Genre
Hard Rock vocal ranges
Hard Rock voices on one keyboard, E1 to A#6.
Median span
3.5 oct
+9 st vs library
Range covered
E1–A#6
Era
1965–2017
How ranges sit in Hard Rock
- The median cited span across these voices is 41.5 semitones — 9 semitones wider than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Axl Rose (F1–A#6); the deepest floor belongs to David Lee Roth at E1 and the highest ceiling to Axl Rose at A#6.
- Voice categories here, most common first: tenors, baritones, mezzo-sopranos, contralto.
Every voice on one axis
low → high
Singers Ann Wilson through M. Shadows
- Ann WilsonG2–E6G2–E63.8 oct
- Axl RoseF1–A#6F1–A#65.4 oct
- Brad DelpG#2–D6G#2–D63.5 oct
- Brian JohnsonA2–E5A2–E52.6 oct
- Bruce DickinsonE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Chad KroegerA1–E5A1–E53.6 oct
- Chris CornellE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- David CoverdaleF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- David DraimanA#1–G#5A#1–G#53.8 oct
- David Lee RothE1–D6E1–D64.8 oct
- Freddie MercuryF2–F6F2–F64.0 oct
- Geddy LeeF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- Geoff TateE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Glenn HughesD2–D6D2–D64.0 oct
- Ian GillanG2–A#5G2–A#53.3 oct
- Joan JettE3–C5E3–C51.7 oct
- Joe ElliottD2–G#5D2–G#53.5 oct
- Jon Bon JoviE2–D5E2–D52.8 oct
- Josh KiszkaC3–C#6C3–C#63.1 oct
- Klaus MeineG2–C6G2–C63.4 oct
- Layne StaleyE2–G5E2–G53.3 oct
- Lou GrammB1–A5B1–A53.8 oct
- Lzzy HaleG2–C6G2–C63.4 oct
- M. ShadowsD2–A5D2–A53.6 oct
Singers Meat Loaf through Tobias Forge
- Meat LoafF2–D#6F2–D#63.8 oct
- Myles KennedyA#1–D6A#1–D64.3 oct
- Ozzy OsbourneG2–D5G2–D52.6 oct
- Pat BenatarF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Paul RodgersE2–G#5E2–G#53.3 oct
- Robert PlantF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- Roger DaltreyF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Ronnie James DioF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- Sammy HagarD2–B5D2–B53.8 oct
- Scott StappD2–D5D2–D53.0 oct
- Scott WeilandE2–C#5E2–C#52.8 oct
- Sebastian BachF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Steven TylerF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Tobias ForgeD2–G#5D2–G#53.5 oct