Rasmussen

Higher Ground – Rasmussen: piano chords

Higher Ground by Rasmussen uses 15 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

F#m G#m A Bm C#m E D B G Em C Am F Dm Bb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

F#m

Verse 1

G#m A Bm C#m F#m

Chorus 1

E D A E Bm F#m E B F#m

Verse 2

G#m A Bm C#m F#m

Chorus 2

E D A E Bm F#m E B F#m D A E Bm A G D A Em D C Bm E F#m

Bridge 1

E D A E

Chorus 3

Am G F C G Dm Am G Am F C G Dm Am Bb G D A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Questions

Which chords does Higher Ground by Rasmussen use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Higher Ground by Rasmussen in?

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

How hard is Higher Ground to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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