# Yesterdays – Guns N' Roses: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## 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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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