How Low Voice Types can NAIL High Notes! (hint: not mixed voice this time) 

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"Nowhere to run" (15x) in a high pitched voice, thankfully I'm home alone.

Strengthening my falsetto made all the difference. It even fixed my tendency to get stuck in whistle register!

80% of your channel is literally “here’s how to find your mixed voice” in 1000 different ways and I’m all the way here for it. Preach 🤘🏻

Axl was a good example because that dude has such a low voice yet he’s able to hit ridiculously high and low notes. A great example would have been to use the line around the 3 minute mark of IRS- almost sounds like a dolphin whale whistle

As a working singer for 20 yrs I gotta tell you man, your videos are priceless. Your approach to vocalising and voice creation is amazing. Also I really admire how you admire singers, music and songs. All I can say is thanks for the great tips and keep up the amazing work!!!

I've been taking vocal lessons for the past year and somehow, anytime I make a discovery with my voice, you upload the perfect video to enunciate what I've been experiencing :D Don't know how you do it, but keep at it. :D Love your content!

Forgetting about classifications and focusing on vocal weight, that’s solid advice, thank you so much! Extremely helpful. 🙏👍

Jonathan Young is a great example of that and a proof that basses can sing the high metal vocals. Btw, Chris, it'd be awesome if you could check and analyse some of his stuff.

Bro, you have a great voice. A lot of these youtube voice people comment but they can't actually sing for shit. You're great at this.

9:29 Nowhere to run but then he proceeds to do a run

I was diagnosed as a baritone by a classical vocal teacher. The limit to my range was an A4. For a while I def thought “that’s just how it is” but I always gravitated towards singing tenor vocal lines. I did it wrong for a long time, and I sounded absolutely horrible, but I kept trying. Whether or not she was right with her diagnosis - I’ve topped out at a C6 that is usable (although probably only for power metal purposes 😂). I’m not claiming to have mastered my voice, but I can absolutely sing above my original baritone range comfortably and for long periods. It’s exactly like Chris talks about - it’s all about mix-voice and practicing how to blend chest/head so that you can “trick” everyone into thinking there’s a lot more power in the highs than there actually is. Also: harsh vocals can absolutely help singing too. I was always able to hit pitched high screams way before I could sing them. It taught me a lot about breath control, placement, and compression. Love this channel! 🤘

teaching a controllable, relaxed twang engage to a singer is one of the most difficult tasks. Good on you.

Finally discovering this exact thing was one of the biggest breakthroughs I've ever had. The other being always keeping some type of forward placement so that I don't swallow my words and raise my larynx as I go higher in my range.

OMG... This worked! I've been trying to hit the high notes in Heart's "Barracuda" for years! YEARS!!! After watching this video, I tried just using less air.... in fact actually holding my breath, and I was able to hit that note (F# 5) and HIGHER!! Wow, this is exciting! Was that all I needed to do?? Geeeeze. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ok now it's much more clear to me, I've been thinning my voice resonece and going up and down with it and mixing it with pitch and i didn't know all the terms but now i have a clearer image of what im doing. Thank you Chris👍🏼

Omg. This is exactly what I needed!!! THANK YOU!

Don Henley and Tom Petty are good explorations for "weighty" speaking voices vs. where they often sang. The 2 singers that blew me away with speaking vs singing voices were Henley and Axl Rose all those years ago. Of course there's Geoff Tate for a fantastic speaking/singing exploration.

Amazing video Chris super super helpful and ground breaking for me thank you for what you do !

I really enjoy your vocal teachings, full of freedom and fun.

Great video. Amazing description and implication of Vocal Weight. Priceless.

That's why I've just bought your distortion course. You are awesome.

Love it! Thanks for this nugget of gold.

The thing that helped me figure singing higher out more than anything was simply understanding vocal cord closure. You should do a video on that when you get a chance, it’s a game changer!

Thank you Chris! Please more head voice stuff

Fantastic video, explanation of vocal weight, examples, demonstrations and exercises. I’m excited to work these into my singing.

Filling yet another gap in my knowledge that I didn't even know existed! Immediate improvements made just by watching and applying what's in this video. You really are the best teacher of anything I've ever come across by a mile. Thank you Chris 🙏

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been pushing up against this for my whole life and I keep finding new notes that are possible based on your videos and improving my harsh vocals as well.

Priceless knowledge man, thank you for sharing and looking up to add more tools to my singing

Amazing video. Helps so much! For the longest time I was thinking this way of singing was someone being super dynamic (which is also hard by listening since modern compression is very heavy) And I always struggled trying to sing and being mindful of being dynamic. But thinking of it as vocal weight makes it so much easier to understand and apply to singing.

😃 you are so right , thank you

Chris, thank you so much for all the effort you put into these videos, i am a contrabass and my chest range is from B1-B3, i thought i would never be able to access my higher range and sing the way i have dreamed of, but thanks to your videos and a lot of practice, i have been able to unlock my mix voice and get up to higher 4th octave. Keep up the great work!

Chris being an inspiration as usual!

Wow! As an alto I could never go beyond E5 chest without breaking but after following your teachings I have been able to expand it to A5! Thank you so much Chris!! ❤🎉

Great stuff as always Chris 🤘

Thanks so much! I've got a very low voice (D4 down to G1) and I'm looking forward to practicing this exercise to extend my useful range.

Notification gang Also you’re phenomenal, my singing and screaming has skyrocketed in range and support thanks to these incredible deep dives.

Thank you!

Awesome video chris this idea is super important for everyone who sings tbh great examples too❤ and of course i have to ask for a blind melon video from you bc youre teaching style is goated and i dont understand shannon hoons voice 💯

I'm sat working going NoWhErE to RUN!! Love that song so good example to use

Love this video! A great way to think of lightening vocal weight is to think of it as imitating head voice tone with your chest voice 😊

Another awesome out-of-the-box approach! I had fun experimenting with it! The weird "in-between" of not quite being in head voice reminds me of the vocals in "Man Next Door" by Massive Attack. He even switches his vocal weight similliar to your approach in the video on occasion (very subtly, though)! Same singer sings in similliar style on "Angel" by Massive Attack.

To me this is something Billie Corgan does well, he changes his weighing so much within phrases.

This will ne VERY useful

For a great example, see Warrel Dane, compare his work with Sanctuary vs. Nevermore.

Next video will be learning bass notes for tenors? I'd love to see you learn (and teach) sub bass.

Thank you 😊

6:40 I'm totally hearing Jack Black!! 😀

As somebody with a bottom-of-their-boots speaking register, THANK YOU. That was very liberating to watch...might wait until the neighbours go out before I try that exercise!

Well I probably frightened my neighbours, listening and practising this video but it wort it, I have a relatively low voice but with help of your videos, I learned that you should just get to know your resonances and explore different ways and spectrums you can use them musically. Practising vocals is actually like practising anything and I think it's a myth that you just got a beautiful singing voice naturally or you shouldn't be able to sing this or that. Getting to know your voice and trying to learn seemlesly mix the resonances takes time, of course some people have more tendencies for higher notes, or spesific pitches and runs or maybe a just has a better ear but It's the work and passion you put in to your voice that matters at the end of the day. Thanks for all the motivation. Great video as always.

I am very interested to hear this, because while I love using mixed voice, I think you need a little more than that to sing as high as you want to, especially with a very chesty sound.

I started singing a few years ago at 56 years old, no clue what I’m doing but when I watched this video I realized maybe I do have some sort of idea what I’m doing as I naturally learned by ear and experiment how to do EXACTLY what your excellent lesson is teaching

Hilariously, I just started imagining a horror movie villain (like Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, etc.) testing out ways to say, “Nowhere to ~run~,” as they chase people down. Lmao

i love how goofy these videos inherently are; aka freedom. chris, you're amazing thank you

Cool video, bro

I had to kinda relearn how to sing due to a sports injury last December. Falsetto was the gateway to getting my mixed voice back. I still don't have my full vocal strength back yet, even after about four months, but it's slowly getting better

Thanks

Wieder sehr cool 👍

I've always had a deep voice and I definitely felt the dismay of not being able to sing as high as the power metal vocalists that I wanted to sing like. When I learned about resonance, thin cord engagement and mixed voice it really changed how I see my vocals. Not only am I singing along with some of my favourite vocalists, but it's reshaping how I approach writing music too.

I can go from Barry White to Mariah Carey and the transitions are the trickiest thing.

Came here after trying to do Mississippi Queen by Mountain. Didn’t do bad but ran out of juice trying to support the high notes and grit.

You sounded like MJ saying nowhere to run and I laughed so hard to myself 😂

This can also help the other way round...being a high soprano like me...experiment with vocal mass, weight also for deeep notes

I've taught myself this trying to sing gnr and zepplin tunes alone in my car for 30 years. lol gnr lies your crazy is a great tune to learn shifting thru chest/head/falsetto.

Learn to use overtones. You will be able to do so many things once you know how 🙂 8:32 THAT was a spot on note ^^ Very well explained at the end.

I knew it was possible for a long time I just never understood how. Johnny Horton was a favorite around the house when I was a kid.

Imagine you wake up during the middle of the night and all you hear is 5:19 lmao

Great video! Is there a similar method for natural high tenors to get more depth to their low notes? I struggle to get a good sound even on notes that aren't that low, and it just feels like "my instrument" in terms of resonance is different to that of a baritone or bass voice.

Man! I know a lot of church choir members that could benefit from listening to this video. It's more about contorting your mouth and throat than it is belting out notes.

It is a dream of mine to get Noah on this channel. I’ve commented this before, but it would be SO awesome to get Noah on here and go into a deep dive on his techniques like you did with Will Ramos. I have no clue what goes into that, but it would just be SO awesome.

Interesting... Is it possible to compare with more Lives shows ?

i had this trouble always

Totally enjoying your context, wishing you many years of blessings for your future you wish to attain 🙏💫🧚🏼‍♂️

Ive just tried nowhere to run Chris. It feels like im smiling as I go higher.

I would be interested in what you have to say about "Gris, Pt. 2" from the Game "Gris". It's a short but beautiful song.

Been teaching myself how to sing. After 3 years I can sing Castle on the Hill!! Ok now I see this video and hopeful for extreme notes :)

Is there a way we can get an inverse of this idea? Singing lower with a higher voice? Sorry not sure if this has been covered

5:11 when you’re being held hostage in Mickey Mouse Playhouse

3:15 lmao

i was kinda hoping this would help my expand my range, but i can see thats not what this lesson is for my range is C3 to C5, but the last 4 notes up to C5 dont sound any good (oh, and i think im a weighty mezzo, rather than a true alto). thankfully, i ust discovered how to fix my placement, so my voice is strong for higher now i just need a couple more notes, and maybe Heartbreak Station will come out right. the problem is, all sound VANISHES above that C5. its just not there, so idk how to work on it if there no sound at all. im gentle, ive relaxed as many muscles as i can find, just..where is it?? also, i love that a vocal instructor mentioned axl rose. hes my favorite vocalist!

Can you sing Alone by Heart live? I would love to see you how you apply different techniques on this song🤘 Thank you in advance.🤘🤘🤘

I'm going to sound like an ambulance all day... I just drive around all day at work. 🚑🚑🚑

Voice types are intended for good, and in fact they do represent an important truth, so,e people’s’ mechanism is naturally wire for a bit lower or bit higher mean pitch production. Should not be viewed as a limiting thing though.

5:11 reminded me of "Anita Max Wynn" XD

Check out the track "A Hard Road" by John Mayall for a generally low voice that can sear an amazingly high note (E5 in this case)

Brendon Urie is another great example.

This looney video had me doing it before it was over! Is that good, or what! 👍

This is all about mussell calling. For a low or high voice you use different ones

Hint not mix just falsetto with some resonance 😇

This is great, I'm reccomending this to my friend. Als Was the the title supposed to be "noes" and not "notes"?

Im a bass probably even lower without subhamornics a b2 than the actual classification but recently my absolute highest note is a A5 from maybe a year and a half ago not being able to go past even half an a octave, if i can do that yall can do it too! also dont prioritise range more than tone baritone/bass voices on top anyways

Same with Prince, really low voice in interview

Damon Albarn is also an example of someone with a surprisingly deep speaking voice that sings high and light

I think my biggest issue is the difference in power between my head voice and my chest voice. When I hit the top of my range in chest voice and even my mixed voice, it sounds WAY less powerful in my head voice. I try to compensate by adding more power with my diaphragm but it just sounds weak. I suppose the "vocal weight" concept is what I really need to focus on if I want my head voice to sound a bit more similar to chest/mixed voice in terms of power

So it seems like this is just transitioning easily from chest to head voice? I can do that,, can sound like Axl in that first clip. One thing I've been struggling with is attempting to sing Self Esteem but I can't really do it without doing falsetto, which obviously sounds nothing like Dexter. Any ideas?

You would be great at voice acting.

I'm frustrated because I know that in head voice/falsetto I can reach the notes that I want but it sound like opera ish if yk what I mean? Or else, if I don't close my cords enough it sounds like airy (Ik this is normal, I can do it perfectly in my chest voice and I like to use that resource) so idk how to "strenghten" my falsetto/headvoice. And I've reached my limit in terms of chest voice I think. Can u recomend one of your videos to help me with this?? #help hahjaha Also, idk if im singing in mixed, head or chest voice, because when I reach my limit and I put my hand into my chest, it doesn't resonate there and it's very thin, but still like that, I'm unable to reach the notes that I want :(

This is excellent but I can't keep a straight face while watching 🤣🤣

how do you prevent raising the larynx when you do the lightened voice?

Vocal type should only be defined as your natural resting place.