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Phil Harris - The Bare Necessities Ukulele Chords

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

Before you play, tune your ukulele 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
DifficultyIntermediate

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

Phil Harris - The Bare Necessities on ukulele 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

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to F:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

C to F

2. C → A chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

To move from C to A:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

C to A

3. A → Dm chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

To move from A to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

A to Dm

4. Dm → G chord transition

Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from Dm to G:

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

To move from G to C:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. 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

Here's how to move from C to Am:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

7. Am → Dm chord transition

To move from Am to Dm:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. C → C7 chord transition

Switching from C to C7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

9. C7 → F chord transition

Switching from C7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. F → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Dm:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

11. Dm → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to C:

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

12. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

13. D → D7 chord transition

To move from D to D7:

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

14. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

15. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

16. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

17. C7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the section.

18. D7 → Dm chord transition

To move from D7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

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 Ukulelearn.
  • The Bare Necessities contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how The Bare Necessities connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → G7: 2%
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