Vocal range
Bob Dylan
Tenor · Folk · Singer-Songwriter · Rock · USA · prominent since 1962
Cited range
E2 — A4
Octaves
2.4
Semitones
29
Voice type
Tenor
What is Bob Dylan’s vocal range?
Bob Dylan's vocal range is commonly cited as E2 to A4 — about 2.4 octaves, or 29 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Nasal, talk-sung phrasing; pitch bends and rhythmic pushback carry more than sustained tone. That cited span is wider than 25% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Like a Rolling Stone
Reading the numbers
- E2 is a deep floor for a tenor — lower than all but 6 of the 127 tenors here.
- The ceiling is modest for a tenor — only 1 of the 127 tenors here stop lower.
- 1 other voice here carries the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 29 semitones.
- The range sits mostly under middle C — 20 semitones below it against 9 above.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Bob Dylan
Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with Bob Dylan’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on E2
28 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A4
12 other voices here reach the same ceiling.