CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Higher Ground, chord by chord.

Chords of: Higher Ground by: Rasmussen. (F#m7, F#, F#m, E) 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 Ground”

“Higher Ground” by Rasmussen is in E Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, F#, F#m, E.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → F#m → A → F# → D → Amaj7 → E → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:2715%
F#0:2614%
E0:1810%
A0:169%
G0:137%
Dmaj70:085%
F#60:085%
D0:084%

Chord progression, in order

F# – F#m – F# – F#7 – F#m – Abm7 – A – B – A/C# – F# – F#m – C#m7 – D – Amaj7 – E – Bm – F#m – E – Bmaj7 – F#6 – F# – E/F# – F# – Dmaj7 – F#m – E/G# – Amaj7 – Bm – F#m – C#m7 – D – A – E – Bm – F#m7 – E – Bmaj7 – F#m – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – Em – C#m – Bm7 – A – G – G6 – Dmaj7 – …