Higher Ground Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays484

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, A, F#m, B, Em7 and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: Baixo
(Opening Solo) 
G-----------------0------2-Pop
D------2-------------------Pop
A-------------------0-0----Thumb
E-0-0----0---3-3-----------Thumb
(Em G A) Várias Vezes
Verse 1- 
(Em G A)
People, keep on learnin'! 
Soldiers, keep on warrin'! 
F#m   A B F#m   A B     F#m     A B F#m
World,          keep on turnin',
      A    B        Em     G A     Em     G A
cause it won't be too long. 
(Igual p/ toda a música)
Verse 2- 
The Powers keep on lyin', 
While your people keep on dyin'. 
World, keep on turning', 'cause it won't be too long. 
Chorus- 
A                          Em      Em7   
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
       A
For my last time on Earth 
          Em           Em7   
I lived a whole lotta sin
    A                   Em                Em7   
I'm so darn glad I know more than I knew then
          F#m            B7
I'm gonna keep on tryin 'til I reach my
       Em      G A  Em     G A
Higher Ground
Verse 3- 
Teachers, keep on teachin'! 
Preachers, keep on preachin'! 
World, keep on turnin', 'cause it won't be too long. 
Verse 4- 
Lovers, keep on lovin', 
while believers keep on believin'. 
Sleepers, just stop sleepin', 'cause it won't be too long. 
*Chorus* 
Till I reach the higher ground. (3 times)
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante