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Phil Harris - The Bare Necessities Chords

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ChordsC, F, A, Dm, G, Am, C7, D, D7, G7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

LookfortheCbarenecessities,theFsimplebarenecessities,
CForgetaboutyourAworriesandyourDmstrifeG
ImeantheCbarenecessities,oldFMotherNature’srecipes,
thatCbringstheAmbare DmnecessiGtiesofClife
WhereverIGwander,whereverICroam,
Icouldn’tbeGfonderofmybigChomeC7
ThebeesareFbuzzingintheDmtree,
TomakesomeChoneyjustforAmme
WhenDyoulookundertheD7rocksandplants,
andGtakeaglanceattheG7fancyants,
ThenCmaybetryaAfew
Thebare DmnecessitiesofGlifewillcometoCyou
LookfortheCbarenecessities,theFsimplebarenecessities,
CForgetaboutyourAworriesandyourDmstrifeG
ImeantheCbarenecessities,that’sFwhyabearcanrestatease
WithCjusttheAmbare DmnecessiGtiesofClife
NowwhenyoupickaGpawpaw,orapricklyCpear,
AndyouprickaGrawpaw,thenexttimeCbewareC7
Don’tpicktheFpricklypearbytheDmpaw,
WhenyoupickaCpear,trytousetheAmclaw.
ButDyoudon’tneedtoD7usetheclaw
WhenGyoupickapearoftheG7bigpawpawC
HaveIgivenyouaAclue?
Thebare DmnecessitiesofGlifewillcometoCyou,
Dmthey’llcomeGtoCyou!
SojustGtryandrelax,yeahcoolit,Cfallapartinmybackyard.
CauseletmetellyouGsomething,littlebritches.
Ifyouactlikethatbeeacts,Cuhuh,you’reworkingtoohardC7
AndFdon’tspendyourtimelookingaround,
ForsomethingyouCwantthatcan’tbeC7found
WhenDyoufindoutyoucanD7livewithoutit,
AndDmgoalongnotGthinkingaboutit.
CI’lltellyousomethingAtrue
Thebare DmnecessitiesofGlifewillcometoCyou
LookfortheCbarenecessities,theFsimplebarenecessities,
CForgetaboutyourAworriesandyourDmstrifeG
ImeantheCbarenecessities,oldFMotherNature’srecipes,
ThatCbringstheAmbare DmnecessiGtiesofClife
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ArtistPhil Harris
AlbumThe Jungle Book Soundtrack
GenresChildren
Year1967
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play The Bare Necessities on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Phil Harris - The Bare Necessities on guitar requires 10 chords and 18 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.

The Bare Necessities uses these transitions most often: G → C (17), Dm → G (11), and F → C (7). 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 C - F chord transition.

1. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Switching from C to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

C to F

2. C → A chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

C to A

3. A → Dm chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Switching from A to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

A to Dm

4. Dm → G chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from Dm to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 11 times.

Dm to G

5. G → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 17 times.

6. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

7. Am → Dm chord transition

Switching from Am to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. C → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. C7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

10. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. Am → D chord transition

Switching from Am to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. D → D7 chord transition

Switching from D to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

14. D7 → G chord transition

Switching from D7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. G → G7 chord transition

Switching from G to G7:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

17. C7 → D chord transition

To move from C7 to D:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. D7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from D7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

The Bare Necessities chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Bare Necessities.

  • The Bare Necessities includes 92 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • The Bare Necessities contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how The Bare Necessities 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 → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → G7: 2%
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