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Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday without reading music. The left hand plays sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&) and the right hand steady chords.
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Dm – G7 – C loop with sleepy heartbeat in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
What are the letter notes for the Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is C – Dm – G7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday?
The loop is C – Dm – G7 – C (I – ii – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday?
Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.