Little Drummer Boy Bass Tab

THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Jackson 5
(From the 1970 Album CHRISTMAS ALBUM)

Words and Music by K.K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone
Arranged by Jackson 5

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Wilton Felder - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=74
 4/4
 Gtr I
  Wx4
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

 [Verse 1]
       |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
     e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G||------------------------------|------------------------------||
D||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
A||o-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-5-|-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-5-o||
E||------------------------------|------------------------------||

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7---5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-7-7-|-7---5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-7-7-|
A|---7-------7-------7---------|---7-------7-------7---------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7---5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-7-7---|
A|---7-------7-------7-----------|
E|-------------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|       |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e e e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
D|-5---3-4-5---3-4-5-----------|-----4-5-7-7-7---5-6-7-7-||
A|---5-------5-------2-3-4-5-5-|-5-5-----------7---------||
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------||

 [Bridge]
     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|            |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   Q  E S S S E S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-7-----------------------|
A|-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-5-|----5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-5--|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e E
G|-----------------------------||
D|-----------------------------||
A|-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-0-3-4-5-2-||
E|-----------------------------||

 [Verse 2]
     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|
A|---2-------2-------2---------|---2-------2-------2---------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e S S S e S S S e E
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---|
A|---2-------2-------2---------|---2-------2-------2---------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------2-|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2--|
E|---2-------2-------2----------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|
E|---2-------2-------2---------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|       |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e E   e S S S e e e S S S E E
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---|---------------4-5-6-7---|
E|---2-------2-------2-------0-|-5-0-3-4-5-5-5---------0-|

                            [Bridge]
     |-3-|       |-3-|          |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e e e S S S e e    e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-------------------------||-----------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------||-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|
A|-----0-1-2-2-2---0-1-2-2-||---2-------2-------2---------|
E|---2-----------2---------||-----------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|
A|---2-------2-------2---------|
E|-----------------------------|

        |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   Q  e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-4--2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|-2---0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-|
A|------2-------2---------|---2-------2-------2---------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------||
D|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-||
A|---3-------3-------3---------||
E|-----------------------------||

 [Verse 3]
       |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
     e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G||------------------------------|------------------------------||
D||o-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-o||
A||o---3-------3-------3---------|---3-------3-------3---------o||
E||------------------------------|------------------------------||

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-|
E|---3-------3-------3---------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|         |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   e S S S e S S S e S S S E E
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------3---|
A|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-----|
E|---3-------3-------3---------|---3-------3-------3-------1-|

     |-3-|       |-3-|         |-3-|       |-3-|
   e S S S e e e S S S e e   e S S S e e e S S S e e
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------0-1-2-3-3-|-3-----------------------|
A|-1-----0-1-1-1-----------|-----1-2-3-3-3---1-2-3-3-|
E|---1-4-------------------|---3-----------3---------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|------------------------------||
D|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3--||
A|---3-------3-------3----------||
E|------------------------------||

 [Bridge]
     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-|
A|---3-------3-------3---------|
E|-----------------------------|

     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|               |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e   Q  Q  e S S S e e
G|-----------------------------|--------------------|
D|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-|----3--3---1-2-3-3--|
A|---3-------3-------3---------|-3-------3----------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------|

                                [Outro]
     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|           |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
   e S S S e S S S e S S S e e     e S S S e S S S e S S S e e  9x
G|-----------------------------||-------------------------------||
D|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-||o-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-3-o||
A|---3-------3-------3---------||o---3-------3-------3---------o||
E|-----------------------------||-------------------------------||

************************************
Duration Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents
the duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

| |-3-|  -  triplet
|   s    -  legato slide
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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Bass Tabs
Title	Little Drummer Boy
Artist	The Jackson 5
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	g5Tru2YmXjk

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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide

1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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