Vocal range
Dolly Parton
Soprano · Country · Pop · USA · prominent since 1967
Cited range
F3 — A#5
Octaves
2.4
Semitones
29
Voice type
Soprano
What is Dolly Parton’s vocal range?
Dolly Parton's vocal range is commonly cited as F3 to A#5 (Bb5) — about 2.4 octaves, or 29 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Bright soprano, fast narrow vibrato, thin forward tone that cuts through banjo and fiddle. That cited span is wider than 25% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Jolene
Reading the numbers
- The ceiling is modest for a soprano — only 5 of the 52 sopranos here stop lower.
- 10 other voices here carry 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 weight of the range is above middle C: 22 semitones up there against 7 below.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 297th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 116th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Dolly Parton
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on F3
42 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A#5
43 other voices here reach the same ceiling.