Mac Davis - It’s Hard To Be Humble Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E,A,B keys to play this song with easier chords.
How to play It's Hard To Be Humble on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Mac Davis - It's Hard To Be Humble on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
It's Hard To Be Humble uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (16), C → G7 (15), and F → C (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G7 - C chord transition.
1. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.
2. C → C7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C to C7:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.
3. C7 → F chord transition
Here's how to move from C7 to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.
4. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.
It's Hard To Be Humble chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in It's Hard To Be Humble.
- It's Hard To Be Humble includes 53 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- It's Hard To Be Humble contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how It's Hard To Be Humble connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → G7: 2%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%