Sarah Vaughan Vocal Range: Reported D#3–C6
Sarah Vaughan’s reported vocal range is D#3 to C6, about 2.8 octaves (33 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Sarah Vaughan as a contralto; this is a reported reference classification.
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Where Sarah Vaughan’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 33 semitones wide: number 301 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, contralto group
- Number 9 of 38 catalog contraltos; that group's median span is 24.5 semitones, and this span is 8.5 semitones wider than that median.
- Span, Jazz
- Number 12 of 48 catalog singers tagged Jazz (median 28.5 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional contralto band runs F3 to F5. The reported floor sits 2 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 7 semitones above the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under USA, prominent from 1943, signature song listed as Misty.
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 catalog lists Sarah Vaughan as a contralto; this is a reported reference classification.
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.
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 Sarah Vaughan’s vocal range?
Sarah Vaughan’s reported vocal range is D#3 to C6, about 2.8 octaves (33 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Sarah Vaughan as a contralto; this is a reported reference classification.
- Signature song
- Misty
Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements. An endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.
More about Sarah Vaughan’s voice
How high can Sarah Vaughan sing?
The catalog lists D#3 to C6 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 Sarah Vaughan’s highest note?
The catalog lists D#3 to C6 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 Sarah Vaughan’s lowest note?
The catalog lists D#3 to C6 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 Sarah Vaughan sing?
The catalog lists D#3 to C6 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. It covers about 2.8 octaves (33 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer's full working range.
What voice type is Sarah Vaughan?
The catalog lists Sarah Vaughan as a contralto; this is a reported reference classification.
Sarah Vaughan’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 20: Jazz and the standards, included with Pro.
Also listed from D#3
8 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to C6
69 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.