Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan) – Piano Tutorial, Notes, Keys, Sheet Music

Carol, France.

This is a Christmas carol from France, originally written in Burgundian by Bernard de La Monnoye and published in 1720. Its title is onomatopoetic, mimicking the sound of the drums of shepherds gathering around the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Apparently, the same shepherds also play the flute, as indicated in the lyric “tu-re-lu-re-lu“.

The original title of this carol was “Guillô, Pran Ton Tamborin” (“Willie, Take Your Little Drum”).

On this page you can find Notes and Activities for the song, and a Printable PDF with Sheet Music for free Download. Check out our easy Piano Tutorial Video as well.

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How To Play Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan) on the Piano – Easy Piano Tutorial Video

Watch the video to see how to play the song with two hands. Right hand plays the melody, while the left one accompanies with the basic note of Dm or A chords.

Sheet music with chords

A simple melody in minor scale, using the first 5chord and the leading tone (here, of D minor). The chords accompanying the song are the tonic and the dominant (Dm and A).

To save this free music sheet of “Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan)” to your computer, right click (or tap and hold, on mobile devices) and choose “Save Image As…”.

Pat-a-pan (Patapan) - Christmas Music Score (in Dm)
Easy Piano Christmas Songs - Sheet Music for Beginners

26+1 Easy Christmas Piano Sheet Music for Beginners

Free Printable PDF with Music sheet and Lyrics

English

Download a ready-to-print PDF of this song for music activities with a music sheet, lyrics and a drawing for kids to paint, by clicking or tapping on the following link.

“Willie, Take Your Little Drum (Pat a Pan)” in English free PDF download – Singing Bell

French

To download a ready-to-print PDF of this song for music activities with a music sheet, lyrics and a drawing for kids to paint, click or tap on the following link.

“Pat a Pan” free PDF download – Singing Bell

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