Voice type and genre
Folk Songs for Tenors
175 Folk songs in the HumMatch catalog sit entirely inside a typical tenor range, C3 to A4. Every one of them stays inside that band from first note to last, so none of them ask you for a note you do not have.
Voice type is a practical grouping here, not a clinical classification. Two tenors rarely share the exact same range, which is why the fit percent below is worked out from notes rather than from the label.
Most popular Folk songs in a tenor range
| Song | Range | Difficulty | Fit for a tenor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard vocal range by Paul Simon | E3 to A4 | Easier | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Nice to Meet You vocal range by Myles Smith | D3 to E4 | Easier | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Hands vocal range by Jewel | D#3 to G#4 | Easier | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Poems, Prayers and Promises vocal range by John Denver | C#3 to F#4 | Easier | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Perhaps Love vocal range by John Denver | C#3 to F#4 | Easier | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Fly Away vocal range by John Denver | C#3 to F#4 | Easier | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Any Way the Wind Blows vocal range by Eva Noblezada | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Black Mountain Rag vocal range by Doc Watson | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Boy with a Coin vocal range by Iron & Wine | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Cotton Fields vocal range by Leadbelly | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Dance Me to the End of Love vocal range by Madeleine Peyroux | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Deep River Blues vocal range by Doc Watson | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) vocal range by Woody Guthrie | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Desperados Waiting for a Train vocal range by Guy Clark | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Don’t Wait Too Long vocal range by Madeleine Peyroux | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Down in the Valley vocal range by The Head and the Heart | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| From a Distance vocal range by Nanci Griffith | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Gentle on My Mind vocal range by John Hartford | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Goodnight, Irene vocal range by Leadbelly | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Greenback Dollar vocal range by The Kingston Trio | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Gulf Coast Highway vocal range by Nanci Griffith | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Hey, Little Songbird vocal range by Patrick Page | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Homegrown Tomatoes vocal range by Guy Clark | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) vocal range by Pete Seeger | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| If I Needed You vocal range by Townes Van Zandt | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| L.A. Freeway vocal range by Guy Clark | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Let the Mystery Be vocal range by Iris DeMent | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Livin' It Up on Top vocal range by Amber Gray | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| London Homesick Blues vocal range by Jerry Jeff Walker | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Lost in My Mind vocal range by The Head and the Heart | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Love at the Five and Dime vocal range by Nanci Griffith | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Midnight Special vocal range by Leadbelly | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Mr. Bojangles vocal range by Jerry Jeff Walker | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| M.T.A. vocal range by The Kingston Trio | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Our Town vocal range by Iris DeMent | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Pancho and Lefty vocal range by Townes Van Zandt | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Rivers and Roads vocal range by The Head and the Heart | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Road to Hell vocal range by Andre De Shields | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Rock Island Line vocal range by Leadbelly | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Scotch and Soda vocal range by The Kingston Trio | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Shady Grove vocal range by Doc Watson | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Speed of the Sound of Loneliness vocal range by Nanci Griffith | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Steam Powered Aereo Plane vocal range by John Hartford | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Tennessee Stud vocal range by Doc Watson | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| The Dragonborn Comes vocal range by Malukah | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| To Live Is to Fly vocal range by Townes Van Zandt | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Tom Dooley vocal range by The Kingston Trio | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) vocal range by Pete Seeger | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother vocal range by Jerry Jeff Walker | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Wait for Me vocal range by Reeve Carney | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| We Shall Overcome vocal range by Pete Seeger | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night vocal range by Leadbelly | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Where Have All the Flowers Gone vocal range by The Kingston Trio | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go vocal range by Madeleine Peyroux | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| My Sweet Lady vocal range by John Denver | C#3 to F#4 | Easier | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Broken Crown vocal range by Mumford & Sons | D3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Age of Aggression vocal range by Malukah | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| Age of Oppression vocal range by Malukah | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| All I’ve Ever Known vocal range by Eva Noblezada | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
| All I’ve Ever Known vocal range by Reeve Carney | C3 to A4 | Moderate | Built for your voice (99%) |
Showing 60 of 175 songs, ordered by popularity.
Folk songs for other voice types
Other genres that fit a tenor range
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A voice-type band is a starting point. Your own range is the real answer, and it takes 30 seconds: hum three notes, get your Vocal ID, and every song on HumMatch shows a fit percent worked out against your notes rather than a category.