Vocal range
John Lennon
Tenor · Rock · Pop · UK · prominent since 1963
Cited range
G2 — D5
Octaves
2.6
Semitones
31
Voice type
Tenor
What is John Lennon’s vocal range?
John Lennon's vocal range is commonly cited as G2 to D5 — about 2.6 octaves, or 31 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Nasal, slightly flat-toned tenor; pushes into a torn-edged shout at the top instead of smoothing it out. That cited span is wider than 39% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Come Together
- High D5 heard in
- Twist and Shout
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 31 semitones.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 111th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 249th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs John Lennon
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on G2
46 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D5
30 other voices here reach the same ceiling.