Sara Bareilles
Mezzo-soprano · Pop · Singer-Songwriter · Musical Theatre · USA · prominent since 2007
How Sara Bareilles uses that range
Speech-level singing anchors everything: Bareilles keeps the larynx relaxed and the tone conversational, so her belt up to G5 rings without strain. She mixes early, brightening vowels as lines climb instead of dragging pure chest, and her head voice pops out light and flute-like for ornaments near E6. Phrasing leans behind the beat with jazz-informed rubato. The common mistake when copying her is over-singing; the power comes from forward placement and crisp diction, not sheer air pressure.
What is Sara Bareilles’s vocal range?
Sara Bareilles's vocal range is commonly cited as B2 to E6 — about 3.4 octaves, or 41 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around G5; everything above that comes from head voice.
Warm piano-pop mezzo with a chesty, ringing mid-belt and bright, easy head-voice extensions.
- Signature song
- Love Song
Reading the numbers
- The top note beats 92% of the 133 mezzo-sopranos in this library.
- That floor is a full 10 semitones beneath where a mezzo-soprano's range conventionally starts (A3).
- The span runs 8.5 semitones past the median voice in this library (32.5 semitones).
- 3 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- Roughly 22% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of G5.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Sara Bareilles’s voice
How high can Sara Bareilles sing?
Sara Bareilles is commonly cited singing up to around G5 in full voice, and as high as E6 overall — the stretch above G5 comes from head voice.
What is Sara Bareilles’s highest note?
Sara Bareilles’s highest note is commonly cited as E6. Full voice is cited up to around G5; the very top comes from head voice.
What is Sara Bareilles’s lowest note?
Sara Bareilles’s lowest note is commonly cited as B2.
How many octaves can Sara Bareilles sing?
Sara Bareilles’s commonly cited range spans about 3.4 octaves (41 semitones), from B2 up to E6. That span is wider than 79% of the 636 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 Sara Bareilles’s.
Also bottoming out on B2
34 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on E6
25 other voices here reach the same ceiling.