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Vocal range

Steve Perry

Tenor · Rock · Pop · USA · prominent since 1977

Cited range
G2A5
Octaves
3.2
Semitones
38
Full voice to
E5
Voice type
Tenor
G2A5C2C3C4C5C6
red dash = top of full voice

What is Steve Perry’s vocal range?

Steve Perry's vocal range is commonly cited as G2 to A5 — about 3.2 octaves, or 38 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor. Full voice is cited up to around E5; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.

Smooth tenor with an R&B bend to the phrasing; the mix stays connected right through the top of the belt. That cited span is wider than 73% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song
Don't Stop Believin'

Reading the numbers

  • The ceiling clears the conventional tenor top of C5 by 9 semitones.
  • 5 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
  • Roughly 13% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of E5.
  • Ranked by bottom note, it is the 111th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 160th highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

You vs Steve Perry

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 Steve Perry’s.