Little Drummer Boy | Piano Letter Notes

If you’ve been wanting to play Little Drummer Boy on the piano but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
LH:3|g---------------g---------|
LH:3|c-------c---g---c-------c-|

RH:4|------c-----------d---e---|
LH:3|------g-------------------|
LH:3|--g---c-------------------|

RH:4|----e---e---f-e-f---e-----|
LH:3|------------g-------------|
LH:3|------------c-------------|

RH:4|----------------------c---|
LH:3|------------------g-------|
LH:3|--c-------g-------c-------|

RH:4|c---d---e---e---e---e---f-|

RH:4|e-f---e-------------------|
LH:3|--------------c-------g---|

RH:4|--------d---e---f---g---g-|
LH:3|--------------------g-----|
LH:3|----d---------------c-----|

RH:4|--g---a---g-f-e---d-------|
LH:3|----------c-------g-------|

RH:4|--------------------d---e-|
LH:3|g-------g-------g---------|

RH:4|--f---g---g---g---a---A-a-|
LH:3|------c---------------f---|

RH:4|g---f-------a-g-f---e-----|
LH:3|------------c-------------|

RH:4|--g-f-e---d---------------|
LH:3|--g---------------g-------|

RH:4|--------c-----------d---e-|
LH:3|--------g-----------------|
LH:3|g-------c-----------------|

RH:4|--e---e---e---f-e-f---e---|
LH:3|--------------g-----------|
LH:3|--------------c-----------|

RH:4|--------------------d-c-d-|
LH:3|--------------------g-----|
LH:3|----c-------g-------c-----|

RH:4|--c-----------------------|
LH:3|----------c-------g-------|

LH:3|g-------------------------|
LH:3|c-------------------------|
Little Drummer Boy Piano / Keyboard Easy Letter Notes for Beginners
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Little Drummer Boy on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!

As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

how to read and play the letter notes
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

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  1. Come thy told me
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    A newborn King to see
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    Our finest gifts we bring
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    To lay before the king
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    Rum pum pum-pum
    Rum pum pum-pum
    So to honor Him
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    When we come

    Little baby
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    I am a poor boy too
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    I have no gift to bring
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    That's fit to give our King
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    Rum pum pum-pum
    Rum pum pum-pum
    Shall I play for you
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    On my drum

    Mary nodded
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    The ox and lamb kept time
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    I played my drum for Him
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    I played my best for Him
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    Rum pum pum-pum
    Rum pum pum-pum
    Then He smiled at me
    Pa rum pum pum-pum
    Me and my drum

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