Al Jarreau Vocal Range: Reported G2–A5
Al Jarreau’s reported vocal range is G2 to A5, about 3.2 octaves (38 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Al Jarreau as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
Review confirmed · Read sources and limitations
- Signature song
- We're in This Love Together
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Take the free 2-minute range test. Your mic finds your lowest and highest notes; then compare them with Al Jarreau’s reported reference span. Matching endpoints does not establish the same voice type or technique.
Where Al Jarreau’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 38 semitones wide: number 177 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, tenor group
- Number 87 of 223 catalog tenors; that group's median span is 36 semitones, and this span is 2 semitones wider than that median.
- Span, Jazz
- Number 7 of 48 catalog singers tagged Jazz (median 28.5 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional tenor band runs C3 to C5. The reported floor sits 5 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 9 semitones above the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under USA, prominent from 1975, signature song listed as We're in This Love Together.
Evidence and review
Catalog review confirmed 2026-10-24 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
The span is the figure that circulates in public discussion, not a measurement: no recording or score has been checked for both endpoints. Read it as a reference for comparison, not as Al Jarreau’s limits or everyday range.
Al Jarreau’s highest note, lowest note and octaves
The catalog lists G2 to A5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit.
How high can Al Jarreau sing?
Up to A5 in this catalog; that upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Al Jarreau’s highest note?
A5 is the reported ceiling. The catalog record does not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Al Jarreau’s lowest note?
G2 is the reported floor. The catalog record does not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Al Jarreau sing?
About 3.2 octaves (38 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer’s full working range.
What voice type is Al Jarreau?
The catalog lists Al Jarreau as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
Al Jarreau’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 20: Jazz and the standards, included with Pro.
Who else reaches these notes
- Benson BooneTenorG2–A5
- Brendon UrieTenorE2–C6
- Bruce DickinsonTenorE2–C6
- Chester BenningtonTenorG2–A5
- Daryl HallTenorE2–C6
- Ed SheeranTenorG2–A5
Also listed from G2
68 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to A5
49 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.