Major view
Ab major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Db (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Kygo - Higher Love (Whitney Houston) - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords Ab, Eb, Db, Fm, Gb, Bbm, Cm Easy key G (capo 1)
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
Bbm Ab Gb Ab
Think about it, there must be higher love
Gb Db Bbm Ab
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Bbm Ab Gb Ab
Without it, life is a wasted time
Gb Db Ab Eb
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
Eb Fm
Things look so bad everywhere
Eb Cm Db
In this whole world, what is fair
Eb Db Ab
We walk blind and we try to see
Eb Cm Fm
Falling behind in what could be
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bring me a higher love
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bring me a higher love ohh
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bring me a higher love
Db Ab Fm Eb
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bbm Ab Gb Ab
Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Gb Db Bbm Ab
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
Bbm Ab Gb Ab
A yearning, and it's real to me
Gb Db Ab Eb
There must be someone who's feeling for me
b Fm
Things look so bad everywhere
Eb Cm Db
In this whole world, what is fair
Eb Db Ab
We walk blind and we try to see
Eb Cm Fm
Falling behind in what could be
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bring me a higher love
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bring me a higher love ohh
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bring me a higher love
Db Ab Fm Eb
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of
Db Ab Eb Fm
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring be a higher love
I could rise above on a higher love
I will wait for it
I'm not too late for it
Until then, I'll sing my song
To cheer the night along
I could light the night up with my soul on fire
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
Let me feel that love come over me
Let me feel how strong it could be
Oh oh oh
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, oh oh (bring me)
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh)
I said, bring me
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (oh oh oh)
Bring me a higher love (whoa whoa whoa)
(Bring me higher) bring me a higher love, oh oh
(Bring me higher) bring me a higher love (bring it on)
There's that love, bring me higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (I said bring)
Bring me a higher love (oh yeah)
Bring me higher love
Bring me a higher love (higher, high, higher)
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
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Harmony analysis
Kygo – Higher Love (Whitney Houston): key and chord analysis
The song opens on Bbm and ends on Fm. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Ab major and F minor because it comes to rest on Fm and Ab is heard 24 times against 13 for Fm. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Ab or to Fm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | 24× |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | 6× |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | 4× |
| V/vi | C | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant | C · E · G | — |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | 18× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | 19× |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | 13× |
| bVII | Gb | bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord | Gb · Bb · Db | 8× |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | 13× |
| bII | Gb | Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord | Gb · Bb · Db | 8× |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | 24× |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | 6× |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | 4× |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | — |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | 18× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | 19× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 7 different chords appear 92 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Gb is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
Chord movement
- Db Ab AbIV → Iplagal cadence FmVI → III ×14
- Eb Fm AbV → videceptive cadence FmVII → iAeolian arrival ×9
- Gb Ab AbbVII → IbVII → I FmbII → III ×4
- Db Eb AbIV → VIV → V FmVI → VIIVI → VII ×2
- Cm Fm Abiii → vi Fmv → inatural-minor cadence ×2
The move to watch is Db → Ab, heard 14 times. From the Ab side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Fm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
- Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On Gb, follow the chord's notes (Gb · Bb · Db) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With Ab major shapes
- Capo 1 + G shapes
- Capo 4 + E shapes
- Capo 6 + D shapes
With F minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Em shapes
- Capo 3 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 1 semitone down · capo 1 keeps the original pitch
- 6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
Starting on Bbm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Ab, Eb, Db, Fm carry the song: I–V–IV–vi relative to Ab, III–VII–VI–i relative to Fm. Gb briefly darkens the picture: bvii — borrowed (mixolydian / parallel minor). Keep an ear on Db → Ab (IV → I in Ab, VI → III in Fm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is Fm; the ear comes to rest in Fm.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Kygo - Higher Love (Whitney Houston) Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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