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Vocal range

Judy Garland

Contralto · Musical Theatre · Jazz · Pop · USA · prominent since 1939

Cited range
F3D#5
Octaves
1.8
Semitones
22
Voice type
Contralto
F3D#5C3C4C5C6

What is Judy Garland’s vocal range?

Judy Garland's vocal range is commonly cited as F3 to D#5 (Eb5) — about 1.8 octaves, or 22 semitones, and is usually classified as contralto.

Contralto with a tremulous forward vibrato, thick chest resonance, and an audible catch on held notes. That cited span is wider than 4% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song
Over the Rainbow
High D#5 heard in
The Man That Got Away

Reading the numbers

  • The span is 10 semitones short of the library median (32 semitones) — a compact working range.
  • Prominent from 1939, earlier than all but 6 voices in this library.
  • Both extremes stay inside the conventional contralto band (F3–F5) — a textbook placement rather than an outlier.
  • The closest range in the library belongs to Amy Grant (F3–E5), within 1 semitone at both ends.
  • 4 other voices here are cited to the same D#5 ceiling.

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

You vs Judy Garland

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 Judy Garland’s.