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by Aly And Aj


Aly and Aj
Litle Drummer Boy
Acoustic Hearts Of Winter
2006 Hollywood Records

Tuning: Drop D both Aly and Aj
x - means palm mute

Chords used:
Bb -  x13331
F -   333211
Gm -  555322
D# -  11134x
Bb7 - x13131
B -   x24442
F# -  444322
E -   222100
B7 -  x24242
C -   x35553
G -   555433
C7 -  x3231x


Intro: Bb-F-Gm-D# (x2)

Aly: Very fast palm mute up down picking (x2)
e|------13-------11-------10---------------------------8-------8-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------11----11---------------------------11-------10-------10----|
G|-10-10---10-10----10-10---10---10----10----10-----10------10------10-------10-------10----10-|
D|-----------------------------8-----------------10------10------10-------10-------10----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    x  x    x  x     x  x    x x  x     x     x   x  x    x  x    x  x     x        x
then
e|-------10-------10--------------------------------6-----6---------------------|
B|-------------------------11-------10--------------------------8-----6---------|
G|-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12----10-8-8---8-8---8-8---8-7---7-5-----|
D|----------------------------------------12--------------------------------7-8-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    x  x     x  x     x  x     x  x     x  x    x     x x   x     x   x   x

Aj: Very fast plam muting up down picking too
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-8(x16)-3(x16)-5(x16)-1(x16)-| (x2)
A|-8(x16)-3(x16)-5(x16)-1(x16)-|
D|-8(x16)-3(x16)-5(x16)-1(x16)-|


Verse 1:
Bb
Come, they told me, parum pum pum pum, A new born King to see, parum pum pum pum
F                                                        Bb       Bb7     D#
  Our finest gifts we bring, parum pum pum pum, To lay before the King, parum pum pum pum
Bb               F              Bb                   D#          Bb   F       Bb
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum So to honour Him, parum pum pum pum, When we come


Aly: at 0:36
e|---6---6---6-|---8---8---8-|-6-6---5h6-6\1-|
B|-4---4---4---|-6---6---6---|-----6---------|
G|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------------|
       x2


Verse 2: Modulated from Bb to B
B
  Little baby, parum pum pum pum, I am a poor boy too , parum pum pum pum
F#                                                           B        B7      E
  I have no gifts to bring, parum pum pum pum, That's fit to give the King, parum pum pumpum
B                F#             B                         E           B             F#   
B
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum. Shall I play for you, parum pum pum pum (shall i) On 
drum?


Aly: at 1:20
e|---7---7---7-|---9---9---9-|-7-7---6h7-7\2-|
B|-5---5---5---|-7---7---7---|-----7---------|
G|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------------|
       x2


Verse 3: Modulated from B to C
C
  Mary nodded parum pum pum pum, The Ox and Lamb kept time, parum pum pum pum
G                                                          C        C7     F
  I played my drum for Him, parum pum pum pum, I played my best for Him, parum pum pum pum
C                G              C                         F           C    G         C
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum. Then He smiled at me, parum pum pum pum, Me and my drum


Aly: at 2:01
e|---8---8---8-|---10---10---10-|-8-8---7h8-8\3-|
B|-6---6---6---|-8----8----8----|-----8---------|
G|-------------|----------------|---------------|
D|-------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-------------|----------------|---------------|
D|-------------|----------------|---------------|
       x2


Outro: C----C7---C

Aly:
e|-----------------------------------6--6/10---10---12-|
B|-6---6---5----6---6---8----6---6-----------8----8-13-|
G|---5---5--------5---5--------5---5----------------12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|

Aj:
e|------------------------------------------------------0-|
B|------------------------------------------------------1-|
G|---------5(x12)---------5(x12)---------3(x12)---------0-|
D|-3---3---2(x12)-3---3---5(x12)-3---3---2(x12)-3---3---2-|
A|---3---2-3(x12)---3---3-3(x12)---3---3-3(x12)---3---3-3-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
           x              x              x