Peter Gabriel
Baritone · Rock · New Wave · UK · prominent since 1971
How Peter Gabriel uses that range
Grain plus push defines the mature sound: a throaty, sandpapered baritone driven hard into its upper fourth, where the strain is audible and intentional, borrowed straight from Stax soul shouting. Underneath, phrasing is conversational and behind the beat. The rasp rides on strong breath pressure with the throat staying open; it is effortful but distributed effort. Build the push gradually across a phrase, arriving at full grain only on the peak word. Starting at maximum is how throats get hurt copying this.
What is Peter Gabriel’s vocal range?
Peter Gabriel's vocal range is commonly cited as F#2 (Gb2) to A4 — about 2.3 octaves, or 27 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone. Full voice is cited up to around G4; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
A grainy, soul-schooled baritone: Otis Redding pressure pushed through an English art-rock imagination.
- Signature song
- Sledgehammer
Reading the numbers
- Full voice is cited to within 2 semitones of the top note, so this reads as a chest-dominant voice rather than one that flips into a lighter register.
- One of only 10 New Wave voices in this library.
- The closest range in the library belongs to Bill Withers (F2–A4), within 1 semitone at both ends.
- 2 other voices here bottom out on the same F#2.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 115th lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 374th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Peter Gabriel’s voice
What is Peter Gabriel’s highest note?
Peter Gabriel’s highest note is commonly cited as A4. Full voice is cited up to around G4; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Peter Gabriel’s lowest note?
Peter Gabriel’s lowest note is commonly cited as F#2 (Gb2).
How many octaves can Peter Gabriel sing?
Peter Gabriel’s commonly cited range spans about 2.3 octaves (27 semitones), from F#2 up to A4. That span is wider than 23% of the 420 voices in this library.
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 Peter Gabriel’s.
Also bottoming out on F#2
2 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A4
14 other voices here reach the same ceiling.