Chris Stapleton – Higher Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Chris Stapleton – Higher Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFmDbAbBbmEb

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[Intro]
Fm Db Fm Ab Db
Fm Ab Db
Fm Ab Db

[Verse 1]
Fm           Ab
    I could climb
              Db
the highest hill
Fm             Ab
    Reach my hands
             Db
 up to the sky
Fm          Ab
    Maybe touch a
           Db
passin' cloud
Fm            Ab
    My heart would
               Db
know all the while

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[Chorus]
                  Fm
That you take me higher
   Ab  Db
          Fm   Ab Db
So much higher

[Interlude]
Fm Ab Db
Fm Ab Db

[Verse 2]
Fm           Ab
    I could board
          Db
 an aeroplane
Fm            Ab
    And look down
             Db
across the land
Fm                Ab
    But it could never
              Db
reach that place
Fm               Ab
    That I know your
               Db
 sweet lovin' can

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[Chorus]
                     Fm
'Cause you take me higher
 Ab Db
          Fm     Ab  Db
So much higher


[Bridge]
       Bbm        Fm
Your love's the sunrise
                Eb        Fm
that turns my night into day
Bbm                Fm
      It gives me wings
             Eb      Fm
 and lets me    fly away

[Interlude]
Fm Ab Db
Fm Ab Db

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Verse 3]
Fm           Ab
    I could shoot
          Db
out into space
Fm              Ab
    Count the endless
         Db
 sea of stars
Fm            Ab
    But with you,
              Db
I'd have to say
Fm                Ab
    My heaven's never
             Db
 quite that far

[Chorus]
                    Fm
'Causе you take me higher
   Ab  Db
          Fm     Ab  Db
So much highеr
          Fm     Ab  Db
So much higher

How to play Higher: key, chords and progression

These are Higher chords by Chris Stapleton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Higher by Chris Stapleton is centred on F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 5 chords: Fm, Db, Ab, Bbm and Eb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Db – Fm – Ab – Db (VI – i – III – VI in F minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭

Higher chords: questions

What key is Higher in?

Higher by Chris Stapleton is centred on F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Higher?

Higher uses 5 chords: Fm, Db, Ab, Bbm, Eb.

What is the chord progression of Higher?

The main progression is Db – Fm – Ab – Db (VI – i – III – VI).

Is Higher easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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