Can You Sing Chicago? Their Vocal Range Is C4 to D#5
Across the 1 Chicago song with researched vocal ranges in the HumMatch catalog, the sung notes run from C4 to D#5, about 15 semitones (roughly 1.3 octaves). Individual songs cover smaller slices of that range. In their original keys, those songs sit closest to the mezzo-soprano voice band. Hum for 30 seconds and HumMatch ranks every Chicago song by how singable it is for your actual voice.
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Derived from the 1 Chicago song with researched vocal ranges in the HumMatch catalog: the lowest and highest sung notes across those songs, in their original keys.
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Voice and range notes
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What voice type is Chicago?
Chicago songs, in their original keys, sit closest to the mezzo-soprano band (A3 to F5). Voice types are bands rather than exact labels, so neighboring types can often sing the same songs with small key changes. Source: 1 researched song range in the HumMatch catalog.
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Hardest and easiest Chicago songs to sing
Ranked by how high the top note climbs and how much range each song covers, using the ranges on file for Chicago songs. Estimated ranges are marked; treat those rankings as provisional.
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Every Chicago song on HumMatch (78)
Grouped by how each vocal range was sourced: researched note by note first, then estimated ranges (marked), then songs whose range research is still in the queue. Every title links to that song's full fit page.
Researched note by note (1)
| Song | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Roxie | C4 to D#5 | moderate |
Estimated ranges (11)
| Song | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| You’re the Inspiration | G2 to B4estimated | higher-risk |
| Hard to Say I’m Sorry | G#2 to A#4estimated | higher-risk |
| Razzle Dazzle | C#3 to B4estimated | moderate |
| Saturday in the Park | G2 to A4estimated | higher-risk |
| Nowadays | C3 to A#4estimated | moderate |
| 25 or 6 to 4 | G#2 to C5estimated | higher-risk |
| Mr. Cellophane | A#2 to G#4estimated | moderate |
| When You’re Good to Mama | B2 to A4estimated | moderate |
| If You Leave Me Now | F#2 to G#4estimated | higher-risk |
| Cell Block Tango | C#3 to G#4estimated | moderate |
| All That Jazz | D3 to A#4estimated | moderate |
Range research pending (66)
Is C4 to D#5 your range too?
503 songs in the HumMatch catalog fit entirely inside a C4-D#5 range.
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Each of these artists' known ranges overlaps most of Chicago's range (C4 to D#5), so songs that fit one voice tend to fit the others. Overlap is measured in shared semitones, estimated ranges are marked.
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Chicago FAQ
Across the 1 Chicago song with researched vocal ranges in the HumMatch catalog, the sung notes run from C4 to D#5, about 15 semitones (roughly 1.3 octaves). Individual songs cover smaller slices of that range.
Chicago songs, in their original keys, sit closest to the mezzo-soprano band (A3 to F5). Voice types are bands rather than exact labels, so neighboring types can often sing the same songs with small key changes. Source: 1 researched song range in the HumMatch catalog.
Ranked by top-note extremity and range span, 25 or 6 to 4 is the most demanding Chicago song on HumMatch: it is estimated to run G#2 to C5.
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