Can you sing Safe and Sound by Capital Cities?
Safe and Sound by Capital Cities runs C4 to G4 (7 semitones), rated easier for karaoke. Hum for 30 seconds to see your exact percent fit before you step up.
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Vocal character
bright chant-like indie tenor · tenor, steady upbeat delivery with trumpet-led peaks
Editorial estimate, used as a minor fine-tuning signal alongside your vocal range, not a substitute for hearing the song.
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What key is Safe and Sound in?
HumMatch's audio analysis reads Safe and Sound in C major at 95% confidence and about 118 BPM, a confident read, so the original key shown here is a solid starting point for practice or transposition.
Can I sing Safe and Sound at karaoke?
Few entries in indie pop songs HumMatch tracks stretch as wide as Safe and Sound: its 7-semitone span lands in the top 100%.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around C4 and the high note around G4. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
On Safe and Sound, G4 climbs past what's comfortable for a baritone, though a tenor can reach it without strain.
Karaoke difficulty
Compared with the typical indie pop song HumMatch tracks, Safe and Sound scores less familiar for karaoke: 38/100 against a median of 50.
Who it likely fits
Much of Safe and Sound's 25/100 karaoke-difficulty rating traces back to a range in the top 100% widest for indie pop.
Who may struggle
Safe and Sound clocks in at 118 BPM in C major: slower than a typical indie pop pick.
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Range Guide
Safe and Sound is estimated around C4 to G4. 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
Singable by almost anyone since the melody sits in a narrow C4 to G4 band.
Best when your Vocal ID overlaps the main melody without strain.
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Song fit FAQ
Safe and Sound spans roughly C4 to G4: about 7 semitones. Your safest move is to compare that against your own Vocal ID.
Across the 1 Capital Cities song with researched vocal ranges on HumMatch, the sung notes run from C4 to G4, about 7 semitones (roughly 0.6 octaves). See the full Capital Cities vocal range guide for voice type and the hardest songs.
Safe and Sound scores 25/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as easier. Compared with the typical indie pop song HumMatch tracks, Safe and Sound scores less familiar for karaoke: 38/100 against a median of 50.
On Safe and Sound, G4 climbs past what's comfortable for a baritone, though a tenor can reach it without strain.
Much of Safe and Sound's 25/100 karaoke-difficulty rating traces back to a range in the top 100% widest for indie pop.
Safe and Sound may work at karaoke if the original key sits comfortably for you and you know where the risky chorus or low phrases happen.
Hum 3 notes in HumMatch and compare your Vocal ID against Safe and Sound, safer alternatives, and higher-risk picks.
Safe and Sound by Capital Cities is in C major. HumMatch's audio analysis detects this key at 95% confidence, and that score is shown on the page so you know how solid the read is.
Safe and Sound runs at about 118 BPM, as measured by HumMatch's audio analysis.
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