Genre
Funk vocal ranges
Funk voices on one keyboard, A#1 to F#7.
Median span
3.4 oct
+8 st vs library
Range covered
A#1–F#7
Era
1956–2020
How ranges sit in Funk
- The median cited span across these voices is 40.5 semitones — 8 semitones wider than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Minnie Riperton (D3–F#7); the deepest floor belongs to Childish Gambino at A#1 and the highest ceiling to Minnie Riperton at F#7.
- Voice categories here, most common first: tenors, baritones, mezzo-sopranos, sopranos, countertenor.
Every voice on one axis
low → high
Singers Anderson .Paak through Prince
- Anderson .PaakC3–F5C3–F52.4 oct
- Angélique KidjoE3–E5E3–E52.0 oct
- Anthony KiedisF2–E5F2–E52.9 oct
- Brandon BoydF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- Bruno MarsG2–D6G2–D63.6 oct
- Chaka KhanF2–B5F2–B53.5 oct
- Childish GambinoA#1–C6A#1–C64.2 oct
- Curtis MayfieldG2–A#5G2–A#53.3 oct
- D'AngeloG2–A#5G2–A#53.3 oct
- Fela KutiF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Glenn HughesD2–D6D2–D64.0 oct
- Jacob CollierD2–D6D2–D64.0 oct
- James BrownF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Janelle MonáeC#3–D#6C#3–D#63.2 oct
- Janet JacksonC3–D6C3–D63.2 oct
- Lenny KravitzA2–A#5A2–A#53.1 oct
- Macy GrayA2–D6A2–D63.4 oct
- Michael HutchenceB1–F#5B1–F#53.6 oct
- Michael JacksonD#2–F6D#2–F64.2 oct
- MiguelC3–A#5C3–A#52.8 oct
- Minnie RipertonD3–F#7D3–F#74.3 oct
- Pharrell WilliamsD#2–A#5D#2–A#53.6 oct
- Philip BaileyG2–D6G2–D63.6 oct
- PrinceE2–B5E2–B53.6 oct