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Yesterdays – Guns N' Roses: piano chords

Yesterdays by Guns N' Roses uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D C G Cadd9 A B Bm C#m E

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D C G D C G D Cadd9 G D G

Verse 2

D C G D C G D Cadd9 G D G

Chorus 1

A B C G A B C G

Solo 1

Bm G Bm G Bm C#m D E

Verse 3

D C G D C G D Cadd9 G D G

Chorus 2

A B C G A B C G A B C G A B C

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Questions

Which chords does Yesterdays by Guns N' Roses use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Yesterdays by Guns N' Roses in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Yesterdays to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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