Can you sing Sixteen by Ellie Goulding?
Sixteen by Ellie Goulding is estimated around E3 to E5, based on Ellie Goulding'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 Sixteen in?
HumMatch's audio analysis reads Sixteen in Ab major at 95% confidence and about 110 BPM, a confident read, so the original key shown here is a solid starting point for practice or transposition.
Can I sing Sixteen at karaoke?
Few entries in pop songs HumMatch tracks stretch as wide as Sixteen: its 24-semitone span lands in the top 23%.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around E3 and the high note around E5. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
E5 is Sixteen's ceiling: out of an alto's comfort zone, but well within a mezzo-soprano's.
Karaoke difficulty
Compared with the typical pop song HumMatch tracks, Sixteen scores less familiar for karaoke: 38/100 against a median of 50.
Who it likely fits
Much of Sixteen's 72/100 karaoke-difficulty rating traces back to a range in the top 23% widest for pop.
Who may struggle
Sixteen clocks in at 110 BPM in Ab major: slower than a typical pop pick.
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Range Guide
Sixteen is estimated around E3 to E5. 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
Higher or confident voices may have an easier time with this.
Requires versatility, key awareness, and a comfortable upper edge.
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Easier alternatives
If the chorus feels high, try a lower key or choose a safer pick from your HumMatch results.
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Song fit FAQ
HumMatch estimates Sixteen at E3 to E5 (about 24 semitones), based on Ellie Goulding's typical performed range; song-level verification is pending. Compare it against your own Vocal ID and test the chorus first.
Across the 8 Ellie Goulding songs with researched vocal ranges on HumMatch, the sung notes run from F3 to F5, about 24 semitones (roughly 2 octaves). See the full Ellie Goulding vocal range guide for voice type and the hardest songs.
Sixteen scores 72/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as higher-risk. Compared with the typical pop song HumMatch tracks, Sixteen scores less familiar for karaoke: 38/100 against a median of 50.
E5 is Sixteen's ceiling: out of an alto's comfort zone, but well within a mezzo-soprano's.
Much of Sixteen's 72/100 karaoke-difficulty rating traces back to a range in the top 23% widest for pop.
Sixteen 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 Sixteen, safer alternatives, and higher-risk picks.
Sixteen by Ellie Goulding is in Ab 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.
Sixteen runs at about 110 BPM, as measured by HumMatch's audio analysis.
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