Higher Ground chords by
Stevie Wonder (Official Version)

1973R&B443 views

Key: Eb minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7

Verse 1
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
People keep on learning
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Soldiers keep on warring
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
World keep on turning
Db Db 
 
'Cause it won't be too
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
long
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7

Verse 2
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Powers keep on lying
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
While your people keep on dying
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
World keep on turning
Db Db 
 
'Cause it won't be too
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
long
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7

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

Verse 3
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Teachers keep on teaching
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Preachers keep on preaching
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
World keep on turning
Db Db 
 
'Cause it won't be too
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
long
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Oh    no

Verse 4
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Lovers keep on loving
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Believers keep on believing
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F7 F7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Sleepers just stop sleeping
Db Db 
 
'Cause it won't be too
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
long
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Oh    no

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

Outro 1
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
my highest ground
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
No    one's going to bring me
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
down
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
Oh    no, 'til  I reach...
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb7 Gb Ab F7 Bb...

Chords

Eb7
Gb
Ab
F7
Bb
G7
Ab7
Db
Bb7#5

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

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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.

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