Can you sing “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers? Key and vocal range
“Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers is in Bb major, and the commonly cited lead-vocal range is C3–A4 — 21 semitones — which, on span and top note, rates medium for an untrained voice.
This song asks for C3–A4. Take the free range test and this page will tell you whether it sits inside your voice — and by how much when it does not.
What the voice is asked to do
The climb from C3 to A4 makes the ending the obvious headline, but the first job is controlled breath and an even legato line through the quieter opening. Practice the upper section softly and separately; the page's range fit is a boundary check, not permission to push for the recording's full volume or color.
Figures are the cited key and lead-vocal range (Musicnotes original-key Singer Pro arrangement MN0133818, written C4–A5, sounding C3–A4 in Bb major), not lab measurements. No lyrics or melody are reproduced here — this page is about what the song demands of a voice.
The voice behind it
- Bobby Hatfield's catalog range — reported B2–D#6 · Individual review pending
A song's written range and a singer's reported catalog range are different facts — the catalog page explains what is and is not verified.