Mike Patton Vocal Range: Eb1–E7 and Songs You Can Sing
Mike Patton's lowest and highest notes on a keyboard, where they came from, and Mike Patton songs that work at karaoke.
- Lowest
- Eb1
- Highest
- E7
- Span
- 6 octaves
Swipe the keyboard to see every note
Mike Patton's vocal range
Mike Patton sings from Eb1 up to E7, a span of 73 semitones, or about 6 octaves. None of the sources we used names a voice type, so we haven't given one.
About those notes: These notes come from a revised 2014 ranking by Vintage Vinyl News, which measured recorded range across his albums using fan-collected data. Patton himself has brushed off range rankings.
What Mike Patton's voice is like
Mike Patton topped the revised 2014 Vintage Vinyl News ranking of recorded vocal range, with six octaves and a half step. That pushed Axl Rose, the winner of the original chart, down to fourth. The ranking drew on recordings from across his bands, including Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas and Tomahawk. Music Feeds put the span at E-flat 1 to E7, from a subterranean growl to a shriek above most sopranos. It's an extreme range built on extended techniques, so it's best admired rather than matched at karaoke.
How does your voice compare?
Take the free vocal range test: sing low to high into your mic and it finds your lowest and highest notes in about a minute. Come back here and the keyboard above shows your range next to Mike Patton's, with how many semitones you share. The test also lists songs that fit your voice, so you're not guessing at the karaoke book.
Sources
Every range on this page comes from a source we opened. Fan range sites back up press and books here, never replace them.
- Music Feeds: Six-octave, half-note range, E-flat 1 to E7, topping the revised ranking (26 May 2014).
- Spin: Tops the revised list with a six-octave range (27 May 2014). No notes.
- Tone Deaf: The ranking covered his work across his bands; over six octaves (29 May 2014). No notes.