Genre
Hard Rock vocal ranges
21 Hard Rock voices on one keyboard, F1 to A#6.
Singers
21
Median span
3.4 oct
+9 st vs library
Range covered
F1–A#6
Era
1965–2009
How ranges sit in Hard Rock
- The median cited span across these 21 voices is 41 semitones — 9 semitones wider than the library median of 32.
- Widest here is Axl Rose (F1–A#6); the deepest floor belongs to Axl Rose at F1 and the highest ceiling to Axl Rose at A#6.
- Voice categories break down as 14 tenors, 3 mezzo-sopranos, 3 baritones, 1 contralto.
All 21 on one axis
low → high
- Ann WilsonG2–E6G2–E63.8 oct
- Axl RoseF1–A#6F1–A#65.4 oct
- Brian JohnsonA2–E5A2–E52.6 oct
- Bruce DickinsonE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Chris CornellE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- Freddie MercuryF2–F6F2–F64.0 oct
- Geddy LeeF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- Geoff TateE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Ian GillanG2–A#5G2–A#53.3 oct
- Joan JettE3–C5E3–C51.7 oct
- Jon Bon JoviE2–D5E2–D52.8 oct
- Layne StaleyE2–G5E2–G53.3 oct
- Lzzy HaleG2–C6G2–C63.4 oct
- Ozzy OsbourneG2–D5G2–D52.6 oct
- Pat BenatarF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Robert PlantF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- Roger DaltreyF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Ronnie James DioF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- Scott WeilandE2–C#5E2–C#52.8 oct
- Sebastian BachF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Steven TylerF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct