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Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Herbert Kretzmer
- D minor
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1965
- Medium
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Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore) written out as piano music: the iv – bVII7 – bIII – bVI loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand skip-and-stroll chords.
Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | iv | G Bb D |
| 2 | C7 | VII7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | F | III | F A C |
| 4 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and skip-and-stroll chords in the right, over the Gm – C7 – F – Bb chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore)
Does the sheet music for Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore) have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore)?
The loop is Gm – C7 – F – Bb (iv – bVII7 – bIII – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore) in?
D minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore)?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.