the Weather Girls · 1982
Can you sing It's Raining Men?
It's Raining Men by the Weather Girls runs from F3 to F5 — 2 octaves.
In the original key it sits inside 1 of the 7 classical voice types: contralto.
The two notes were read from 3 sources and the row is marked medium confidence. Three sources, and they disagreed. This is the narrowest one.
Where the song sits
| Lowest note | Highest note | Span | Original key | Year | Genre | Difficulty | Karaoke popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | F5 | 24 semitones · 2 octaves | F minor | 1982 | Gospel | 3 of 5 | 4 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 | Down 13 semitones |
| Baritone | G2–G4 | No | Down 10 semitones |
| Tenor | C3–C5 | No | Down 5 semitones |
| Countertenor | E3–E5 | No | Down 1 semitone |
| Contralto | F3–F5 | Yes | Original key |
| Mezzo-soprano | A3–A5 | No | Up 4 semitones |
| Soprano | C4–C6 | No | Up 7 semitones |
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.