Little Saint Nick Tab by The Beach Boys

Little Saint Nick tab by The Beach Boys

Guitar Tab

LITTLE SAINT NICK
As recorded by The Beach Boys
(From the 1964 Album THE BEACH BOYS CHRISTMAS' ALBUM)

Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Transcribed by Slowhand

Chords:
          F#                  B/F#                  G#m                  C#
      2 4 4 3 2 2          2 x 4 4 4 x          4 6 6 4 4 4          x 4 6 6 6 4

        F#maj7                 F#6                  G°7                  F#7
      x x 4 3 2 1          x x 4 3 4 x          3 x 2 3 2 0          2 4 2 3 2 2

           B                   E/B                   E                  F#/C#
      7 9 9 8 7 7          7 x 9 9 9 x          x 7 9 9 9 7          x x 6 4 5 x

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          G#
      4 6 6 5 4 4

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Wilson - Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar'

 Intro:
  Q=130(8=s8)
  F#  B/F#    B/F#      B/F#    B/F#  G#m
 4/4
  Gtr I (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|


  F#  B/F#    B/F#      B/F#    B/F#  G#m               C#  F#C##   F#C##
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-||
A|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------||


   1st & 2nd Verses:
    G#m     C#        G#m     C#        F#      F#maj7    F#6     G°7
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G||----------------4-|---------------4-|-----------------|------------------|
D||--4-4-6-6-3-------|-4-4-6-6-3-------|-----------------|------------------|
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-4-4--|
E||------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|


  G#m     C#        G#m     C#        F#      F#maj7    F#6   F#7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
G|---------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-4-4-6-6-3-------|-4-4-6-6-3-------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4--4-4-6-4-||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-||

  Chorus:
                                                        1.
  B   E/B     E/B       E/B     E/B   G#m               C#  F#C##   F#C##
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6--||
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------||

                     Bridge:
  2.
  C#  F#C##   F#C##  B   E/B     E/B       E/B     E/B   E
  E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------||-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-----------------||-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-----------------||-8-8-9-8-8-8-9-8-|-8-8-9-8-8-8-9-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-9-9---9-9-9---9-|-9-9---9-9-9---9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|

                    B   E/B     E/B
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-9-8-8-8-9-8-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9---9-9-9---9-|
E|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

      E/B     E/B   G#
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H
E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------||
B|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------||
G|-8-8-9-8-8-8-9-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-----------||
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------||
A|-9-9---9-9-9---9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------||
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------||

  3rd Verse:
  G#m     C#        G#m     C#        F#      F#maj7    F#6     G°7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------4-|---------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-6-6-3-------|-4-4-6-6-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|

  G#m     C#        G#m     C#        F#      F#maj7    F#6   F#7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E  E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
G|---------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-4-4-6-6-3-------|-4-4-6-6-3-------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4--4-4-6-4-||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-||

 Chorus:
  B   E/B     E/B       E/B     E/B   F#  B/F#    B/F#  G°7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||

   Outro:
    G#m     C#        G#m     C#        F#  B/F#    B/F#  G°7
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   3x
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
B||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
G||----------6-6-6-6-|---------6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-------------------||
D||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-------------------||
A||o-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--o||
E||--4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

Lyrics:
Oooooooo
Merry Christmas Saint Nick
Christmas comes this time each year
Oooooooo oooooooo

Well, way up north where the air gets cold
There's a tale about Christmas that you've all been told
And a real famous cat all dressed up in red
And he spends the whole year workin' out on his sled

It's the little Saint Nick
Ooooo, little Saint Nick
It's the little Saint Nick
Ooooo, little Saint Nick

Just a little bobsled we call it old Saint Nick
But she'll walk a toboggan with a four speed stick
She's candy-apple red with a ski for a wheel
And when Santa hits the gas, man, just watch her peel

It's the little Saint Nick
Ooooo, little Saint Nick
It's the little Saint Nick
Ooooo, little Saint Nick

Run run reindeer
Run run reindeer
Whoaa
Run run reindeer
Run run reindeer

He don't miss no one

And haulin' through the snow at a frightenin' speed
With a half a dozen deer with Rudy to lead
He's gotta wear his goggles 'cause the snow really flies
And he's cruisin' every pad with a little surprise

It's the little Saint Nick
Ooooo, little Saint Nick
It's the little Saint Nick
Ooooo, little Saint Nick

Ahhhhhh
Oooooooo
Merry Christmas Saint Nick
Christmas comes this time each year

Ahhhhhh
Oooooooo
Merry Christmas Saint Nick
Christmas comes this time each year

Ahhhhhh
Oooooooo
Merry Christmas Saint Nick

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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