Vocal range
Paul McCartney
Tenor · Rock · Pop · UK · prominent since 1963
Cited range
F2 — E5
Octaves
2.9
Semitones
35
Voice type
Tenor
What is Paul McCartney’s vocal range?
Paul McCartney's vocal range is commonly cited as F2 to E5 — about 2.9 octaves, or 35 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Flexible tenor that shifts from soft crooning to a hoarse rock shout inside the same song. That cited span is wider than 62% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Hey Jude
- High E5 heard in
- Long Tall Sally
Reading the numbers
- 7 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 35 semitones.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 44th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 214th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Paul McCartney
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 Paul McCartney’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on F2
66 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on E5
29 other voices here reach the same ceiling.