Bobby Hatfield
Tenor · Soul · Pop · USA · prominent since 1963
How Bobby Hatfield uses that range
Silver-toned high tenor specializing in the long climb: phrases built as single arcs that start low and crest in ringing head voice. His vibrato is slow and even, his onsets clean, and his top notes float rather than punch, extending into a pure head register at the extreme. Melisma is sparse and always structural. Students copying him grab at the climax note; the climb must be paced by breath, each step legato, so the peak arrives with air to spare.
What is Bobby Hatfield’s vocal range?
Bobby Hatfield's vocal range is commonly cited as B2 to D#6 (Eb6) — about 3.3 octaves, or 40 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
High, glassy tenor built for long climbing arcs that crest in floated head voice.
- Signature song
- Unchained Melody
Reading the numbers
- The top note beats 94% of the 223 tenors in this library.
- The ceiling clears the conventional tenor top of C5 by 15 semitones.
- 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 40 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 27 semitones up there against 13 below.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Bobby Hatfield’s voice
How high can Bobby Hatfield sing?
Bobby Hatfield is commonly cited singing as high as D#6 (Eb6), the top of a cited range that starts down at B2.
What is Bobby Hatfield’s highest note?
Bobby Hatfield’s highest note is commonly cited as D#6 (Eb6), heard in If I Asked You.
What is Bobby Hatfield’s lowest note?
Bobby Hatfield’s lowest note is commonly cited as B2, heard in Is It So Wrong.
How many octaves can Bobby Hatfield sing?
Bobby Hatfield’s commonly cited range spans about 3.3 octaves (40 semitones), from B2 up to D#6. That span is wider than 76% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on B2
34 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D#6
8 other voices here reach the same ceiling.