------------|------2----0--------|---2-------2---|
D ||----3--3---------3|------0-------------|-0-------0-----|
A ||-------3-----0-3--|----2------0--------|-------------3-|
E ||--1--------1------|--0-----------------|---------------|
\
BbM7 C7 FM7 Dm G7 Bb FM7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v \
e |----------------------|-------------|-----------|------------||
B |------3--3--1---------|-1--1-1------|-----------|----1-1-----||
G |------2--------3--2-0-|-3--2------0-|---2--0----|-3--2-2-----||
D |---3------------------|-3--3------2-|-3----3--0-|-3--3-3-----||
A |-1----------3---------|-3--3--------|-5----2----|-1--3-3-----||
E |----------------------|-------------|------3----|------------||
/
[BRIDGE]
Em7 A7 Dm C7 BbM7 C7 FM7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e |-------------|-----0---1-0---|-0----------|------------|
B |-------------|-3-----1-3---3-|------3-1-3-|-1----------|
G |--2-----2----|---2-----2-----|----3-------|-2----------|
D |--0-----5----|-0-------------|---2--------|-3----------|
A |--2-----0----|-----3---1-----|-3----------|-3----------|
E |--0----------|---------------|------------|------------|
Em7 A7 Dm C7 BbM7 C7 FM7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e |-------------|-----0---1-0---|-0----------|-1----------|
B |-------------|-3-----1-3---3-|------3-1-3-|-1--1-------|
G |--2-----2----|---2-----2-----|----3-------|-2-----3--2-|
D |---0-----5---|-0-------------|---2--------|-3----------|
A |-----2--0--4-|-----3---1-----|-3----------|-3----------|
E |--0----------|---------------|------------|------------|
[VERSE]
FM7 Em7 A7 Dm Dm/C
v v v v v v v v v v v v
e |------------------|----------------0-1-|-0-------------|
B |------------------|--------0--2--3-----|-----3-3---3---|
G |--0---------------|------2----0--------|---2-------2---|
D |----3--3---------3|------0-------------|-0-------0-----|
A |-------3-----0-3--|----2------0--------|-------------3-|
E |--1--------1------|--0-----------------|---------------|
BbM7 C7 FM7 Dm G7 Bb FM7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e |----------------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
B |------3--3--1---------|-1--1-1------|-----------|----1-1-----|
G |------2-------3-2--0--|-3--2------0-|---2--0----|-3--2-2-----|
D |---3------------------|-3--3------2-|-3----3--0-|-3--3-3-----|
A |-1----------3---------|-3--3--------|-5----2----|-1--3-3-----|
E |----------------------|-------------|------3----|------------|
[CODA]
Dm G7 Bb F
v v v v v v v v
e |-----------|----1--1---|
B |-----------|----1--1---|
G |---2--0----|-3--2--2---|
D |-3----3--0-|-3--3--3---|
A |-5----2----|-1--3--3---|
E |------3----|----1--1---|
--
jonathan byrd
jon@apollo.med.utah.edu
From: Howard Wright (Hman) <spxhaw@thor.cf.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 10:37:01 +0100 (BST)
Yesterday - The Beatles
----------------------------------
from the album 'Help'
tabbed by Howard Wright
H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk
You need to tune all strings down one tone for this - so when
you play a G shape it actually comes out in the key of F.
It's important to do this - you can't just play the thing in F
using normal tuning - you need some bass notes which you can
only get by tuning down a tone and playing as if in G.
(I'll write all the chord names as if in standard tuning)
Intro:
-------
G(no 3rd)
-----3-3-3---3-3-3------3-3-3---3-3-3----------------------------------------
-----3-3-3---3-3-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---------------------------------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0----------------------------------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0-0----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
---3------------------3----------------------------------------------------
Verse 1:
---------
G(no 3rd) F#7 B7 Em
-----3-3-3---3-3-3-------2-2-2--------2-2-2------------0-0-0---------------
-----3-3-3---3-3-3-------2-2-2--------4-4-4------------0-0-0---------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0-------3-3-3--------2-2-2------------0-0-0---------------
-----0-0-0---0-0-0-------2-2-2--------4-4-4---------2--------------------
-------------------------4-4-4----2-------------------------------------------
---3-------3----------2----------------------------------------------------
Yesterday all my ...
Em/D C D7 G(no 3rd)
----0----0-----0-0-0---------2-2-2--------------3-3-3--------------------------
----0----0-----1-1-1---------1-1-1--------------3-3-3--------------------------
----0----0-----0-0-0---------2-2-2--------------0-0-0--------------------------
--2----0-------2-2-2-----0----------------------0-0-0--------------------------
-------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------3-----------3----2----------------
now it looks as ...
Em7 A7 C G(no 3rd)
-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----3-3-3------2-2-2----1--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2------2-2-2----2--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2---0-----------3----------------------------------------------------
--0-------------------------3--3----------------------------------------------
I believe in .....
Middle 8:
----------
F#7sus4 B7 (Em) (C) Am D7 G(no 3rd)
---------------2-2-2----0-----0------------0-0-0-------2-2-2-----3-3-3---3-3-3-
----2-2-2------4-4-4----0-----1------------1-1-1-------1-1-1-----3-3-3---3-3-3-
----4-4-4------2-2-2----0-----0------------2-2-2-------2-2-2-----0-0-0---0-0-0-
----2-2-2------4-4-4----2--0--2------------2-2-2----0------------0-0-0---0-0-0-
----4-4-4---2-----------------3--2------0--------------------------------------
-2-------------------------------------------------------------3---------------
Why she had to go I ...
------------------2-2-2----0-------0--------------0-0-0-----2-2-2---------
-----2-2-2--------4-4-4----0-------1--------------1-1-1-----1-1-1---------
-----4-4-4--------2-2-2----0-------0--------------2-2-2-----2-2-2---------
-----2-2-2--------4-4-4----2---0---2--------------2-2-2--0----------------
-----4-4-4-----2-------------------3-----2-----0--------------------------
--2------------------------------------------------------------------3----
I said .....
Verse 3:
---------
Repeat Middle 8
Repeat Verse
End with :
Em7 A7 C G(no 3rd)
-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----3-3-3------2-2-2----1--3--3----------------------------------------------
-----0-0-0------0-0-0----0--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2------2-2-2----2--0--0----------------------------------------------
-----2-2-2---0-----------3----------------------------------------------------
--0-------------------------3--3----------------------------------------------
mmm - mmm - mmm - mmm -mm m mmmmm
Howard
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 1997 20:55:53 -0500
From: Steve Wellman <scb00623@mail.wvnet.edu>
Subject: TAB: Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney)
Yesterday
by John Lennon & Paul McCarteny
tabed by Steve Wellman
F A7 Dm
e|-----------------|-------------------0----1--|-0---------------|
b|-----------------|-----0---2---3-------------|----3--3---------|
g|--0--------------|--2------------------------|-----------------|
d|------3---3------|---------------------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
Yes-ter-day, all my...
Bb C F Dm G
e|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
b|--3--3---1---------------------|-------------------|----------------|
g|--------------3-----2-------0--|--3---2---2-----0--|----2---0-------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------|-3----------0---|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Now it looks as ...
Bb F A7 Dm
e|-------------|---------------|-------------------0--1-|--0---------|
b|-------------|---------------|------0---2---3---------|------3--3--|
g|------2---2--|--0------------|--2---------------------|------------|
d|--3----------|------3--3-----|------------------------|------------|
a|-------------|---------------|------------------------|------------|
E|-------------|---------------|------------------------|------------|
yes-ter-day. Sud-den-...
Bb C7 F Dm G
e|----------------------------|----------------|------------------|
b|---3-----3--1---------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------3---2---0---|-3--2--2-----0--|------2----0------|
d|----------------------------|----------------|--3-----------0---|
a|----------------------------|----------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------|------------------|
There's a shad-ow ...
Bb F A7 Dm Bb C7
e|-------------|------------|-----0--1--0-------|---0-----------------|
b|-------------|------------|--3------------3---|--------3----1----3--|
g|------2---2--|---2---2----|-------------------|---------------------|
d|--3----------|------------|-------------------|---------------------|
a|-------------|------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------|------------|-------------------|---------------------|
sud-den-ly. Why she ...
F A7 Dm Bb C
e|--------|---------|--------0-----1----0----|--0-------------0--|
b|--------|---------|--3-------------------3-|-------3---1-------|
g|--2-----|-2---2---|------------------------|-------------------|
d|--------|---------|------------------------|-------------------|
a|--------|---------|------------------------|-------------------|
E|--------|---------|------------------------|-------------------|
say. I said some-...
F A7 Dm
e|-1------------|--------------|-------------------0--1-|---0-----------|
b|-----1--------|--------------|-------0---2---3--------|-------3---3---|
g|--------3--2--|--0-----------|--2---------------------|---------------|
d|--------------|------3---3---|------------------------|---------------|
a|--------------|--------------|------------------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|------------------------|---------------|
day.________ Yes-ter-day, ...
Bb C7 F Dm G Bb F
e|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
b|--3--3--1--------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
g|------------3---2---0--|--3---2--2-----0--|---2----0------|------2---2---|
d|-----------------------|------------------|-3----------0--|--3-----------|
a|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
Now I need a place ...
Now repeat from "Why she had to go..." and then play this:
Dm G Bb F
e|-------------|------------|
b|-------------|------------|
g|----2--0-----|-----2--2---|
d|-3--------0--|--3---------|
a|-------------|------------|
E|-------------|------------|
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
This songs sounds cool if you have two guitar players,and one plays chords
and the other plays lead.
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