Little Drummer Boy

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 01:07:59 -0500 From: "D. James Stein" <djs10@rabbit.INS.CWRU.Edu> To: guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: The Little Drummer Boy The Little Drummer Boy Tablature by David James Stein, law studen extraordinaire (djs10@po.cwru.edu) I dunno who originally wrote it... miscellaneous Christmas song... Written up on 12/16/97 E ------------I------------I------------I------------I B ------------I-0--0--0--0-I-1-0-1-0----I------------I G ---0------2-I------------I------------I------------I D ------------I------------I------------I------------I A ------------I------------I------------I------------I E -2-----2----I-2-----2----I-2-----2----I-2-----2----I E ------------I------------I------------I------------I B ------------I-0--0--0--0-I-1-0-1-0----I------------I G ----0--0-2--I------------I------------I------------I D ------------I------------I------------I------------I A ------------I------------I------------I------------I E -2-----2----I-2-----2----I-2-----2----I-2-----2----I E ------------I----------0-I------------I------------I B -------0--1-I-3--3--3----I-3-1-0------I------------I G ---2--------I------------I-------2----I------------I D ------------I------------I------------I------------I A -0-----0----I-0-----0----I-0-----0----I-0-----0----I E ------------I------------I------------I------------I E ------------I----------0-I-1-0--------I-0----------I B -------0--1-I-3--3--3----I-----3-1----I---3-1-0----I G ---2--------I------------I------------I------------I D ------------I------------I-0-----0----I-0-----0----I A -0-----0----I-0-----0----I------------I------------I E ------------I------------I------------I------------I E ------------I------------I B -3-1-0------I------------I G -------2----I------------I D -0-----0----I-0-----0----I A ------------I------------I E ------------I------------I E ------------I------------I------------I------------I B ------------I-0--0--0--0-I-1-0-1-0----I------------I G ---0------2-I------------I------------I------------I D ------------I------------I------------I------------I A ------------I------------I------------I------------I E -2-----2----I-2-----2----I-2-----2----I-2-----2----I E ------------I------------I B ------------I------------I G -2-0-2-0----I------------I D ------------I------------I A ------------I------------I E -2-----2----I-2-----2----I The best way I found to play this song is to hold a pick between your index and middle fingers and use this for the melody, while strumming the "drum" notes with your thumb. Make sure to strum hard because they'll come out too quietly otherwise. The rhythm comes naturally after a few tries. Enjoy and Merry Christmas (and Happy Hanukkah!) - DJS