Genre
Singer-Songwriter vocal ranges
31 Singer-Songwriter voices on one keyboard, D2 to D6.
Singers
31
Median span
2.6 oct
-1 st vs library
Range covered
D2–D6
Era
1960–2021
How ranges sit in Singer-Songwriter
- The median cited span across these 31 voices is 31 semitones — 1 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.
- Widest here is Jeff Buckley (E2–D6); the deepest floor belongs to Leonard Cohen at D2 and the highest ceiling to Jeff Buckley at D6.
- Voice categories break down as 12 tenors, 7 sopranos, 4 contraltos, 4 mezzo-sopranos, 3 baritones, 1 bass-baritone.
All 31 on one axis
low → high
- ANOHNIA2–F5A2–F52.7 oct
- Benson BooneG2–A5G2–A53.2 oct
- Billy JoelF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- Bob DylanE2–A4E2–A42.4 oct
- Bruce SpringsteenF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Caetano VelosoA2–C5A2–C52.3 oct
- Ed SheeranG2–A5G2–A53.2 oct
- Elton JohnF2–F5F2–F53.0 oct
- Emmylou HarrisG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- Fiona AppleC3–A5C3–A52.8 oct
- IUD3–C6D3–C62.8 oct
- James TaylorF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Jason MrazF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- Jeff BuckleyE2–D6E2–D63.8 oct
- Joan BaezF3–B5F3–B52.5 oct
- Joni MitchellE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- Kacey MusgravesG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- Lana Del ReyC3–D6C3–D63.2 oct
- Leonard CohenD2–E4D2–E42.2 oct
- Lewis CapaldiF2–E5F2–E52.9 oct
- Natalia LafourcadeF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Neil YoungG2–C5G2–C52.4 oct
- Norah JonesF3–C5F3–C51.6 oct
- Paul SimonA2–D5A2–D52.4 oct
- Regina SpektorF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- Rufus WainwrightA2–D5A2–D52.4 oct
- Sarah McLachlanF3–B5F3–B52.5 oct
- Shawn MendesG2–E5G2–E52.8 oct
- Taylor SwiftA2–A#5A2–A#53.1 oct
- Tori AmosE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- Tracy ChapmanD3–D5D3–D52.0 oct