Alicia Keys · 2016
Can you sing Back to Life?
Back to Life by Alicia Keys runs from D3 to F5 — 2 octaves and 3 semitones.
It sits inside none of the 7 classical voice types, in any key: the song is wider than every one of those bands.
The two notes were read from 3 sources and the row is marked high confidence.
Where the song sits
| Lowest note | Highest note | Span | Original key | Year | Genre | Difficulty | Karaoke popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D3 | F5 | 27 semitones · 2 octaves and 3 semitones | G minor | 2016 | Soul/R&B | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 |
Which voice types it fits in the original key
The bands are the classical voice types as the sourced Wikipedia articles state them. A voice type is settled by timbre and tessitura as well as span, so a band this song fits is not on its own your voice type.
| Voice type | Band | Fits as written? | Smallest shift that fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | E2–E4 | No | Wider than this range |
| Baritone | G2–G4 | No | Wider than this range |
| Tenor | C3–C5 | No | Wider than this range |
| Countertenor | E3–E5 | No | Wider than this range |
| Contralto | F3–F5 | No | Wider than this range |
| Mezzo-soprano | A3–A5 | No | Wider than this range |
| Soprano | C4–C6 | No | Wider than this range |
Where these numbers come from
Every source the row was read from is listed below. The page prints note names, a key, a year and a genre, and nothing about the recording itself.