Can you sing Tongue Tied by Grouplove?
Tongue Tied by Grouplove runs D#3 to A#4 (19 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 scrappy · tenor, loud bouncy
Editorial estimate, used as a minor fine-tuning signal alongside your vocal range, not a substitute for hearing the song.
Singing Tongue Tied: what your voice is in for
Tongue Tied is a party in ensemble form: trading voices, gang-vocal choruses, and a researched range of D#3 to A#4 that keeps everything within grabbing distance for a room full of friends. The verses of this Grouplove staple bounce in the middle with quick, giddy phrases; the chorus is a collective shout with melody. The deciding element is shared energy: sung alone it needs one voice supplying the enthusiasm of five.
The technique is controlled exuberance: bright, punchy phrasing that flirts with shouting but keeps pitch centers honest, plus stamina for a chorus that everyone expects at full blast every time. Tenors fit with one semitone of stretch at the top; the page's key math offers a two semitone drop to G# major. Altos are two under the floor at the bottom, trivial in the shouty style. Baritones stretch five at the top and either drop the key or recruit the room to carry the peaks, which is frankly the truest performance of this song. The duet-friendly flag on file undersells it: this is a five-friend song.
Practice cue: sing the chorus while jumping on the backbeat, twice through. If you can land pitches mid-jump, no crowded party will ever shake you off this song.
Written from this song's researched range on file, D#3 to A#4 (19 semitones), original key Bb major. July 2026.
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What key is Tongue Tied in?
HumMatch's audio analysis reads Tongue Tied in Bb major at 83% confidence and about 113 BPM, a confident read, so the original key shown here is a solid starting point for practice or transposition.
Can I sing Tongue Tied at karaoke?
Tongue Tied covers 19 semitones top to bottom, good for a top-50% placement among indie pop songs HumMatch tracks.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around D#3 and the high note around A#4. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
Tongue Tied's peak note (A#4) sits above a typical tenor's comfort zone but inside an alto's.
Karaoke difficulty
Tongue Tied 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-50%-widest span for indie pop is a big part of why Tongue Tied scores 50/100 for karaoke difficulty.
Who may struggle
At 113 BPM in Bb major, Tongue Tied sits on the slower side for an indie pop pick.
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Range Guide
Tongue Tied is estimated around D#3 to A#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
Great for energetic tenors and high baritones, with trade-off male and female lines that make it easy to split among friends.
Best when your Vocal ID overlaps the main melody without strain.
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Song fit FAQ
Tongue Tied spans roughly D#3 to A#4: about 19 semitones. Your safest move is to compare that against your own Vocal ID.
Across the 1 Grouplove song with researched vocal ranges on HumMatch, the sung notes run from D#3 to A#4, about 19 semitones (roughly 1.6 octaves). See the full Grouplove vocal range guide for voice type and the hardest songs.
Tongue Tied scores 50/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as easier. Tongue Tied is a less familiar karaoke pick than the typical indie pop song HumMatch tracks (scores 38/100 vs. a median of 50).
Tongue Tied's peak note (A#4) sits above a typical tenor's comfort zone but inside an alto's.
That top-50%-widest span for indie pop is a big part of why Tongue Tied scores 50/100 for karaoke difficulty.
Tongue Tied 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 Tongue Tied, safer alternatives, and higher-risk picks.
Tongue Tied by Grouplove is in Bb major. HumMatch's audio analysis detects this key at 83% confidence, and that score is shown on the page so you know how solid the read is.
Tongue Tied runs at about 113 BPM, as measured by HumMatch's audio analysis.
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