CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Higher, chord by chord.

Chords of: Higher by: Eminem. (G6, F#maj7, A, F#7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Higher”

“Higher” by Eminem is in D Major and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 50 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, F#maj7, A, F#7.

F#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → F#maj7 → A6 → F#maj7 → Amaj7 → Abm7b5/Gb → B/F# → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#maj70:4915%
A0:206%
F#70:196%
F#m70:175%
C#m70:175%
C#0:134%
A60:124%
Abm7b5/Gb0:124%

Chord progression, in order

F#7 – A – F#maj7 – B6 – G7/B – C# – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – F#maj7 – A6 – G7/B – C#7 – G – F#maj7 – Amaj7 – B6 – C#m7b5/B – C# – Abm7b5/Gb – F#7 – B/F# – F#m7 – B – Bm7 – C#m7 – F#7 – B/F# – F#m7 – Bm – C#m7 – F#7 – F#maj7 – Amaj7 – B6 – C# – F#maj7 – A6 – C# – E/B – C#aug – F#maj7 – Bm – C#6 – F#maj7 – Dmaj7 – B/F# – F#m7 – B – …