Can you sing Washing Machine Heart by Mitski?

The verses murmur low and conversational, then the chorus hook leaps up and repeats like a mantra. The researched range runs F#3 to A4, a 15 semitone span, and the deciding moment is that first chorus lift: short, punchy top notes that come back again and again rather than one big climb. The skill it demands is clean onset and mixed-voice bounce, touching A4 lightly many times instead of belting it once.

Tenors fit the whole map, with the top landing exactly on their ceiling: natural casting with zero spare headroom, so keep the hook light. Altos also fit end to end and may have the easiest ride of anyone. Mezzos run out of floor, since F#3 sits 3 semitones below their band, so the verses turn breathy; a 3 semitone lift restores them without endangering the top. Baritones face 4 semitones over the ceiling on every hook, making a 4 semitone drop their honest setting. No verified key is stored on this entry, so set your starting pitch from the chorus and let the verses fall where they may. If this Mitski groove suits you, Nobody works the same low-verse, bright-chorus architecture.

Practice cue: speak the verse text in rhythm at your talking pitch, then sing it without adding effort. The verses should cost no more than conversation.

Written from this song's researched range on file, F#3 to A4 (15 semitones). July 2026.