Piano chords · Bossa beach
When I’m Sixty-Four: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Beatles
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1967
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany When I’m Sixty-Four without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand lub-dub chords.
The main tune of When I’m Sixty-Four in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
When I’m Sixty-Four accompaniment in letter notes
The F – F – Ab7 – Am7 – A – D7 – G7 loop with bossa sway in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about When I’m Sixty-Four
What are the letter notes for the When I’m Sixty-Four piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is F – F – Ab7 – Am7 – A – D7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When I’m Sixty-Four?
The loop is F – F – Ab7 – Am7 – A – D7 – G7 (IV – bVI7 – vi7 – VI – II7 – V7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.
What key is When I’m Sixty-Four in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in When I’m Sixty-Four?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When I’m Sixty-Four easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of When I’m Sixty-Four?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.