Vocal ranges / Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars vocal range: B♭2 to B5
Bruno Mars's documented vocal range runs from B♭2 to B5, a span of about 3 octaves and 1 semitone. Bruno Mars is usually described as a tenor.
| Lowest note | B♭2, in "Chunky" |
|---|---|
| Highest note | B5, in head voice, in "Take the Long Way Home" |
| Span | 3 octaves and 1 semitone |
| Voice type | tenor |
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Bruno Mars and the tenor range
The typical tenor range is C3 to C5, so the documented notes reach 2 semitones below and 11 semitones above it. A wide documented range does not change a singer's voice type: the type describes where the voice is most comfortable, and the extremes are often reached only once or twice, in a studio or on a good night.
Where these notes come from
The notes on this page are taken from The Range Planet, a community forum that documents singers' notes song by song (archived copy). We did not measure them ourselves. We also read the 2014 Concert Hotels chart. The 2014 Concert Hotels chart lists A5 as the highest note.
Published ranges count every note a singer has been recorded producing, including falsetto, whistle notes and very low spoken or growled notes where the source includes them. The range a singer uses comfortably in most songs is narrower.
Can you learn to sing in Bruno Mars's range?
You can extend your own range with regular, gentle practice, a note at a time at each end. Whether you can reach these exact notes depends on your voice type. A song that sits too high or too low for you can always be sung in a different key. Start with 5 tips to improve your vocal range, or find your voice type first.
Other tenors
- Michael Jackson: F♯2 to C♯6
- The Weeknd: F2 to G♯5
- Paul McCartney: A1 to C6
- Steven Tyler: D2 to E6
- Chester Bennington: G2 to B♭5