Vocal range
Van Morrison
Tenor · Soul · Blues · Folk · Northern Ireland · prominent since 1967
Cited range
G2 — D5
Octaves
2.6
Semitones
31
Voice type
Tenor
What is Van Morrison’s vocal range?
Van Morrison's vocal range is commonly cited as G2 to D5 — about 2.6 octaves, or 31 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Raspy tenor that repeats and stretches syllables, sliding between blues shouts and scat phrasing. That cited span is wider than 39% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Brown Eyed Girl
Reading the numbers
- 4 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 31 semitones.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 111th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 249th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Van Morrison
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on G2
46 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D5
30 other voices here reach the same ceiling.