Paul McCartney Vocal Range: Reported F2–E5
Paul McCartney’s reported vocal range is F2 to E5, about 2.9 octaves (35 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The Beatles' official note for You'll Be Mine describes Paul McCartney singing one deep baritone part with falsetto backing; it does not classify his overall voice or verify catalog endpoints.
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Where Paul McCartney’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 35 semitones wide: number 254 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, tenor group
- Number 115 of 223 catalog tenors; that group's median span is 36 semitones, and this span is 1 semitone narrower than that median.
- Span, Rock
- Number 82 of 137 catalog singers tagged Rock (median 37 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional tenor band runs C3 to C5. The reported floor sits 7 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 4 semitones above the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under UK, prominent from 1963, signature song listed as Hey Jude.
Counted from the catalog’s reported figures, which are not verified measurements.
Evidence and review
Catalog review confirmed 2026-10-24 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
Reported reference span: the displayed catalog range is not an independently verified physiological limit. The Beatles' official note for You'll Be Mine describes Paul McCartney singing one deep baritone part with falsetto backing; it does not classify his overall voice or verify catalog endpoints.
The catalog has not verified recordings or scores for both endpoints. These figures cannot establish a repeatable singing range or an absolute highest or lowest note.
Song evidence: You'll Be Mine
- You'll Be Mine (The Beatles official website)
Supports: The official song note describes a deep baritone lead and falsetto backing in this recording.
Scope: One song performance only; baritone describes the part, not a definitive classical voice type or full-career range.
Confidence: moderate
These are approximate catalog reference spans. Most profiles have not had both endpoints individually verified against named recordings or scores. They are not lab measurements or comfortable everyday ranges; use them for comparison, not as training targets.
What is Paul McCartney’s vocal range?
Paul McCartney’s reported vocal range is F2 to E5, about 2.9 octaves (35 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The Beatles' official note for You'll Be Mine describes Paul McCartney singing one deep baritone part with falsetto backing; it does not classify his overall voice or verify catalog endpoints.
- Signature song
- Hey Jude
Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements. An endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.
More about Paul McCartney’s voice
How high can Paul McCartney sing?
The catalog lists F2 to E5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. Its upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Paul McCartney’s highest note?
The catalog lists F2 to E5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Paul McCartney’s lowest note?
The catalog lists F2 to E5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Paul McCartney sing?
The catalog lists F2 to E5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. It covers about 2.9 octaves (35 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer's full working range.
What voice type is Paul McCartney?
The Beatles' official note for You'll Be Mine describes Paul McCartney singing one deep baritone part with falsetto backing; it does not classify his overall voice or verify catalog endpoints.
Paul McCartney’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 10: The classic rock men, included with Pro.
Also listed from F2
77 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to E5
45 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.