Stevie Wonder

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday – Stevie Wonder: piano chords

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday by Stevie Wonder uses 9 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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B major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

B C#7 F#7 E C#m7 D#7 G#m C#m F#

Chord sheet

B C#7 F#7 B E B C#m7 F#7 B C#m7 F#7 B D#7 G#m C#7 F#7 B E B C#m7 F#7 B C#m7 F#7 B D#7 G#m C#7 F#7 B E B C#m F#7 B D#7 G#m C#7 F#7 F# C#m F# C#m7 F#7 B C#m7 F#7 B D#7 G#m C#7 F#7 B E B C#m7 F#7 B D#7 G#m C#m7 F#7 B C#m7 F#7 B C#m7 F#7 B D#7 G#m C#7 F#7 B E B C#7 F#7 B E B C#7 F#7 B E B

Chords on the piano

B

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

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

F#7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯A♯C♯E
Practice F#7

E

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

D#7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
D♯GA♯C♯
Practice D#7

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

C#m

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Questions

Which chords does Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday by Stevie Wonder use?

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

What key is Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday by Stevie Wonder in?

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

How hard is Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 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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