Jim Morrison

What is Jim Morrison’s vocal range?

Jim Morrison's vocal range is commonly cited as E2 to A#4 (Bb4) — about 2.5 octaves, or 30 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone.

Dark, resonant baritone with crooner control below and unpitched howls when he pushes past the staff. That cited span is wider than 34% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song

Light My Fire

High A#4 heard in

When the Music's Over

Reading the numbers

• ·E2 is a deep floor for a baritone — lower than all but 4 of the 51 baritones here.
• ·2 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 30 semitones.
• ·The range sits mostly under middle C — 20 semitones below it against 10 above.
• ·Ranked by bottom note, it is the 15th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 321st highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

• Bill WithersBaritoneF2–A4
• Fela KutiBaritoneF2–A4
• James TaylorBaritoneF2–A4
• Teddy PendergrassBaritoneE2–A#4
• George StraitBaritoneA2–E4
• Bad BunnyBaritoneF2–G4