Chords of: Higher Ground by: sumika. (G, Gmaj7, B7, Em7) 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.
“Higher Ground” by sumika is in G Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gmaj7, B7, Em7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7b5/G → Gmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Em7 → Gmaj7 → Eb → Em7 → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:31 | 15% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:25 | 12% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:21 | 10% |
| B7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 6% |
| Cm | 0:12 | 6% |
Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Em7 – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – Eb – Em7 – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – Ebdim – Ebmaj7 – A – G – Ebmaj7 – F – Gmaj7 – Ebdim – Ebmaj7 – A7 – Em7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – C – D6 – Ebdim – Ebaug – Em7 – C – D6 – Ebmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Gmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – Cm – Gmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – Cm – G – Eb – Em7 – Eb – …
