The Vocal Range of Kurt Cobain: (F1-)E♭2-D5(-C6)

[canorjohn]

If I'm not wrong, for the Paramount Theatre show, the guitars were tuned to a half step up. During the "School" performance from that show (especially the "You're in high school again" part) Kurt sounds so fuckin' amazing. I don't know which note that is but when he screams "agaiiinn!" it's just so clear that he hits a damn high note with an absolutely amazing power in his voice. He just had a unique one.

R.I.P.

[Astbruchgefahr]

@canorjohn No, they're in standard there. They started tuning down to Eb after 93.

[canorjohn]

@Astbruchgefahr First of all, what you're talking about is half step DOWN tuning and I'm talking about a half step higher tune. And besides that, they started to tune down to Eb in the second half of 92 not 93.

[Astbruchgefahr]

@canorjohn My bad, I meant to type 92. I know. The paramount concert is in standard tuning, I have played along with the blu ray. There are a couple of videos on YouTube where the sound is one step up, but this is not what is on the blu ray. It's probably an accident in ripping the video. I mentioned the down tuning in case you thought that the reason they were a step up was because you were used to hearing them a step lower live.

[canorjohn]

@Astbruchgefahr Oh, well that makes sense. I was surprised to hear 'em a half step up anyway. The only recording I know in which they were tuned a half step up is the album version of Love Buzz.

[youwinoneinternets]

Thanks for this video (: Kurt's my favourite singer of all time.

[shit311]

pretty sure he was a skilled singer in many ways. i, just another fan of them, not a worshiper

[1111111one]

My favorite singers 1.Layne Staley 2.Robert Plant 3.Kurt Cobain, have you done a Plant vocal range video cuz i cant find it.

[terretetetito]

What are the notes that Kurt hits at the end of the Drain You chorurs ("I.. Like... You")? Cause he seems to have a really hard time singing them live

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@terretetetito E3-D3-C#3 - Definitely not tricky for Cobain range-wise, maybe the darkness and phrasing of the original notes made him struggle with them?

[stpfan729]

Although he is the voice of Gen X I believe (not to shit on die hard Cobainheads) that musically he was the least talented in the seattle scene buit one of the more talented writers, no doubt about that. IMO Staley was overall considering the main attributes of a musician, especially rock, the most talented and second most underrated considering Cornell had the most powerful voice and opne of the most indie or cult followings of the seattle scene. Hope I spelled Seattle right or im retardard.

[stpfan729]

@stpfan729 Sorry for the stupid grammatical errors im trashed

[srs7593]

Don't forget the funny spoken head voice d5 in the beginning of territorial pissings. the word is smile.

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@srs7593 That is actually a full D5 by Kris Novoselic!

[srs7593]

@GoodGuitarSolos dawhaaaaaaaa? they have similar voices then. 

[srs7593]

@GoodGuitarSolos I just learned that he and Kurt had a CCR cover band where Krist sang. I'd doubt if any recordings exist of that but now I'm curious to hear more of Krist's singing.

[Insurrectionnel]

For me the falsetto B5 is rather a Bb5

[BananaRepublicCY]

nothing in front of axl

[000theUnforgiven000]

Do John Frusciante please! 

[tonyfelbs]

wow, now do a video on the variety of Ramones chord progressions....

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@tonyfelbs That sounds great! Or maybe a video about the immense vocal power and versatility of Johnny Rotten?

[Timtherealdeal]

He hasn't got good range. Has 2 octaves at most and live he is terrible.

[Patrycz4k]

cool the same voice range as Micheal Jackson's??

[KCJacksonMuz]

Kurt's voice must have always been screwed up because he's screaming in the tenor range and he's a baritone. His voice was already failing by the time In Utero came out, I wonder how long he could have pushed it if he were still alive.

[petsBenham]

though this is great i just wanna point out falsetto is not somebody's range

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@petsBenham It is.

[petsBenham]

@GoodGuitarSolos yes it is

[Jstinb]

do dave grohl PLEASE

[TheRockLover1000]

Holy shit, I missed this video! xD Nice job, really limited range though

[axltyler]

@axltyler sorry, missed it.

[Isle0fRed]

Brilliant.

[CuriosityRoads]

That's alot of dislikes. :-0

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@CuriosityRoads And all of them in less than 9 hours! That is extreme.

[Nic33rd]

Wicked!