Yesterday
Get ready to serenade your audience with the melancholic melody of 'Yesterday' by The Beatles on your harmonica. This iconic tune showcases the emotional depth that harmonica players can achieve through its haunting notes and expressive phrasing.
How to play the first line of Yesterday on harmonica
Get a F diatonic harmonica
This Yesterday tab is written for a F diatonic harmonica.
Read the hole numbers
Each number is a hole. A plain number (6) means blow out, a number with a minus sign (-5) means draw in.
Play the first line slowly
The first line is -4 4 4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 -6: 5 blow and 7 draw notes. Play it slowly, one clean note at a time, then match the rhythm of the recording.
Carry on line by line
Once the first line sounds clean, learn the rest of the tab one line at a time. This tab needs no bends.
Questions about this tab
- What harmonica do I need for Yesterday?
- A F diatonic harmonica. The Yesterday harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.
- Is Yesterday easy to play on harmonica?
- This song is marked beginner level. Its tab needs no bends.
- What are the first notes of Yesterday on harmonica?
- The first line is -4 4 4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 -6. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.
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