Higher Ground chords by Stevie Wonder (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb7
Gb
Ab
F7
Bb
G7
Ab7
Db
Bb7#5

Intro 1
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 

Verse 1
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) People  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) keep on learning
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
Soldiers  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) keep on warring
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
F7 
Ab 
Bb 
F7 
G7 
Ab7 
World  (F7)  (A flat major)  (B flat major)  (F7)  (G7) keep on  (A flat7) turning
Db 
 (D flat major) 'Cause it won't be too
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) long   (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 

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Verse 2

Powers keep on lying

While your people keep on dying

World keep on turning

'Cause it won't be too

long

Chorus 1
Ab7 
Eb7 
I'm  (A flat7) so    darn glad he let me  (E flat7) try   it again
Ab7 
'Cause my  (A flat7) last  time on Earth
Eb7 
I lived a  (E flat7) whole world of sin
Ab7 
Eb7 
I'm  (A flat7) so    glad that I know more  (E flat7) than  I knew then
F7 
Gonna' keep  (F7) on trying
Bb7#5 
'Til  (B flat7#5) I reach my highest
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) ground  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 

Verse 3
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Teachers  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) keep on teaching
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
Preachers  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) keep on preaching
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
F7 
Ab 
Bb 
F7 
G7 
Ab7 
World  (F7)  (A flat major)  (B flat major)  (F7)  (G7) keep on  (A flat7) turning
Db 
 (D flat major) 'Cause it won't be too
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) long   (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
Oh  (E flat7) no  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 

Verse 4
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) Lovers  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) keep on loving
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
Believers  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) keep on believing
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
F7 
Ab 
Bb 
F7 
G7 
Ab7 
 (F7) Sleepers  (A flat major)  (B flat major)  (F7)  (G7) just stop  (A flat7) sleeping
Db 
 (D flat major) 'Cause it won't be too
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) long   (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
Oh  (E flat7) no  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 

Chorus 2
Ab7 
Eb7 
I'm  (A flat7) so    darn glad he let me  (E flat7) try   it again
Ab7 
'Cause my  (A flat7) last  time on Earth
Eb7 
I lived a  (E flat7) whole world of sin
Ab7 
Eb7 
I'm  (A flat7) so    glad that I know more  (E flat7) than  I knew then
F7 
Gonna' keep  (F7) on trying
Bb7#5 
'Til  (B flat7#5) I reach my highest
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) ground  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
Woo,  (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major) 'til  (E flat7) I reach

Outro 1
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
my highest  (E flat7) ground  (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (G flat major)  (A flat major) No  (E flat7) one's going to bring me
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (E flat7) down   (G flat major)  (A flat major)  (E flat7) 
Eb7 
Gb 
Ab 
Eb7 
Oh  (E flat7) no,  (G flat major)  (A flat major) 'til  (E flat7) I reach...
[Repeat and fade]

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Eb7
Gb
Ab
F7
Bb
G7
Ab7
Db
Bb7#5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb minorBPM: 185

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bb7#5: 6-x-6-7-7-x

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This is the definitive original version of Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Stevie Wonder's performance.