# Higher Ground – Rasmussen: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## 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

## 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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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.

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