Jars of Clay - Little Drummerboy guitar tab

Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 19:24:40 PST

From: Darryl Kechnie

Subject: Chords(alt.tun.): "Little Drummerboy" - by Jars of Clay

Chords to: "Little DrummerBoy" by Jars of Clay

From the Album: Drummer Boy, Jars of Clay Christmas

Transcribed by: Darryl Kechnie

Note: Alternate tuning, tune guitar to: EABEBE, from EADGBE.

Guitar is now in open "E" tuning.

The chords:

E Asus2* Bsus

(020000) (x05500) (x20200)

C#m F#mll C#sus

(x4x454) (x47500) (x46400)

C* D

(x35300) (x57500)

or or

(x35333) (x57555)

B*

(x24200)

or

(x24222)

"Little Drummer Boy"

Verse 1:

E

Come, they told me (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

A newborn king to see (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

F#mll Asus2 Bsus

Our finest gifts we bring (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

F#m11 Asus2 D*(2ndxAsus2,3rdBsus)

To lay before the king (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum x 3)

E

So, to honor Him (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

C#m

When we come

Verse 2:

E C* B*

Little baby (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

E C* B*

I am a poor boy too (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

I have no gifts to bring (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

That's fit to give a king (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum x 3)

Shall I play for you (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

On my drum?

Verse 3:

Mary nodded (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

The ox and lamb kept time (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

I played my drum for Him (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

I played my best for Him (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum x 3)

(use rhythmic-|--> Then, He smiled at me (pa-rum-pa-pum-pum)

Palm-muting. | Me and my drum

only use the | (return to vamping on E after 6 measures)

bottom 4 |

strings). | Fade on "E". (Harmonics on 12th fret high B and E

(EABE) Down- | strings) Slap with with fingers very quickly and

stroke the E | lightly, but with a snap, takes a while to learn,

and A, up- | especially to do it in between chording. (Helps to

stroke the B | have another guitar playing). :) [harmonics used

and E. | in the beginning as well].