Vocal ranges / Elton John

Elton John vocal range: E2 to D6

Elton John's documented vocal range runs from E2 to D6, a span of about 3 octaves and 10 semitones. Elton John is usually described as a baritone.

Lowest noteE2, in "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters", live in 2002
Highest noteD6, in falsetto or whistle register, in "Social Disease"
Span3 octaves and 10 semitones
Voice typebaritone

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Elton John and the baritone range

The typical baritone range is A2 to A4, so the documented notes reach 5 semitones below and 17 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.

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 Elton John'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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