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 W +H +Q. E ^Fm7/Eb 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 W +W Q. ^Eb E H +H Q ^Bb 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 W ^FW ^BbW ^Bb/GQ. ^Eb/GE H |-11--------|-1--------|-1--------|-------------| |-11--------|-1--------|-3--------|-3----4-4----| |-12--------|-2--------|-3--------|-3----3-3----| |-13--------|----------|----------|-5----5-5----| |-----------|----------|----------|-------------| |-----------|----------|----------|-------------|

^AbGtr III ^Eb ^Bb 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/GGtr I ^F/A 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 W ^F/A W ^Bb W ^Bb/G Q. ^Eb/G 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/EbW ^FW ^Bbsus4W ^Bb7E 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

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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

^EbGtr IV ^Fm 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

^EbGtr II ^Fm7/Eb 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

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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 |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------|

^Cm7E E E E +H ^F7/AE E E E +H ^BbE E E E +H ^Eb/GE 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-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

^AbE E E E +H ^F/AE E E E +H ^BbE 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

^EbGtr IV ^Db ^Bb Gtr^E 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-|----------|------| |------------------|---------------|----------|------| |------------------|---------------|----------|------|

Gtr III ^E 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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