Molly Hatchet – Yesterday Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Molly Hatchet – Yesterday Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFEm7A7DmDm7/CBbCC/EGEmAmGmG7

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[Intro]
F


[Verse 1]
F         Em7
Yesterday, all my
A7
troubles
          Dm
seemed so far
     Dm7/C Bb
away
       C
Now it looks as
 though
        F
they're here
to stay
C/E  Dm  G
 Oh, I believe in
Bb   F  F
yes-ter-day

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[Verse 2]
F       Em7
Suddenly, I'm
    A7
not half
the man I
Dm        Dm7/C Bb
used to be
          C
There's a shadow
        F
hanging over me
C/E    Dm    G
 Oh, I yesterday
 came
Bb   F F
sud-de-nly


[Chorus]
Em  A7  Dm  C
Why she had to
Bb  Am
go  I don't
Gm
know she
C        F
wouldn't say
Em A7   Dm  C
I  said something
Bb
wrong,
Am*  Gm
now I long for
C     F
yesterday

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[Verse 3]
F        Em7
Yesterday, love
 was
 A7
 such an easy
Dm
game to
     Dm7/C Bb
play
      C
Now I need a
 place to
F
hide away
C/E  Dm   G
 Oh, I believe in
Bb   F  F
yes-ter-day


[Chorus]
Em  A7  Dm  C
Why she had to
Bb  Am
go  I don't
Gm
know she
C        F
wouldn't say
A7     Dm  C
I said something
Bb     Am   Gm
wrong, now I long
    C     F
for yesterday




[Outro]
F        Em7
Yesterday, love
 was
A7
such an easy
Dm
game to
      Dm7/C Bb
 play
      C
Now I need a
place
   F
to hide away
C/E  Dm   G
 Oh, I believe
in
Bb  F   F
yes-ter-day
Dm    G7
Mm mm mm mm
Bb  F  F
mm  mm mm

Watch: Yesterday

From Molly Hatchet - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Yesterday: key, chords and progression

Yesterday by Molly Hatchet is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 13 chords: F, Em7, A7, Dm, Dm7/C, Bb, C, C/E, G, Em, Am and Gm and 1 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Em7 – A7 – Dm (I – vii7 – III7 – vi in F major). In solfa, that is doh – te – mi – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F, Bb and Gm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Yesterday chords: questions

What key is Yesterday in?

Yesterday by Molly Hatchet is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Yesterday?

Yesterday uses 13 chords: F, Em7, A7, Dm, Dm7/C, Bb, C, C/E, G, Em, Am, Gm and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of Yesterday?

The main progression is F – Em7 – A7 – Dm (I – vii7 – III7 – vi).

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