Yesterdays - Wes Montgomery | Guitar Transcription (PDF)
This is a note-for-note guitar transcription of Wes Montgomery's performance on "Yesterdays," the Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach standard from the 1933 Broadway musical Roberta. Wes recorded it in October 1959 for his Riverside debut album The Wes Montgomery Trio (also released as A Dynamic New Sound), with Melvin Rhyne on organ and Paul Parker on drums, produced by Orrin Keepnews. The package includes full standard notation + TAB and a Guitar Pro file synced to the original audio, so you can study every lyrical line, octave passage, and chord-melody phrase exactly as Wes played it.
"Yesterdays" is a moody minor-key jazz standard, and Wes brings out its haunting character with lyrical phrasing, signature octaves, and rich chord work. This transcription captures his subtle rhythmic shifts, his use of harmonic tension and release, and the emotional depth that makes his ballad playing so personal.
Who This Is For:
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Guitarists studying jazz ballad phrasing and expressive melodic development
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Players who want to learn Wes Montgomery's octave technique and chord-melody approach in a real performance
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Anyone building vocabulary over minor ii-V progressions and dominant cycle movement
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Players who want to hear how jazz guitar works in an organ-trio setting (guitar, organ, drums - no bass)
š¦ What You Get:
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PDF Transcription (Standard Notation + TAB)
š„ Want more Wes Montgomery solos?
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Check out Wes Montgomery Collection 1:
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https://practicejazz.gumroad.com/l/wescollection1
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