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How to play Yesterday on piano

The Beatles, 1965 · key of F major · 97 beats per minute

A seven-bar phrase, which is rare: right after the F, E minor 7 and A7 pull toward D minor, and the bass walks back down through C and B♭.

The chords

F · Em7 · A7 · Dm · Dm/C · B♭ · C7 · F/E · G7 · Gm6

Verse

F | Em7 A7 | Dm Dm/C | B♭ C7 | F F/E | Dm G7 | B♭ F

Bridge

Em7 A7 | Dm Dm/C B♭ | Gm6 C7 | F

Hand positions that barely move

• F: F – A – C
• Em7: E – G – B – D
• A7: E – G – A – C♯
• Dm: F – A – D
• Dm/C: F – A – D
• B♭: F – B♭ – D
• C7: G – B♭ – C – E
• F: F – A – C
• F/E: F – A – C
• Dm: F – A – D
• G7: F – G – B – D
• B♭: F – B♭ – D
• F: F – A – C

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