Vocal ranges / Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell vocal range: C2 to A5

Chris Cornell's documented vocal range runs from C2 to A5, a span of about 3 octaves and 9 semitones. Chris Cornell is usually described as a baritone.

Lowest noteC2, singing "Rusty Cage" in a radio interview
Highest noteA5, in full voice, in the demo of "Birth Ritual"
Span3 octaves and 9 semitones
Voice typebaritone

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Chris Cornell and the baritone range

The typical baritone range is A2 to A4, so the documented notes reach 9 semitones below and 12 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 Wikipedia.

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 Chris Cornell'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.

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