Can you sing Liability by Lorde?
Liability by Lorde runs C3 to G#4 (20 semitones), rated moderate for karaoke. Hum for 30 seconds to see your exact percent fit before you step up.
Vocal character
vulnerable intimate · alto, soft restrained ballad
Editorial estimate, used as a minor fine-tuning signal alongside your vocal range, not a substitute for hearing the song.
Singing Liability: what your voice is in for
One voice, one piano, nowhere to hide: Liability runs C3 to G#4 in the research, a 20 semitone span with an energy score of just 35. Lorde keeps the verses down in the C3 basement, half spoken confession, and the deciding moment is the lift into the final refrain, where the melody climbs toward G#4 while the dynamic barely rises at all.
Quiet singing at the top of a range is supported singing in disguise, and that is the exam here: holding pitch and warmth at low volume with no band to lean on. Tenors fit the entire span, the bottom landing exactly on their floor with one semitone of ceiling to spare. Baritones sit three over the top but keep five in reserve below, so a three semitone drop fits them completely. Altos hold six semitones of headroom against five missing at the bottom, making a five semitone lift their honest setting. No verified key is stored on this entry, so pitch it wherever your softest full tone lives.
Practice cue: sing the refrain at a whisper's volume but with full-body posture, as if projecting to a back row only you know is there. If the pitch holds steady that quiet, the performance will land hard.
Written from this song's researched range on file, C3 to G#4 (20 semitones). July 2026.
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Can I sing Liability at karaoke?
Liability's 20-semitone span puts it in the top 55% widest ranges in pop songs HumMatch tracks.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around C3 and the high note around G#4. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
On Liability, G#4 climbs past what's comfortable for a baritone, though a tenor can reach it without strain.
Karaoke difficulty
Karaoke familiarity for Liability sits at 45/100: less recognizable than the typical pop song HumMatch tracks (median 50).
Who it likely fits
A span in the top 55% widest for pop helps explain Liability's 60/100 karaoke-difficulty score.
Who may struggle
Transpose Liability down 3 semitones and the peak note fits a typical baritone's comfortable range.
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Range Guide
Liability is estimated around C3 to G#4. 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
Good match for an alto comfortable with an intimate, breathy delivery from C3 to Ab4.
Best when your Vocal ID overlaps the main melody without strain.
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Song fit FAQ
Liability spans roughly C3 to G#4: about 20 semitones. Your safest move is to compare that against your own Vocal ID.
Across the 4 Lorde songs with researched vocal ranges on HumMatch, the sung notes run from C3 to C#5, about 25 semitones (roughly 2.1 octaves). See the full Lorde vocal range guide for voice type and the hardest songs.
Liability scores 60/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as moderate. Karaoke familiarity for Liability sits at 45/100: less recognizable than the typical pop song HumMatch tracks (median 50).
On Liability, G#4 climbs past what's comfortable for a baritone, though a tenor can reach it without strain.
A span in the top 55% widest for pop helps explain Liability's 60/100 karaoke-difficulty score.
Liability 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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