Vocal range
Neil Young
Tenor · Folk · Rock · Singer-Songwriter · Canada · prominent since 1966
Cited range
G2 — C5
Octaves
2.4
Semitones
29
Voice type
Tenor
What is Neil Young’s vocal range?
Neil Young's vocal range is commonly cited as G2 to C5 — about 2.4 octaves, or 29 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Thin, nasal high tenor with heavy vibrato; sits near the top of his range for most of a song. That cited span is wider than 25% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Heart of Gold
Reading the numbers
- The ceiling is modest for a tenor — only 6 of the 127 tenors here stop lower.
- 5 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 29 semitones.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 111th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 285th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Neil Young
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 Neil Young’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on G2
46 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on C5
32 other voices here reach the same ceiling.