Vocal range
Sarah Vaughan
Contralto · Jazz · Pop · USA · prominent since 1943
Cited range
D#3 — C6
Octaves
2.8
Semitones
33
Voice type
Contralto
What is Sarah Vaughan’s vocal range?
Sarah Vaughan's vocal range is commonly cited as D#3 (Eb3) to C6 — about 2.8 octaves, or 33 semitones, and is usually classified as contralto.
Operatic weight low down, controlled vibrato, a top she floats onto instead of pushing. That cited span is wider than 54% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Misty
Reading the numbers
- The top note beats 93% of the 30 contraltos in this library.
- 1 other voice here carries the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- Prominent from 1943, earlier than all but 9 voices in this library.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 33 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 24 semitones up there against 9 below.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Sarah Vaughan
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 Sarah Vaughan’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also topping out on C6
55 other voices here reach the same ceiling.