# In High Places – Mike Oldfield: piano chords

In High Places by Mike Oldfield uses 4 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Em D C D C D Em D C D C D
- Chorus 1: G D Em C D
- Verse 2: Em D C D C D Em D C D C D
- Chorus 2: G D Em C D
- Verse 3: Em D C D C D Em D C D C D
- Chorus 3: G D Em C D

## Questions

### Which chords does In High Places by Mike Oldfield use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is In High Places by Mike Oldfield in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is In High Places to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cverse_1%3E+Em+D+C+D+C+D+Em+D+C+D+C+D+%3Cchorus_1%3E+G+D+Em+C+D+%3Cverse_2%3E+Em+D+C+D+C+D+Em+D+C+D+C+D+%3Cchorus_2%3E+G+D+Em+C+D+%3Cverse_3%3E+Em+D+C+D+C+D+Em+D+C+D+C+D+%3Cchorus_3%3E+G+D+Em+C+D&seq=inOrder&title=Mike+Oldfield+-+In+High+Places)

[Piano chords for popular songs](https://pianokitty.com/songs/browse)

Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/mike-oldfield/in-high-places