Can you sing Burn the House Down by AJR?
Burn the House Down by AJR runs C3 to A4 (21 semitones), rated moderate for karaoke. Hum for 30 seconds to see your exact percent fit before you step up.
Vocal character
brassy protest-pop swagger · tenor, horn-driven stomp with big drops
Editorial estimate, used as a minor fine-tuning signal alongside your vocal range, not a substitute for hearing the song.
Singing Burn the House Down: what your voice is in for
Our math almost never produces a perfect frame, but here one is: the researched range runs C3 to A4, a 21 semitone span in B major that starts exactly on the tenor floor and ends exactly on the tenor ceiling. AJR fill that frame with theater-kid maximalism at 152 bpm and an energy score of 90: verses that mutter and wink down low, then a horn-driven chorus that vaults to the top and shouts from it. The deciding moment is the chorus vault, a fast climb to sustained A4 calls with the band at full parade volume.
Tenors own it edge to edge, no room to spare on either side, and the page's key math has them sing B major as written; the top will demand a genuinely supported call, not a polite mix. Baritones face four semitones over the ceiling with plenty of floor room, so the suggested four semitone drop to G major hands them the whole frame intact. Altos clear the top by five, but the C3 bottom sits five below their floor, so the key math moves them five up to E major.
Practice cue: call out a bright hey on A4 three times, then immediately sing the chorus line on the same placement. Matching the sung note to a healthy shout is the fastest route to this style of top.
Written from this song's researched range on file, C3 to A4 (21 semitones), original key B major. July 2026.
Sing Burn the House Down by AJR With Lyrics
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What key is Burn the House Down in?
HumMatch's audio analysis reads Burn the House Down in B major at 85% confidence and about 152 BPM, a confident read, so the original key shown here is a solid starting point for practice or transposition.
Can I sing Burn the House Down at karaoke?
Burn the House Down covers 21 semitones top to bottom, good for a top-20% placement among indie pop songs HumMatch tracks.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around C3 and the high note around A4. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
A tenor can sing Burn the House Down's peak (A4) without strain; a baritone would be stretching for it.
Karaoke difficulty
Burn the House Down is a less familiar karaoke pick than the typical indie pop song HumMatch tracks (scores 38/100 vs. a median of 50).
Who it likely fits
That top-20%-widest span for indie pop is a big part of why Burn the House Down scores 60/100 for karaoke difficulty.
Who may struggle
At 152 BPM in B major, Burn the House Down sits on the faster side for an indie pop pick.
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Range Guide
Burn the House Down is estimated around C3 to A4. Compare that with your Vocal ID before choosing the original key. If your comfortable high note is below the song’s hardest section, try a lower key or one of the safer alternatives below.
Perfect For These Voice Types
A tenor friendly anthem whose A4 peaks are punchy but brief, and the C3 verses also suit baritones.
Best when your Vocal ID overlaps the main melody without strain.
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Song fit FAQ
Burn the House Down spans roughly C3 to A4: about 21 semitones. Your safest move is to compare that against your own Vocal ID.
Across the 4 AJR songs with researched vocal ranges on HumMatch, the sung notes run from A#2 to C5, about 26 semitones (roughly 2.2 octaves). See the full AJR vocal range guide for voice type and the hardest songs.
Burn the House Down scores 60/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as moderate. Burn the House Down is a less familiar karaoke pick than the typical indie pop song HumMatch tracks (scores 38/100 vs. a median of 50).
A tenor can sing Burn the House Down's peak (A4) without strain; a baritone would be stretching for it.
That top-20%-widest span for indie pop is a big part of why Burn the House Down scores 60/100 for karaoke difficulty.
Burn the House Down may work at karaoke if the original key sits comfortably for you and you know where the risky chorus or low phrases happen.
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Burn the House Down by AJR is in B major. HumMatch's audio analysis detects this key at 85% confidence, and that score is shown on the page so you know how solid the read is.
Burn the House Down runs at about 152 BPM, as measured by HumMatch's audio analysis.
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