Yesterday (tongue blocking)

by John lennon, Paul McCartney · posted by MuhaFranz

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Y E S T E R D A Y

Please Note my Tabs: / = one hole blocking  
                     // = two holes blocking  
                     /// = three holes blocking  
(3//6) =blowig hole 3 and 6, blocking hole 4 and 5




First the easy version, but not all tabs are original:
|: -4  4  4   5  -5   6  -6    -7    7 -7  -6 -6 
1. Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away_, 
2. Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be,


-6  -6   6   -5   5       -4    -5   5   5 
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, 
There’s a shadow hanging over me,


-4 4  5  -4  -3  4  5  5 :|
Oh I believe in yesterday. 
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.



II:
(2//5)(2//5) -(56) -(4//7)(4//7) -(4//7)  
 Why   she    had     to    go       I
-(56) -(3///7) -(56)(3//6) -(56)(2//5) 
don’t   know    she  would - n´t say,

(2//5)(2//5) -(56) -(4//7) (4//7) -(4//7) -(56)  
  I    said   some - thing  wrong    now     I
-(4//7) -(56)(3//6) -(4//7)(4//7)(3//6) -(45)(2//5) 
   long   for  yes  -  ter  -  day__________________.


 
3. Yesterday love was such an easy game to play, 
Now I need a place to hide away ,
Oh I believe in yesterday. 



II:
Why she had to go I don’t know she wouldn´t say,
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday. 



4. Yesterday love was such an easy game to play 
Now I need a place to hide away 

-4 4  5  -4  -3  4  5  5 
Oh I believe in yesterday 

-(5//8)(4//7) (5//8) -(5//8)  
  Mmm –  mmm – mmm  -  mmm
-(56)(4//7)(5//8)(5//8) 
-mmm- mmm – mmm - mmm
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And now the heavy version with the real tabs, for experts:
|: -4  4  4   5  +6b -6b -6    -7    7 -7  -6 -6 
1. Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away_, 
2. Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be,


-6  -6   6   -5   5       -4   -5   5    5 
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, 
There’s a shadow hanging over me,


-4 4  5  -4  -3bb  4  5  5   :|
Oh I believe  in  yesterday. 
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.



II:
(2//5)(2//5) -(56) -(4//7)(4//7) -(4//7)  
 Why   she    had     to    go       I
-(56) -(3///7) -(56)(3//6) -(56)(2//5) 
don’t   know    she  would - n´t say,

(2//5)(2//5)  -(56) -(4//7)(4//7) -(4//7) -(56)  
  I    said   some - thing  wrong    now     I
-(4//7) -(56)(3//6) -(4//7)(4//7)(3//6) -(45)(2//5) 
   long   for  yes  -  ter  -  day__________________.


 
3. Yesterday love was such an easy game to play, 
Now I need a place to hide away ,
Oh I believe in yesterday. 



II:
Why she had to go I don’t know she wouldn´t say,
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday. 



4. Yesterday love was such an easy game to play 
Now I need a place to hide away 

-4 4  5  -4  -3  4  5  5 
Oh I believe in yesterday 

-(5//8)(4//7) (5//8) -(5//8) -(56)(4//7)(5//8)(5//8)
  Mmm – mmm –  mmm  -  mmm  - mmm - mmm – mmm - mmm