Myles Kennedy
Tenor · Hard Rock · Metal · USA · prominent since 2004
How Myles Kennedy uses that range
Bel canto discipline underpins this tenor: a lifted soft palate, narrow vowels, and a forward, nasal-leaning placement that keeps the tone clean rather than rasped. He belts through F#5 on a supported mix, reserving true falsetto for ornamental peaks up to D6. Vibrato is even and late-arriving, onsets are legato and unforced. Students copying him usually spread the vowel and push chest weight upward; the sound depends on resonance, not pressure, and on patient breath pacing across long ascending phrases.
What is Myles Kennedy’s vocal range?
Myles Kennedy's vocal range is commonly cited as A#1 (Bb1) to D6 — about 4.3 octaves, or 52 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor. Full voice is cited up to around F#5 (Gb5); everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
Bright, laser-focused tenor that stays clean and controlled from bluesy lows to ringing fifth-octave belts.
- Signature song
- Blackbird
Reading the numbers
- A#1 is a deep floor for a tenor — lower than all but 1 of the 223 tenors here.
- The top note beats 91% of the 223 tenors in this library.
- That floor is a full 14 semitones beneath where a tenor's range conventionally starts (C3).
- The ceiling clears the conventional tenor top of C5 by 14 semitones.
- The span runs 19.5 semitones past the median voice in this library (32.5 semitones).
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Myles Kennedy’s voice
How high can Myles Kennedy sing?
Myles Kennedy is commonly cited singing up to around F#5 (Gb5) in full voice, and as high as D6 overall — the stretch above F#5 comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Myles Kennedy’s highest note?
Myles Kennedy’s highest note is commonly cited as D6, heard in Travelling Riverside Blues. Full voice is cited up to around F#5; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Myles Kennedy’s lowest note?
Myles Kennedy’s lowest note is commonly cited as A#1 (Bb1), heard in Come to Life.
How many octaves can Myles Kennedy sing?
Myles Kennedy’s commonly cited range spans about 4.3 octaves (52 semitones), from A#1 up to D6. That span is wider than 98% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on A#1
3 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D6
27 other voices here reach the same ceiling.