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Yesterday – The Beatles: piano chords

Yesterday by The Beatles uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E D# C#m A B C# F# G# Bm D#m

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E D# C#m A B E C#m A E

Verse 2

D# C#m A B E C# F# A E

Chorus 1

G# C#m Bm A B E G# C#m A B E

Verse 3

D#m G# C#m A B E C#m F# A E

Chorus 2

G# C#m Bm A B E G# C#m Bm A B E

Verse 4

D#m G# C#m A B E C#m F# A E

Outro 1

C#m F# A E

Chords on the piano

E

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

D#

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

C#m

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

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

C#

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

F#

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

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Bm

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

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

Questions

Which chords does Yesterday by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Yesterday by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Yesterday to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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