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Rocky Mountain High

"Rocky Mountain High" is a song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor, recorded in 1972 as the title track of the album of the same name. It reached No. 9 on the US Hot 100 in 1973 and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. For electric guitar players, the song offers a clean, folk-influenced fingerpicking and chord structure that builds strong rhythm technique and dynamic control across an emotionally expressive arrangement.

  • John Denver said the song took an unusually long nine months to write, suggesting its deceptively simple feel required careful crafting.
  • The track was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 10, 2017, after surpassing 500,000 digital downloads.
  • Co-written with Mike Taylor, the song became one of Colorado's two official state songs, giving it lasting cultural significance beyond the charts.

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