Can you sing Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran?

Bad Habits keeps Ed Sheeran higher than usual for the whole ride: the researched range runs G3 to B4, a 16 semitone span in B minor, at a driving 126 bpm. The verses already sit in the upper middle, and the deciding moment is the chorus hook, which circles B4 in light, bouncing figures delivered in an airy, head dominant tone on the record. The technique is exactly that lightness: mixed voice endurance at speed, since the moderate difficulty comes from how rarely the melody ever comes down to rest.

Altos fit the whole song, and the page's key math has them singing it as written in B minor, the cleanest match on the card. Mezzos are offered a four semitone lift to D# minor that centers the hook beautifully. Tenors sit two semitones over the ceiling as written, close but costly at this tempo, so the key card's four semitone drop to G minor is the sustainable setting. Sopranos can take the six semitone lift to F minor if the verses feel swallowed in the original spot.

Practice cue: sing the chorus on a gentle woo vowel first, keeping it feather light, then swap in the words without adding any weight. If the words make it heavier, slow down and swap again. When it clicks, Eyes Closed is a natural next stop in the same catalog.

Written from this song's researched range on file, G3 to B4 (16 semitones), original key B minor. July 2026.