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Yesterday - The Beatlesbeatles_yesterday.mid

Yesterday - The Beatles

Watch the Synthesia piano visualizer, learn the chords, and view the full sheet music of Yesterday - The Beatles.

94 BPM 2:05 F Major 4 tracks 1234 notes

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +3, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Description & Musical Analysis

Yesterday, a melancholic acoustic ballad by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, from the album Help!

How to Play & Trivia

Start with a simple F major chord on guitar or a C4 note on piano to begin playing Yesterday.

Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
F Major
Pitch Range
D2 (38) - A4 (69)
Total Notes
1234

Note Distribution

C
158 12.8%
C#
4 0.3%
D
151 12.2%
Eb
1 0.1%
E
131 10.6%
F
367 29.7%
F#
0 0.0%
G
140 11.3%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
154 12.5%
Bb
93 7.5%
B
35 2.8%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2acoustic guitar (nylon)852
Track 3cello83
Track 4clarinet181
Track 5synthstrings 1118

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:04M1.1 - M2.4F5
00:05M3.1Fsus2
00:05M3.2F5
00:06M3.3F
00:07M3.4Dm7/F
00:07M4.1Em
00:08M4.2G6/B
00:08M4.3Em7
00:09M4.4Fmaj9/G
00:10M5.1Dm(add9)
00:10M5.2F6/D
00:11M5.3Dm
00:12M5.4Dm7/C
00:12M6.1Bb
00:13M6.2Bbmaj7/D
00:14M6.3C7/Bb
00:14M6.4Gdim7
00:15M7.1Fsus4
00:15 - 00:16M7.2 - M7.3F
00:17M7.4C/E
00:17 - 00:18M8.1 - M8.2Dm7
00:19 - 00:19M8.3 - M8.4G
00:20M9.1Bb
00:21 - 00:21M9.2 - M9.3F
00:22M9.4F5
00:22M10.1Fadd9
00:23 - 00:24M10.2 - M10.3F
00:24M10.4Dm7/F
00:25 - 00:26M11.1 - M11.2Esus4
00:26M11.3Asus4
00:27M11.4Fmaj9/A
00:28M12.1Dm(add9)
00:28 - 00:29M12.2 - M12.3Dm
00:30M12.4F6/C
00:30M13.1Bb
00:31M13.2Bbmaj7
00:31M13.3C7
00:32M13.4C7/G
00:33M14.1Fsus4
00:33 - 00:34M14.2 - M14.3F
00:35M14.4C/E
00:35 - 00:36M15.1 - M15.2Dm7
00:37M15.3G
00:37M15.4G7
00:38M16.1Bb
00:38 - 00:39M16.2 - M16.3F
00:40M16.4F5
00:40 - 00:41M17.1 - M17.2Dsus4/A
00:42 - 00:42M17.3 - M17.4A5
00:43M18.1Dm
00:44M18.2C
00:44M18.3Bb5
00:45M18.4Dm(add9)/A
00:45 - 00:46M19.1 - M19.2Gm6
00:47M19.3C7
00:47M19.4C9/Bb
00:48 - 00:49M20.1 - M20.2F
00:49M20.3F5
00:50M20.4Dm7/F
00:51 - 00:51M21.1 - M21.2Dsus4/A
00:52 - 00:52M21.3 - M21.4A5
00:53M22.1Dm
00:54M22.2C
00:54M22.3Bb5
00:55M22.4Dm(add9)/A
00:56 - 00:56M23.1 - M23.2Gm6
00:57M23.3C7
00:58M23.4C7/G
00:58M24.1F
00:59M24.2F5
01:00M24.3Fsus4
01:00M24.4F
01:01M25.1Fadd9
01:01 - 01:02M25.2 - M25.3F
01:03M25.4Dm7/F
01:03 - 01:04M26.1 - M26.2Esus4
01:05M26.3Asus4
01:05M26.4Fmaj9/A
01:06M27.1Dm(add9)
01:07 - 01:07M27.2 - M27.3Dm
01:08M27.4Dm7/C
01:08M28.1Bb
01:09M28.2Bbmaj7
01:10M28.3C7
01:10M28.4C7/G
01:11M29.1Fsus4
01:12 - 01:12M29.2 - M29.3F
01:13M29.4C/E
01:14 - 01:14M30.1 - M30.2Dm7
01:15M30.3G
01:15M30.4G7
01:16M31.1Bb
01:17 - 01:17M31.2 - M31.3F
01:18M31.4F5
01:19 - 01:19M32.1 - M32.2Dsus4/A
01:20 - 01:21M32.3 - M32.4A5
01:21M33.1Dm
01:22M33.2C
01:22M33.3Bb5
01:23M33.4Dm(add9)/A
01:24 - 01:24M34.1 - M34.2Gm6
01:25M34.3C7
01:26M34.4C9/Bb
01:26M35.1F
01:27M35.2F/C
01:28M35.3Ab6/Eb
01:28M35.4Bbadd9/C
01:29 - 01:30M36.1 - M36.2Dsus4/A
01:30 - 01:31M36.3 - M36.4A5
01:31M37.1Dm
01:32M37.2C
01:33M37.3Bb5
01:33M37.4Dm(add9)/A
01:34 - 01:35M38.1 - M38.2Gm6
01:35M38.3C7
01:36M38.4C7/G
01:37M39.1F
01:37M39.2F5
01:38M39.3Fsus4
01:38M39.4F
01:39M40.1Fadd9
01:40 - 01:40M40.2 - M40.3F
01:41M40.4Dm7/F
01:42 - 01:42M41.1 - M41.2Esus4
01:43M41.3Asus4
01:44M41.4Fmaj9/A
01:44M42.1Dm(add9)
01:45 - 01:45M42.2 - M42.3Dm
01:46M42.4Dm7/C
01:47M43.1Bb
01:47M43.2Bbmaj7
01:48M43.3C7
01:49M43.4C7/G
01:49M44.1Fsus4
01:50 - 01:51M44.2 - M44.3F
01:51M44.4C/E
01:52 - 01:52M45.1 - M45.2Dm7
01:53M45.3G
01:54M45.4G7
01:54M46.1Bb
01:55 - 01:56M46.2 - M46.3F
01:56M46.4F5
01:57M47.1Csus4/F
01:58M47.2F/C
01:58M47.3G7/B
01:59M47.4Bdim
02:00M48.1Bb5/F
02:00 - 02:05M48.2 - M50.2F