A high pass filter is simply running your output in series with a capacitor. The reason for this is that the impedance ("resistance") for a capacitor is:
(jωC)^-1
Remember that ω = 2∏f. Therefore, the impedance of a capacitor goes extremely low as the frequency goes extremely high, thereby allowing high frequencies to pass through OK. If you have a low frequency, your impedance will be come extremely high, thereby "cutting off" your output.