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Yesterday - The Beatles

Learn the arrangement, follow the rhythm visually, and move between chords, sheet music, and alternate instruments for 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 +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

94 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo94 BPM
Duration2:05
Tracks4
Notes1234
Key / ScaleF Major
Pitch rangeD2 (38) - A4 (69)
Range span31 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
F5Fsus2F5FDm7/FEmG6/BEm7Fmaj9/GDm(add9)
00:00 - 00:31
Pre-Chorus
C7C7/GFsus4FC/EDm7GG7BbF
00:31 - 01:02
Chorus
Dm7/FEsus4Asus4Fmaj9/ADm(add9)DmDm7/CBbBbmaj7C7
01:02 - 01:34
Bridge
Gm6C7C7/GFF5Fsus4FFadd9FDm7/F
01:34 - 02:05

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Yesterday - The Beatles with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of The Beatles and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Yesterday - The Beatles is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

  • Tempo: 94 BPM
  • Key / scale: F Major
  • Note count: 1234
  • Duration: 2:05

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to The Beatles, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.
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, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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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