CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy, chord by chord.

Chords of: Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy by: Bing Crosby. (Bb, F, C/G, G) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy”

“Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy” by Bing Crosby is in F Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, F, C/G, G.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C/G → G → C/G → Gmaj7 → D → G7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:1228%
F0:2510%
G0:208%
D0:208%
C/G0:208%
Eb/Bb0:094%
Gmaj70:093%
Bbmaj70:073%

Chord progression, in order

G – C/G – G – C/G – Gm7 – Gmaj7 – D – Cmaj7 – G7 – C – G6 – Gmaj7 – Gdim – C/G – D – Am7b5/G – Bbm7 – G – C/G – G – C/G – Gm6 – G – Cmaj7 – C#m7b5 – C/G – Gm6 – D – Eb/G – D – Cmaj7 – Gdim – D – A7 – Gm7 – F/G – Gm7b5 – Cmaj7 – Am – F/G – D – Bbmaj7 – G – Bbmaj7 – A7 – C/G – Am7 – Gmaj7 – …