Yesterdays
(by Jerome Kern)

Yesterdays PDF (Chord Melody and Lead Sheet)

Amongst the most popular tune of the American tradition. It was composed by Jerome Kern in 1933 for the Broadway show Roberta. Lyrics by Otto Harbach.

I love this piece. It sounds great as a ballad, a medium or even an up-tempo swing.

Their can be more or less chords in the form depending at what tempo you play it at. It also depends largely on the players!

Also, I often play the melody by itself (no chords) an octave lower. Wes does it like that.

Find your own way of playing the tune and remember : Listen, listen, listen!

Suggested listening :

Check out Wes' complete Riverside recordings (Yesterdays is on the first of 12 CDs!). The same version can be found on 1963 "Boss Guitar" album.

...and also there's a transcription of a Wes solo on this page

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