When I'm Sixty-Four

When I'm Sixty-Four is a Beatles song, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and released in 1967 on the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The song, which features a clarinet trio, is sung by a young man to his lover, and is about his plans of growing old together with her.

The song is in the key of D-flat major. The Beatles recorded the song in C major, but they sped up the master in order to raise the key by one semitone at the insistence of McCartney, perhaps to make his voice sound younger.

Tutorials

• in C Major, at Tempo, then Slow Sections

• in Db Major, at tempo

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sheetmusic

• • Use a Google Image search. Matching the first measure should find you the score.