David Ruffin Vocal Range: Reported A2–E6
Our catalog reports David Ruffin at A2 to E6 (3.6 octaves). Individual endpoint review is pending. Compare your range free.
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Where David Ruffin’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 43 semitones wide: number 66 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, tenor group
- Number 27 of 223 catalog tenors; that group's median span is 36 semitones, and this span is 7 semitones wider than that median.
- Span, Soul
- Number 11 of 101 catalog singers tagged Soul (median 36 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional tenor band runs C3 to C5. The reported floor sits 3 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 16 semitones above the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under USA, prominent from 1964, signature song listed as My Girl.
Counted from the catalog’s reported figures, which are not verified measurements.
Evidence and review
Individual evidence review is pending. The displayed range is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit.
The catalog has not verified recordings or scores for both endpoints. These figures cannot establish a repeatable singing range or an absolute highest or lowest note.
These are approximate catalog reference spans. Most profiles have not had both endpoints individually verified against named recordings or scores. They are not lab measurements or comfortable everyday ranges; use them for comparison, not as training targets.
What is David Ruffin’s vocal range?
Our catalog reports David Ruffin from A2 to E6, a reference span of about 3.6 octaves (43 semitones). Individual endpoint review is pending; these are not verified physiological limits.
- Signature song
- My Girl
Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements — an endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.
More about David Ruffin’s voice
How high can David Ruffin sing?
Our catalog reports David Ruffin from A2 to E6; individual endpoint review is pending. The upper endpoint is not a verified individual maximum.
What is David Ruffin’s highest note?
Our catalog reports David Ruffin from A2 to E6; individual endpoint review is pending. No reviewed source here establishes the upper endpoint as David Ruffin’s highest note.
What is David Ruffin’s lowest note?
Our catalog reports David Ruffin from A2 to E6; individual endpoint review is pending. No reviewed source here establishes the lower endpoint as David Ruffin’s lowest note.
How many octaves can David Ruffin sing?
Our catalog reports David Ruffin from A2 to E6; individual endpoint review is pending. It covers about 3.6 octaves (43 semitones) in this catalog, not a verified measurement of David Ruffin’s working range.
What voice type is David Ruffin?
The catalog lists David Ruffin as a tenor; individual evidence review is pending.
Also listed from A2
65 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to E6
24 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.