Can you sing Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes?
Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes is estimated around G#2 to C5, based on Fleet Foxes's typical range; song-level verification is pending. Measure your own range free to see how this song fits your voice.
Estimated from the artist’s full range, which likely spans multiple singers or harmonies; the lead melody is probably narrower. Verification pending.
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What key is Helplessness Blues in?
HumMatch's audio analysis reads Helplessness Blues in Eb major at 97% confidence and about 123 BPM, a confident read, so the original key shown here is a solid starting point for practice or transposition.
Can I sing Helplessness Blues at karaoke?
Few entries in indie songs HumMatch tracks stretch as wide as Helplessness Blues: its 28-semitone span lands in the top 1%.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around G#2 and the high note around C5. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
On Helplessness Blues, C5 climbs past what's comfortable for a tenor, though an alto can reach it without strain.
Karaoke difficulty
Compared with the typical indie song HumMatch tracks, Helplessness Blues scores less familiar for karaoke: 38/100 against a median of 40.
Who it likely fits
Much of Helplessness Blues's 84/100 karaoke-difficulty rating traces back to a range in the top 1% widest for indie.
Who may struggle
Running at 123 BPM in Eb major, Helplessness Blues leans faster compared with a typical indie pick.
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Range Guide
Helplessness Blues is estimated around G#2 to C5. 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.
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Balanced voices may find this approachable.
Requires versatility, key awareness, and a comfortable upper edge.
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Song fit FAQ
HumMatch estimates Helplessness Blues at G#2 to C5 (about 28 semitones), based on Fleet Foxes's typical performed range; song-level verification is pending. Compare it against your own Vocal ID and test the chorus first.
HumMatch has not verified a researched vocal range for Fleet Foxes yet. Estimated ranges across 5 songs suggest roughly G#2 to C5 (roughly 2.3 octaves); treat that as an estimate until song-level research lands.
Helplessness Blues scores 84/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as higher-risk. Compared with the typical indie song HumMatch tracks, Helplessness Blues scores less familiar for karaoke: 38/100 against a median of 40.
On Helplessness Blues, C5 climbs past what's comfortable for a tenor, though an alto can reach it without strain.
Much of Helplessness Blues's 84/100 karaoke-difficulty rating traces back to a range in the top 1% widest for indie.
Helplessness Blues 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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Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes is in Eb major. HumMatch's audio analysis detects this key at 97% confidence, and that score is shown on the page so you know how solid the read is.
Helplessness Blues runs at about 123 BPM, as measured by HumMatch's audio analysis.
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