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Yesterdays

Bill Evans

JazzMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

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

Em○○○○
B7Diagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
C×○○
Am7×○○○
C7×○
F
G7○○○
G○○○
F7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introd.: Em F#m5-/7 B7/9- Em B7/9- 
 
Em     B7   Em     B7 
Yesterdays, yesterdays 
Em     B7/13-      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     B7/13-       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 
Interlude: Em F#m5-/7 B7 Em B7/9- 
Em     B7   Em     B7 
Yesterdays, yesterdays 
Em     B7/13-      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     B7/13-       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 · 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.