Higher Than The Sky
View chords used in this chart
p : pull off
() : implied note(s) created in bend, slide, or whammy
TUNE ALL STRINGS DOWN 1 STEP (DGCFAD)
INTRO
-------5--|-------5--|-------5--|-------5--||
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--5-5--4--|--7-7--2--|--5-5--4--|--7-7--2--||
--0-0--0--|--0-0--0--|--0-0--0--|--0-0--0--||
----------|----------|----------|----------||
----------|----------|----------|----------||
RIFF 1
repeat 3 times
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--7----2--------------------||--2--||
--5-5--3-2--2--------5------||--3--||
---------------3-5-5-3-3-3--||-----||
VERSE PART A
P
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-3------3------3------3------3---3---|-7------7-----------------------------||
-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--2------2------2--------||
-------------------------------------|---------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-5-3--||
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---------------2------2------2---2---|-0------2------3------3------3---3----||
-3------3------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1--3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--||
-3-3-3--3-3-3------------------------|--------------------------------------||
VERSE PART B
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-5------5------4------4------4---4---|-7------7------2------2------2---2----||
-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--||
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PRE CHORUS
----3---|----1---|-----------|-----------||
----2---|----3---|-----------|-----------||
----0---|----2---|-----------|--2--2-----||
--------|----0---|-----------|--3--2--2--||
--------|--------|--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--||
--------|--------|--3--3--3--|--------3--||
CHORUS
-----------|----------|-----------|--5--5--5--------------------------||
---6---5---|------6---|---6---5---|--6--6--6--------------------------||
---5---5---|------5---|---5---5---|--5--5--5-------10------12--10-----||
---7---5---|--5---7---|---7---5---|--7--7--7---12--10--12--12--10--12-||
---5---3---|--5---5---|---5---3---|--5--5--5---12------12----------12-||
-----------|--3-------|-----------|-----------------------------------||
SOLO SEGUE
--5--5--5------------------|--5--5--5--------------------------|
--6--6--6------------------|--6--6--6--------------------------|
--5--5--5-------10------12-|--5--5--5-------10------12--10-----|
--7--7--7---12--10--12--12-|--7--7--7---12--10--12--12--10--12-|
--5--5--5---12------12-----|--5--5--5---12------12----------12-|
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
--5--5--5------------------||
--6--6--6------------------||
--5--5--5-------10------12-||
--7--7--7---12--10--12--12-||
--5--5--5---12------12-----||
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SOLO RHYTHM
-----------|----------|-----------|-5------5------5------5------5---5----|
---6---5---|------6---|---6---5---|-6------6------6------6------6---6----|
---5---5---|------5---|---5---5---|-5------5------5------5------5---5----|
---7---5---|--5---7---|---7---5---|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
---5---3---|--5---5---|---5---3---|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
-----------|--3-------|-----------|--------------------------------------|
-----------|----------|-----------||
---6---5---|------6---|---6---5---||
---5---5---|------5---|---5---5---||
---7---5---|--5---7---|---7---5---||
---5---3---|--5---5---|---5---3---||
-----------|--3-------|-----------||
SOLO
pick while bending up 1 step p h s
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-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5-5-3--3---3-5--3--/7-7-|
------------------------------|----------5--------------|
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b--- p
-----------------------|-----------------|
-----------------------|-----------------|
----5--5--(7)-10--7--5-|-7--10-----------|
-7---------------------|--------10-11-12-|
-----------------------|-----------------|
-----------------------|-----------------|
---s--s ----b
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|----13-(15-15)-|
-------------------------------10--12-14-12--10--12--10-|-14------------|
-15-10-12--15-10-12--15-10-12------12-14-12--12--12--12-|---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
p p p p p p p p
-13-10----10----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------13----13-10--13-10----10---------------------------------------------|
--------------------------12----12-10--12-10----10--------------------------|
---------------------------------------------12----12-10--12-10----10-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------12----12-10-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------------------10--12-|
----------------------------------------------10-11-12---------|
-10-9-8--------8-9-10--------8-9-10--10-11-12------------------|
--------8-9-10--------8-9-10-----------------------------------|
---b--r
------------------------------------|--------------15-(15)-17-17-17--20-20-20-|
---------------------------------12-|-15-15-15--17----------------------------|
-12-14-12--10-12-12------10--12-----|-----------------------------------------|
---------------------12-------------|-----------------------------------------|
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----b---r
-(22)-25-(22)-19-22-|
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lead guitar 1
----b---r
-10--8---7----------------------||
-------------8---10-(12)-10--8--||
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lead guitar 2
----b---r
-13--12--13--12--13-(15)-13--12-||
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lead guitar 3
----b---r
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-7---5--------------------------||
---------9---5---7--(9)--7---5--||
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SONG ORDER
INTRO (2 times)
RIFF 1
VERSE PART A (2 times)
VERSE PART B (4 times)
PRECHORUS (1 time)
CHORUS (2 times)
VERSE PART b (2 times)
RIFF 1
VERSE PART A (2 times)
VERSE PART B (4 times)
PRECHORUS (1 time)
CHORUS (2 times)
CHORUS SEGUE (1 time)
SOLO RHYTHM (1 time)
VERSE PART B (2 times)
RIFF 1 (1 time)
PRECHORUS (1 time)
CHORUS (2 times)
VERSE PART B (4 times)
How to play Higher Than The Sky
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.