column chart with multiple measures and no categories

You have two or more calculated measures - lets say "sales year to date", "sales year to date last year" etc. I want to show this in a simple column chart - just the measures and with no categories (as of now you will show stacked colums which is not want). Separate columns with space for each measure. It is a simple task to do in Excel and as far as I know you can do it in Tableau. I know that you can custom code this /make an alternative solution, but it should be possible. I looked across the web and a lot is asking for this or do not understand why they cannot peform such a simple task.