Vocal range
James Taylor
Baritone · Folk · Singer-Songwriter · Pop · USA · prominent since 1970
Cited range
F2 — A4
Octaves
2.3
Semitones
28
Voice type
Baritone
What is James Taylor’s vocal range?
James Taylor's vocal range is commonly cited as F2 to A4 — about 2.3 octaves, or 28 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone.
Warm, breath-controlled baritone with soft attacks and vibrato held back until a phrase ends. That cited span is wider than 23% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Fire and Rain
Reading the numbers
- 3 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 28 semitones.
- The range sits mostly under middle C — 19 semitones below it against 9 above.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 44th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 329th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs James Taylor
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on F2
66 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A4
12 other voices here reach the same ceiling.