Yesterday Once More chords

by Dami Im

Key: G Major

Key Signature: 1 sharp (F#)

Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)

Tempo: 87 bpm (Andante)

Vocal Range: G3 - B4


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate

Chords: G, Gmaj7, G/D, Am7, Am/G, B7, Bm7, Bm/F#, Cmaj7, C/D, C#m7b5, D, D/F#, Ebaug, Em, Em/D, F#m7b5

Chord Chart Legend
G Major Gmaj7 G/D Am7 Am/G B7 Bm7 Bm7 barre chord Bm/F# Cmaj7 C/D C#m7b5 D Major D/F# Ebaug Em Em/D F#m7b5
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH Gmaj7-LH G/D-LH Am7-LH Am/G-LH B7-LH Bm7-LH Bm7 barre chord-LH Bm/F#-LH Cmaj7-LH C/D-LH C#m7b5-LH D Major-LH D/F#-LH Ebaug-LH Em-LH Em/D-LH F#m7b5-LH

Yesterday Once More

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                G         G
Intro: 4/4 |         |         |
                           (When I was)
              G                       Bm/F#
1. When I was young I'd listen to the ra-di-o
           Em               Em/D
   Waitin' for my fav'-rite songs
             Cmaj7              Bm7              Am7    D/F#    C/D
   When they played I'd sing a-long   It made me smile|       -   (Those were such)| 
                                                                
                   G                       Bm/F#
2. Those were such hap-py times and not so long a-go
         Em        Em/D         Cmaj7
   How I won-dered where they'd gone
   F#m7b5  B7      Em                      Em/D
   But     they're back a-gain just like a long lost friend
           Cmaj7   Am7      C/D
   All the songs I loved so well

             D  G                     Em              G         Em
 Chorus: Ev'-ry sha-la-la-la   Ev'-ry wo-o wo-o still shines |      |
                G                                Em                   Am7    D    C/D
         Ev'-ry shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're start-in' to sing so fine |    -   (When they)|
                   Em                           Ebaug
         When they get to the part   Where he's break-in' her heart
                G/D             C#m7b5             G/D
         It can real-ly make me cry   Just like be-fore
      C/D                      Gmaj7                     Am/G
         It's yes-ter-day once more... (Shoob-ie do lang lang)
     Gmaj7                 Am/G 
         (Shoob-ie do lang lang)

            G                     Bm/F#
3. Look-in' back on how it was in years gone by
           Em                Em/D
   And the good times that I had
            Cmaj7            Bm7              Am7      D/F#    C/D
   Makes to-day seem rath-er sad  So much has changed |      -   (It was )|

          G                          Bm/F#
4. It was songs of love that I would sing to then
           Em    Em/D      Cmaj7
   And I'd mem-o-rize each word
   F#m7b5  B7   Em                        Em/D
   Those   old  mel-o-dies still sound so good to me
           Cmaj7    Am7     C/D
   As they melt the years a-way

             D  G                     Em              G        Em
 Chorus: Ev'-ry sha-la-la-la   Ev'-ry wo-o wo-o still shines |     |
                G                                Em                   Am7    D    C/D
         Ev'-ry shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're start-in' to sing so fine |    -  (All my)|
                Em                          Ebaug
         All my best mem-o-ries   Come back clear-ly to me
                  G/D           C#m7b5             G/D
         Some can ev-en make me cry   Just like be-fore
      C/D                      Gmaj7                          Am/G
         It's yes-ter-day once more... (sha-la-la-la   Ev'-ry wo-o wo-o )
                      Gmaj7       Am/G 
         Sha-la-la-la La    Oh oh oh...

                G                                Em                  Am7        D    C/D
         Ev'-ry shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're startin' to sing so fine  Oo | oo -      |
                Em                          Ebaug
         All my best mem-o-ries   Come back clear-ly to me
                  G/D           C#m7b5             G/D
         Some can ev-en make me cry   Just like be-fore
      C/D                      Gmaj7                     Am/G
         It's yes-ter-day once more... (Shoob-ie do lang lang)
    Gmaj7                  Am/G 
         (Shoob-ie do lang lang)...

Notes:

  • Ebaug is an augmented chord
  • Also written as Eb+
  • Formula: 1-3-#5

  • C#m7b5 & F#m7b5 are half-dimminished 7th chords
  • Also written as ø7, m7-5, -7(b5)
  • Formula: 1-b3-b5-b7
  • Advanced Skill Level is typically required to handle:
    • Extended chords (like 7th, 9th, 11th)
    • Inversions and variations (e.g., G/D, Am/G)
    • Altered chords (e.g., Ebaug)
  • Please don't be put off by the chords. They may look pretty scary to some of you but they are all very easy to play with a little practice.

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