Genre
Country vocal ranges
28 Country voices on one keyboard, E2 to E6.
Singers
28
Median span
2.0 oct
-8 st vs library
Range covered
E2–E6
Era
1947–2015
How ranges sit in Country
- The median cited span across these 28 voices is 24 semitones — 8 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.
- Widest here is Miley Cyrus (G2–E6); the deepest floor belongs to Johnny Cash at E2 and the highest ceiling to Miley Cyrus at E6.
- Voice categories break down as 8 mezzo-sopranos, 7 sopranos, 6 baritones, 4 tenors, 2 bass-baritones, 1 contralto.
All 28 on one axis
low → high
- Alison KraussG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- Carrie UnderwoodF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- Chris StapletonF2–B4F2–B42.5 oct
- Dolly PartonF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Elvis PresleyG2–C#5G2–C#52.5 oct
- Emmylou HarrisG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- Garth BrooksG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- George StraitA2–E4A2–E41.6 oct
- Hank WilliamsA2–A4A2–A42.0 oct
- Johnny CashE2–E4E2–E42.0 oct
- Kacey MusgravesG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- LeAnn RimesF3–F5F3–F52.0 oct
- Linda RonstadtE3–A#5E3–A#52.5 oct
- Loretta LynnG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- Martina McBrideF3–F5F3–F52.0 oct
- Merle HaggardF2–E4F2–E41.9 oct
- Miley CyrusG2–E6G2–E63.8 oct
- Olivia Newton-JohnF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Patsy ClineE3–D5E3–D51.8 oct
- Randy TravisF2–E4F2–E41.9 oct
- Reba McEntireE3–F5E3–F52.1 oct
- Roy OrbisonE2–E5E2–E53.0 oct
- Shania TwainE3–E5E3–E52.0 oct
- Tammy WynetteG3–E5G3–E51.8 oct
- Taylor SwiftA2–A#5A2–A#53.1 oct
- Vince GillA2–C5A2–C52.3 oct
- Waylon JenningsE2–D4E2–D41.8 oct
- Willie NelsonG2–F4G2–F41.8 oct