Chords of: The Little Drummer Boy by: Celtic Woman. (E, B, Bm, D/A) 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.
“The Little Drummer Boy” by Celtic Woman is in B Minor and runs at about 66 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Bm, D/A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → E7 → E → Em → Em7 → Bm → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:08 | 31% |
| B | 0:22 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:17 | 8% |
| A | 0:14 | 7% |
| D/A | 0:12 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| E/B | 0:09 | 4% |
| D | 0:09 | 4% |
E – Em – E7 – E – Em – Em7 – Bm – E – Bm7 – Em7 – F#/E – D/E – E7 – E – Em – Dmaj7 – Bm – Em – A – E7 – E6 – Bm – E/B – Bm7 – Em7 – A – Em7 – Bm – A/B – Bm – F# – Bm – C#m7b5/B – Bm – C#m7b5/B – Bm – E/B – Bm – C#m7b5/B – Bm – A7 – D/A – A – D/A – G/A – D/A – A – A7 – …
