Yesterday Once More chords

by Dami Im
  • Yesterday Once More was written by Richard Carpenter (music) and John Bettis (lyrics). It was first recorded by The Carpenters in 1973 and released on May 16, 1973 from the album Now and Then. This version by Dimi Im was released in 2016 from her album, Classic Carpenters.
  • Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time at 87 bpm
  • Chords: G, Gmaj7, G/D, Am7, Am/G, B7, Bm7, Bm/F#, Cmaj7, C/D, C#m7b5, D, D/F#, Ebaug, Em, Em/D, F#m7b5
  • Note: Please don't be put off by the chords. They may look pretty scary to some of you but they are all very easy to play with a little practice... all charts below.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
G Major Gmaj7 G/D Am7 Am/G B7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm/F# Cmaj7 C/D C#m7b5 D Major D/F# Ebaug D Major Em/D F#m7b5
G Major Gmaj7 G/D Am7 Am/G B7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm/F# Cmaj7 C/D C#m7b5 D Major D/F# Ebaug D Major Em/D F#m7b5

Yesterday Once More

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
                G         G
Intro: 4/4 |         |         |
                           (When I was)
              G                       Bm/F#
1. When I was young I'd listen to the ra-di-o
           Em               Em/D
   Waitin' for my fav'-rite songs
             Cmaj7              Bm7              Am7    D/F#    C/D
   When they played I'd sing a-long   It made me smile|       -   (Those were such)| 
                                                                
                   G                       Bm/F#
2. Those were such hap-py times and not so long a-go
         Em        Em/D         Cmaj7
   How I won-dered where they'd gone
   F#m7b5  B7      Em                      Em/D
   But     they're back a-gain just like a long lost friend
           Cmaj7   Am7      C/D
   All the songs I loved so well

             D  G                     Em              G         Em
 Chorus: Ev'-ry sha-la-la-la   Ev'-ry wo-o wo-o still shines |      |
                G                                Em                   Am7    D    C/D
         Ev'-ry shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're start-in' to sing so fine |    -   (When they)|
                   Em                           Ebaug
         When they get to the part   Where he's break-in' her heart
                G/D             C#m7b5             G/D
         It can real-ly make me cry   Just like be-fore
      C/D                      Gmaj7                     Am/G
         It's yes-ter-day once more... (Shoob-ie do lang lang)
     Gmaj7                 Am/G 
         (Shoob-ie do lang lang)

            G                     Bm/F#
3. Look-in' back on how it was in years gone by
           Em                Em/D
   And the good times that I had
            Cmaj7            Bm7              Am7      D/F#    C/D
   Makes to-day seem rath-er sad  So much has changed |      -   (It was )|

          G                          Bm/F#
4. It was songs of love that I would sing to then
           Em    Em/D      Cmaj7
   And I'd mem-o-rize each word
   F#m7b5  B7   Em                        Em/D
   Those   old  mel-o-dies still sound so good to me
           Cmaj7    Am7     C/D
   As they melt the years a-way

             D  G                     Em              G        Em
 Chorus: Ev'-ry sha-la-la-la   Ev'-ry wo-o wo-o still shines |     |
                G                                Em                   Am7    D    C/D
         Ev'-ry shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're start-in' to sing so fine |    -  (All my)|
                Em                          Ebaug
         All my best mem-o-ries   Come back clear-ly to me
                  G/D           C#m7b5             G/D
         Some can ev-en make me cry   Just like be-fore
      C/D                      Gmaj7                          Am/G
         It's yes-ter-day once more... (sha-la-la-la   Ev'-ry wo-o wo-o )
                      Gmaj7       Am/G 
         Sha-la-la-la La    Oh oh oh...

                G                                Em                  Am7        D    C/D
         Ev'-ry shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're startin' to sing so fine  Oo | oo -      |
                Em                          Ebaug
         All my best mem-o-ries   Come back clear-ly to me
                  G/D           C#m7b5             G/D
         Some can ev-en make me cry   Just like be-fore
      C/D                      Gmaj7                     Am/G
         It's yes-ter-day once more... (Shoob-ie do lang lang)
    Gmaj7                  Am/G 
         (Shoob-ie do lang lang)...

Notes:

  • Ebaug is an augmented chord
  • Also written as Eb+
  • Formula: 1-3-#5

  • C#m7b5 & F#m7b5 are half-dimminished 7th chords
  • Also written as ø7, m7-5, -7(b5)
  • Formula: 1-b3-b5-b7

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