==================== Yesterday by Tadpole ==================== Tabbed by Henry - henry@tadpoleband.com NOTES: - This is played on a standard tuned 6 string guitar. - Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Gunn and Fender Bassman amps were used. - MXR phase 90 pedal used for the solo. - This is the version that appears on the album, not the video and single version. INTRO/CHORUS RIFF: e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-6-6-6-8---9---6-|---6-6-6-8---9---|-4-4-4-8---9---4-|---4-4-4-8---9---| d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| a|-4-4-4-6---7---4-|---4-4-4-6---7---|-2-2-2-6---7---2-|---2-2-2-6---7---| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (palm mute) ---------------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-2-----8---9-----|---------8---9---|-----------------|-----------------| d|-2-------------4-|---4-4-4---------|-----------------|-----------------| a|-0-----6---7---2-|---2-2-2-6---7---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| e|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| VERSE RIFF: (Best played with the 1st and 3rd fingers. First few notes (*) of each bar played staccato, this is acheived by bouncing your palm on the strings after each pick strike) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|---------6/9-----|---------6/9-----|---------6/9-----|---------6/9-----| a|-4---4-----------|-4---4-4---------|-2---2-----------|-2---2-2---------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| * * * * * e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|---------6/9-----|---------6/9-----|---------6/9-----|---------6/9-----| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-2---2-----------|-2---2-2---------|-4---4-----------|-4---4-4---------| BRIDGE: (Clean guitar tone. Rake the pick across the strings to acheive a rapid arpegiation for each chord): A C#m A G# e|-5---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------| b|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------| g|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-5---------------| d|-7---------------|-6---------------|-7---------------|-6---------------| a|-7---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-6---------------| e|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-4---------------| A C#m A G#7sus4 G#7 e|-5---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-4-------4-------| b|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-4-------4-------| g|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6-------5-------| d|-7---------------|-6---------------|-7---------------|-4-------4-------| a|-7---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-6-------6-------| e|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-4-------4-------| (Distortion) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-9-9-9-11--13-13-|----9-9-9-11--13-|-9-9-9-11--13-13-|----9-9-9-11--13-| d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| a|-7-7-7-9---11-11-|----7-7-7-9---11-|-7-7-7-9---11-11-|----7-7-7-9---11-| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| b|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| g|-14-14-14-13-11-14-|----14-14-14-13-11-|-14-14-14-13-11-8-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| d|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| a|-12-12-12-11-9--12-|----12-12-12-11-9--|-12-12-12-11-9--6-|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| Repeat e|----------------------|---------------------| b|----------------------|---------------------| g|-13-13-13-13-14-16-13-|---13-13-13-13-14-16-| d|----------------------|---------------------| a|-11-11-11-11-12-14-11-|---11-11-11-11-12-14-| e|----------------------|---------------------| Repeat x 3 e|----------------------|------------------------| b|----------------------|------------------------| g|-13-13-13-13-14-16-20-|---20-20-20-20-20-20-20-| d|----------------------|------------------------| a|-11-11-11-11-12-14-18-|---18-18-18-18-18-18-18-| e|----------------------|------------------------| Repeat OUTRO: e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| g|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| a|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| g|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-| d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| a|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| g|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-| d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| a|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| b|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-| g|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| d|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| a|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Repeat (Hard stop) e|-----------------| b|-----------------| g|-----------------| d|-6--6------------| a|-4--4------------| e|-----------------| YESTERDAY SONG STRUCTURE (full version) INTRO VERSE 1 CHORUS VERSE 2 CHORUS BRIDGE VERSE 3 CHORUS OUTRO Yesterday © Benthouse Records Ltd