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Higher: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Mark Tremonti & Scott Stapp
- D major
- 4/4
- 78 BPM
- 1999
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Higher written out as piano music: the I – V – I – IV – I – V – I – IV – I – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Higher chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 1 | A | V | A C# E |
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | G | IV | G B D |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | A | V | A C# E |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the D – A – D – G – D – D – A – D – G – D chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
Play next
The same left hand: Hummingbird shiver
Questions about Higher
Does the sheet music for Higher have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Higher?
The loop is D – A – D – G – D – D – A – D – G – D (I – V – I – IV – I – V – I – IV – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Higher in?
D major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Higher?
Hummingbird shiver: two-note tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Higher easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 10 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Higher?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.