Vocal range
James Blake
Tenor · Electronic · R&B · Alternative · UK · prominent since 2011
Cited range
F2 — F5
Octaves
3.0
Semitones
36
Voice type
Tenor
What is James Blake’s vocal range?
James Blake's vocal range is commonly cited as F2 to F5 — about 3.0 octaves, or 36 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Falsetto-first and close-miked, breathy at low volume, then thickened with pitch-shifted layers. That cited span is wider than 65% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Retrograde
Reading the numbers
- 4 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 36 semitones.
- One of only 11 Electronic voices in this library.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 44th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 195th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs James Blake
Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with James Blake’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on F2
66 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on F5
18 other voices here reach the same ceiling.