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Guitar Tab

ONLY YESTERDAY

As recorded by The Carpenters
(From the 1975 Album HORIZON)

Words and Music by Richard Carpenter & John Bettis

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhodes Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Muted Electric Guitar'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven Guitar'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=130
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx2
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||


 1st Verse
  Eb                             Fm7/Eb
   W           +H      +Q.   E    W           +Q.    E E E E  E
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------8---------|
|-----------|------------------|--9--------|--(9)------8-9-8-----|
|--8--------|--(8)-----(8)-----|-10--------|-(10)------------10--|
|--8--------|--(8)-----(8)-----|-13--------|-(13)---10-----------|
|-10--------|-(10)----(10)-----|-----------|---------------------|
|-----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------|


  Bb                              Eb                     Bb
   W           +W            Q.    E  H       +H      Q   Q
|-----------|-------------|----------------|---------15--13---|
|-----------|-------------|----------------|---------16--15---|
|--7--------|--(7)--------|--7-----8--8----|--(8)----15--15---|
|--8--------|--(8)--------|--8-----8--8----|--(8)-------------|
|-11--------|-(11)--------|-10----10-10----|-(10)-------------|
|-----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|


  Eb          F          Bb         Bb/G Eb/G
   W          W          W          Q.   E H
|-11--------|-1--------|-1--------|-------------|
|-11--------|-1--------|-3--------|-3----4-4----|
|-12--------|-2--------|-3--------|-3----3-3----|
|-13--------|----------|----------|-5----5-5----|
|-----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|-----------|----------|----------|-------------|


  Ab                    Eb   Bb
  Gtr III
  W          W          W              E  E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-------------|-----6s4---3s1---1--||
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|-/7------5-5s3-1----||
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| W          W          Q.   E H      +W
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------------||
|-1--------|-1--------|-4----3-3----|-(3)----------------||
|-1--------|-1--------|-------------|--------------------||
|-1--------|-1--------|-5----3-3----|-(3)----------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------------||


 2nd Verse
  Eb/G                      F/A
  Gtr I
   W           +W            W           +W
|-11--------|-(11)--------|-13--------|-(13)----|
|-11--------|-(11)--------|-13--------|-(13)----|
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-14--------|-(14)----|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|


  B°/D                      Bb    Eb                   Eb/BBb
   W           +W            Q.    E  +H        +H      Q   Q
|-----------|-------------|------------------|---------15--13---|
|-12--------|-(12)--------|------------------|---------16--15---|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-10-----8--(8)----|--(8)----15--15---|
|-12--------|-(12)--------|--8-----8--(8)----|--(8)-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-11----10-(10)----|-(10)-------------|
|-----------|-------------|------------------|------------------|


  Eb                F/A               Bb                Bb/G    Eb/G
   W                 W                 W                 Q.      E  H
|-11--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-11--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-12--------------|-10--------------|-10--------------|--7-------8--8--------|
|-13--------------|-10--------------|-12--------------|--8-------8--8--------|
|-----------------|-12--------------|-13--------------|-10------10-10--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  E E E E +H        E E E E +H        E E E E +H        E  E E  E +E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|--------4-(4)----|--------4-(4)----|--------3-(3)----|----------4-(4)-------|
|------3----------|------2----------|------3----------|-------3--------3-----|
|----5------------|----3------------|----3------------|-----3------------1---|
|--3--------------|--0--------------|--1--------------|--1-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|


  Ab/Eb            F                Bbsus4           Bb7
  W                W                W                E Q   E  +E   E  +Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------||
|----------------|----------------|-6--------------|------------------------||
|-5--------------|-5--------------|-8--------------|-7-7---8--(8)-10-(10)---||
|-6--------------|-7--------------|-8--------------|-8-8--10-(10)-12-(12)---||
|-6--------------|-8--------------|----------------|------------------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------||
|
| E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E E E +H       W
|----------------|-------1-(1)----|-----1----------|------------------------||
|----------------|-----1----------|----------------|------------------------||
|-------5-(5)----|----------------|---3---3-(3)----|------------------------||
|-----6----------|---3------------|-3--------------|------------------------||
|---6------------|-0--------------|----------------|------------------------||
|-4--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------||


   Pre-Chorus
    N.C.
    Gtr III
                                  PM|
    W          W          H    Q  E e   E    +E  +E  E e e e E
||-----------|----------|-------------|-3b4==(3)r(3)-----------|
||o----------|----------|-------------|--------------6---------|
||-----------|----------|-----------5-|----------------5-3-2-1-|
||-----------|----------|-------------|------------------------|
||o----------|----------|-------------|------------------------|
||-----------|----------|-------------|------------------------|


  +H     H      W          W          W
|-------------|----------|----------|------||
|-------------|----------|----------|------||
|-(1)---------|----------|----------|------||
|-------------|----------|----------|------||
|-------------|----------|----------|------||
|-------------|----------|----------|------||


 Chorus
  Eb                                            Fm
  Gtr IV
     PM--------------|      PM--------------|      PM--------|
  Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|----------8---8-------|----------8---8-------|----4---3-------|
|--------8---8---8-----|--------8---8---8-----|------5---5-----|
|------8-----------8---|------8-----------8---|------------6-3-|
|----6---------------6-|----6---------------6-|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|


  Bb                     Eb
  PM-----------------------------------------|      PM--------------|
  Q  a a a E E E E E E    Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  a a a E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------6---6-------|-----------8---8-------|----------8---8--------|
|--------7---7---7-----|---------8---8---8---7-|--------8---8---8------|
|------8-----------8---|-------8-----------8---|------8-----------8----|
|----8---------------8-|-----6-----------------|----6---------------6--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H            E E E E    W                      W
|--------------6s8-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------8s9s|=11--------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


  Fm               Bb7                    G
     PM------------------------------------------------------|
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  a a a E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------------|----------3---3-------|
|----4---3-------|----------6---6-------|--------3---3---3-----|
|------5---5-----|--------7---7---7-----|------4-----------4---|
|------------6-3-|------6-----------6---|----5---------------5-|
|----------------|----8---------------8-|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|


  PM------------------|      PM--------------------------|
  Q  a a a E E +E  Q  E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|----------3------------|------------------|-------3-------|
|--------3--------------|------6-(6)-4-----|----6----4-----|
|------4-----5-(5)-4----|--------------5---|-----------5---|
|----5----------------5-|----------------5-|-------------5-|
|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|


  1.
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||


 Interlude
  Eb                                Fm7/Eb
  Gtr II
  E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E E E +H
|----------------|----------------|-------1-(1)----|-------1-(1)----|
|-------8-(8)----|-------8-(8)----|-----1----------|-----1----------|
|-----8----------|-----8----------|---1------------|---1------------|
|---8------------|---8------------|-1--------------|-1--------------|
|-6--------------|-6--------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


  B°/Eb
  E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E E E +H       W
|-------1-(1)----|----------------|----------------|------||
|-----3----------|-------6-(6)----|-------4-(4)----|------||
|---1------------|-----7----------|-----3----------|------||
|-1--------------|---6------------|---5------------|------||
|----------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------||


 Guitar Solo
  N.C.
  Gtr V
  Q  a Q  E  Q   E    +Q    E E +E   Q  E   Q.    E H      +H     E E    +Q
|---------------11-|-(11)--10-8-(8)-------|--------------|----------7b8==(7)r==|
|---------8-11-----|----------------11--9-|-8-------6----|-(6)----6------------|
|----6s8-----------|----------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|------10------|---------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|--------------|---------------------|


  +Q.   E +Q    Q     Q.   E +Q   Q
|-(7)--------------|-----------------|
|-------9-(9)------|-----------------|
|------------------|-10----8-(8)--7--|
|--------------10--|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr VI
|  W                  W
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
|  W                  W
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E  H       +W
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|-7s==10s=8----|--(8)----------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|
| Q.   E  H       +W
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|-8s==11s10----|-(10)----------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|
| W                E    +E  E E +E  E E E
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---------------------------||
|--------------|---5pb7r(5)p3-------3---0--||
|--------------|--------------6-(6)---1----||
|--------------|---------------------------||


 3rd Verse
  N.C.
   +W           W          W          W
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|--(8)--------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|
|  +W           W          W          W
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-(10)--------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|
|   W           W          W          W
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|---1---------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|


  Gtr II
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  Cm7              F7/A             Bb               Eb/G
  E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E E E +E  E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------4-(4)----|-------4-(4)----|-------3-(3)----|-------4-(4)-------|
|-----3----------|-----2----------|-----3----------|-----3-------3-----|
|---5------------|---3------------|---3------------|---3-----------1---|
|-3--------------|-0--------------|-1--------------|-1-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|


  Ab               F/A              Bb
  E E E E +H       E E E E +H       E E E E +H       W
|----------------|-------1-(1)----|-----1----------|-------||
|----------------|-----1----------|----------------|------o||
|-------5-(5)----|----------------|---3---3-(3)----|-------||
|-----6----------|---3------------|-3--------------|-------||
|---6------------|-0--------------|----------------|------o||
|-4--------------|----------------|----------------|-------||


  2.
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


                                                  Outro
  Eb          Db    Bb                             E
  Gtr IV                                        Gtr IV
                                                       PM--------------|
  E E E E E E E E   W                               Q  a a a E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------------||------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------||-----------9---9--------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------||---------9---9---9---9--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-|-4---------------------------||-------9-----------9----|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-2---------------------------||-----7------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------||------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W                 Q  S  S E  S  S  E  S  S  E     W
|-----------------|-----------------------------||------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------12-||-12---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------11-11s13----||------------------------|
|-----------------|---------9-11s13-------------||------------------------|
|-----------------|-9--9s11---------------------||------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------||------------------------|


                         F#m              B
  PM----------------------------------|      PM--------------|
  Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  a a a E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------9---9-------|----5---4-------|----------7---7-------|
|--------9---9---9-----|------6---6-----|--------8---8---8-----|
|------9-----------9---|------------7---|------9-----------9-7-|
|----7---------------7-|--------------9-|----9-----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|


  E                                             F#m
     PM------------------------------------------------------|
  Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|----------9---9-------|----------9---9-------|----5---4-------|
|--------9---9---9---9-|--------9---9---9-----|------6---6-----|
|------9-----------9---|------9-----------9---|------------7---|
|----7-----------------|----7---------------7-|--------------9-|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|


  B                      G#
     PM--------------|      PM--------|      PM---------|
  Q  a a a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E +E  Q  E
|----------------------|----4---4-------|----4------------|
|----------7---7-------|------4---4-----|-----------------|
|--------8---8---8-----|------------5---|------6-(6)-5----|
|------9-----------9-7-|--------------6-|---------------6-|
|----9-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------|


  C#m                                N.C.
  PM-----------------------------|
  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   W          W
|------------------|-------4-------|----------|------|
|------7-(7)-5-----|----7----5-----|----------|------|
|--------------6---|-----------6---|----------|------|
|----------------6-|-------------6-|----------|------|
|------------------|---------------|----------|------|
|------------------|---------------|----------|------|


                        E
  Gtr III
  W          W          E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------------*|
|----------|----------|-----------------*|
|----------|----------|-----------------*|
|----------|----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-*|
|----------|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|
|----------|----------|-----------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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