Baritone vocal range: A2 to A4
The baritone range runs roughly A2 to A4 — about 2.0 octaves — and here is how to tell whether it is actually yours.
The range
A baritone sits at roughly A2 to A4: 24 semitones, or about 2.0 octaves. These are comfortable working ranges rather than the extremes a trained singer can reach on a good day, which is the distinction that matters when you are trying to place your own voice.
The most common male voice type, sitting between bass and tenor. Baritone is the default speaking-voice range for most men, which is why so much conversational, mid-register pop sits naturally in it.
How voice type is actually decided
Voice type is not the same question as highest note. It is decided mainly by tessitura — the part of the range where the voice is comfortable and sounds best over a whole song — and secondarily by timbre and by where the register transitions fall. A range measurement narrows the answer; it does not settle it.
sentivoice classifies a measured range by comparing its midpoint against each type's midpoint and taking the nearest. That is a rough self-classification and it is meant as one: it is good enough to tell you what key to try a song in, and it is not a conservatory placement.
What people get wrong about it
Baritones frequently believe they are failed tenors, because most commercially recorded male pop is written high. A baritone straining at the top of a pop song is not lacking technique; the song is in the wrong key.
What to sing
Rock, folk, country and most singer-songwriter material sit comfortably here. If a song feels like a fight above the chorus, moving it down two semitones usually resolves it entirely.
Take the vocal range test
A guided in-browser test that finds your lowest and highest usable notes and classifies your voice type from the result.
Take the vocal range testCommon questions
What is the baritone vocal range in notes?
Roughly A2 to A4, which is 24 semitones or about 2.0 octaves. Individual singers vary in both directions, and the working range that a singer can use for a whole performance is usually narrower than the total range they can produce.
Can my voice type change?
The comfortable range can shift with training, age and health, and it usually widens at the top with technique. Wholesale reclassification is uncommon in adults. Adolescent voices are a different matter and are still settling.
How do I measure my own range?
Sing down from a comfortable note until the tone stops being usable, then up the same way, and record the lowest and highest notes you could actually hold — not the ones you could just about produce. sentivoice runs this as a guided in-browser test using your microphone.