Song Of Yesterday Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays390

Song Of Yesterday by Joe Bonamassa is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, G, F and D/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
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/ slide up 
\ slide down 
P Pull off 

Song: Song of yesteday 
By: Joe Bonamassa 

Intro: 
Am                  C                G                  F 
-----------5-8/10--P8--------8---8-|------------------------------------------| 
---------5------------8---8--------|-------12---12------12\10------10---------| 
-------5----------------9------9---|------------------------------------------| 
-----7-----------------------------|-10/12----------12----------10-------10---| 
-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
            + Here, be sure to hammer on to the 8 properly before sliding up to 10!!!!! 

Am                  C                G                  F 
-----------5-8/10--P8--------8-----|------------------------------------------| 
---------5------------8---8------8-|------------12------12\10------10---------| 
-------5----------------9------9---|------------------------------------------| 
-----7-----------------------------|-10/12--12-------12--------10--------10---| 
-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 

Am                  C                G                  F 
-----------5-8/10--P8--------8-----|------------------------------------------| 
---------5------------8---8------8-|------------12------12\10------10---------| 
-------5----------------9------9---|------------------------------------------| 
-----7-----------------------------|-10/12--12------12---------10--------10---| 
-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 

Am                  C                G                  F 
-----------5-8/10--P8--------8-----|------------------------------------------| 
---------5------------8---8------8-|-------12-------12--12\10------10---------| 
-------5----------------9------9---|------------------------------------------| 
-----7-----------------------------|-10/12-----12--------------10--------10---| 
-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 

Each part is just played through once at the beginning and then the same pattern is  
repeated at different parts throughout the song. 

It is played like this on the live version. 

-----------5-8/10--P8--------8-----|------------------------------------------| 
---------5------------8---8------8-|------------12-----12-12\10------10-------| 
-------5----------------9------9---|------------------------------------------| 
-----7-----------------------------|-10/12--12------12-----------10------10---| 
-0---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 

The part after the intro is played like this: 

Verse 
Am                                                        D/F# 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
----------------5----------------5------------------------------------------------| 
------5---------------5-----------------5----------5--------------------7---------| 
-----------7-----------------7---------------7--------------------7---------------| 
-0--------------------------------------------------------7/9---------------------| 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------|-5/7--7--7--7--------------------------------| 
------------------------------------|-5/7--7--7--7--------------------------------| 
------------------------------------|-3/5--5--5--5---------------------3----------| 
-3/5--5--5--5--8-5--8-5--8--5--5--5-|--------------0--------0---3--5-------5------| 

------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8|-8--8--8--8--8-------------------------------| 
-9--9--9--9--9---7--7--7--7--7--7--7|-7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7---------------| 
-7--7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5--5--5--5|-5--5--5--5--5---4--4--4--4--4---------------| 
-0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0|-0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---------------| 
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante