Yesterdays

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners11 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

B7Diagram coming soon

BDiagram coming soon

Em7

Am7

F7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Introdução: Em F#m5-/7 B7/9- Em B7/9- 
 
Em     B7   Em     B7 
Yesterdays, yesterdays, 
Em     B      Em7     Em6     C         B7 
Days I knew as happy, sweet sequestered days. 
Am7    B7    Em    C7/9+ 
Olden days, golden days, 
F       G7     G7/13   C  Em F#m5-/7 B7/9- 
Days of mad romance and love. 
 B7       Em        B7    Em       B7 
Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine, 
Em     B       Em7     Em6        C         B7 
Joyous free and flaming life, forsooth, was mine. 
Am7   B7   G    C7/9+ 
Sad am I, glad am  I 
F7    G7               C  B7     Em 
For today I'm dreaming of Yesterdays. 
Piano solo: Em F#m5-/7 B7 Em B7/9- 
Em     B7   Em     B7 
Yesterdays, yesterdays, 
Em     B      Em7     Em6     C         B7 
Days I knew as happy, sweet sequestered days. 
Am7    B7    Em    C7/9+ 
Olden days, golden days, 
F         G7     G7/13   C       Em F#m5-/7 B7/9- 
Days of mad romance and love. 
 B7       Em        B7    Em       B7 
Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine, 
Em     B      Em7     Em6        C         B7 
Joyous free and flaming life, forsooth, was mine. 
Am7   B7   G    C7/9+ 
Sad am I, glad am  I 
F7    G7                C     B7          Em 
For today I'm dreaming of Yesterdays.

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Chord set

Em · B7 · B · Em7 · C · Am7 · C7 · F · G7 · G · F7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.