Does everyone play Yesterday wrong?

I, like anyone else who has performed Yesterday, previously had no doubt that I knew how the melody for Yesterday goes. However, when I finally listened to the record a bit closer, I realised that I had been performing it wrong my entire life! Whether this is a simple mistake or a prime example of the "Mandela effect" is unclear, but what is clear is that the first note of Yesterday by The Beatles is not a G, despite what the sheet music says!

COVERS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
Connie Talbot:    • Yesterday - The Beatles - Connie Talb...  
Sam Tompkins:    • the beatles - yesterday (sam tompkins...  
Himesh Patel:    • Видео  
Boyce Avenue:    • Yesterday - The Beatles (Boyce Avenue...  
Lewis Capaldi:    • Lewis Capaldi - Yesterday (The Beatle...  
The Beats:    • The Beats - Yesterday  

SOURCES:
McCartney performing Yesterday (1965):    • Yesterday (With Spoken Word Intro / L...  
The Beatles performing Yesterday (1966):    • The Beatles - "Yesterday" live in Mun...  
Yesterday in 2004:    • Paul McCartney - Yesterday (Live)  
McCartney interview (2001):    • Видео  

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