Little Drummer Boy; Behind the music
The words and music to the Christmas song Little Drummer Boy were composed by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone in 1958. The lyrics of Little Drummer Boy consist of no less than 21 rum pum pum pum' - a major part of the song and therefore presenting an apparently easy task for the lyricist!
Little Drummer Boy has been a huge hit for several artists. The most notable rendition was created by the most unlikely combination of Bing Crosby and David Bowie. This version of Little Drummer Boy was a massive hit for the artists and was in fact Bing Crosby's most successful recording since the legendary White Christmas.
Little Drummer Boy has been a huge hit for several artists. The most notable rendition was created by the most unlikely combination of Bing Crosby and David Bowie. This version of Little Drummer Boy was a massive hit for the artists and was in fact Bing Crosby's most successful recording since the legendary White Christmas.
Tip: Use "English" or "D" tuning for this
If you've never tried English tuning you should! It really brings out the sound in some soprano ukuleles, you might like it and use it often.
Tune to A, D, F#, B rather than G, C, E, A is just one step higher.
After you tune to D you'll use the following chords:
Here are how the chords will look after you tune to D
If you've never tried English tuning you should! It really brings out the sound in some soprano ukuleles, you might like it and use it often.
Tune to A, D, F#, B rather than G, C, E, A is just one step higher.
After you tune to D you'll use the following chords:
- Use a C chord for D
- Use a G7 chord for A7
- Use an F for the G
Here are how the chords will look after you tune to D
Substituting a a Major chord for a 7 Chord
If you like you can substitute a Major cord for the 7 chord, if you did that the chords would look like this;
If you like you can substitute a Major cord for the 7 chord, if you did that the chords would look like this;
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