How to Sing Cover Songs with Limited Vocal Range (3 Tips) 

Great advice! That’s something I need to get better at, being confident with my natural key and tone.

Hi from Spain, I really enjoyed your video, presentation and practical application of how you perform. I use a de-tuned guitar one whole step down and like you point out, I also use heavier gauge strings to keep the tension similar to my other guitars. I uses 56/13's on the de-tuned guitar and 54/12's on my standard tuned guitars. I also use these heavier 56/13's on an acoustic guitar tuned in open "G" to cover Rolling Stones classics, I tune this GGDGBD using two 5th. A strings, Keith Richards only used 5 strings removing his low E on both his Telecaster and his acoustic, I call my open "G" tuning " Double open G tuning,it really increases the base sound which I like and no one plays "Brown Sugar" etc., in my tuning, I don't think? We are all different and need to be unique like you said, your F#minor is an example which I really liked. My vocal range is my problem and I will take your advice using the audience!!! I also use 56/13's for DADGAD tuning and even tried 59/14's but then I had to alter the nut, but it sounded good. Great video, really enjoyed listening to your advice, kind regards John.

Hi Jason - these are the vocal tips that all the pros use all time - but very few artists talk about it! Knowing the sweet spot of your voice is really important - where you want the majority of the song to sit.

I use to hit those David Lee Roth notes in my youth.,I don't even try anymore at almost 58 yrs.,great advice man

Very inspirational video and great advice at the end too.

I am a shit singer so thanks

These are some good tips... I have very limited range after damaging my voice years ago... Plus, I'm getting older... I've limited myself on the songs I try to learn... There are a lot of good songs I'd love to play, but avoided them due to my crappy voice... Example, I want to learn "Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel/Disturbed...

Totally, this is great!

Fantastic lesson!!! 🤘💀

Nice job

thank you! I def have a limited range and it took me awhile to start transposing certain songs into a more friendly key. One question, do you do Chris Isaac Wicked Game? I love the song, the guitar part is great, but man I won't go near trying it live due to his vocal

Awesome

I got so frustrated today. As a woman i can only sing from F4 to F4. And I've been to 2 vocal coaches and they just push me to sing higher when I can't and I feel the damage. When i tell them how should i sing higher notes? They're you have to find the place. Then why the heck am i paying you???

great..can you make a video about death metal vocals for beginners and how did you learn it

Looks like I’m going to have to learn to play other chords than GCD if I want to come down in key. Unacceptable!

Its really a Nice topic. I personnaly Have more difficulty reaching lower notes than Higher note. But I guess I could not uptune my guitar, but I guess that's why There capo.

Hey Jason, great tutorial thank you. We have a very similar vocal range, how many steps down do you typically transpose your songs? Thanks! 🤘🏻

ok but now go ahead and sing that part "I remember, I remembeeeeeeeer youuuuuuuuuuuuu yeaaaah"

I think we have the same voice. 👍

Hi Jason hope all is well, I have question. when ever i try to make up my own riffs i seem to fall back into the same riff patterns i already know and cannot play what i'm trying to get out . like these riffs are ingrained in my fingers. how do you brake this cycle??.. hope this made sense

Nice Tee Shirt \m/ \m/

Your singing voice sounds higher then your talking voice. You sound like a tenor.

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Your preferred method does make the most sense to me, but, I hate the thought of learning how to play songs incorrectly. For this reason, I keep three guitars on hand, one in std. tuning, one tuned a half-step down, and one a full-step down. Admittedly, the strings on the one tuned a full step down are very loose and twangy, which isn't great. Because of this, I might have to give your suggestion a try. I really enjoy you and your channel, so thank you.

Your singing voice is amazing! Doesn't even sound like you since your talking voice is pretty deep, like mine. Gives me hope! 😂

I am sure this is a stupid question, but I have to ask it anyway. I will preface this by saying; I am not a singer or musician. I am asking purely because I don't know. Why not sing in the same key but in an octave that is good for your voice? When I do sing, like at a church, or crowd event, or when I am alone in the car blasting tunes (most common), my singing voice is actually deeper than my regular voice which is moderately baritone. Otherwise I simply cant match the note. I have like 1 octave range. But isn't in tune OK? Why does it have to match the "height?" As a listener of music, I am not put off by someone who sings a tune in their own voice when they are covering a song, especially if they are covering a lot of songs in different genres. Some tones may fit some genres better, but it's a cover. What is the big deal? I honestly don't get it.

Wow, Jason with acoustic 👀

Great video Jason! Do you have another video of general singing advice?

I can play guitar well enough to do solo gigs. My voice COULD be okay if I could just stay on pitch. I have a tendency, I think, to focus too much on my guitar playing and I get lazy with my vocal notes. Any tips would be appreciated. 👽✌️ I also adapt the vocal lines to fit my range. Many times, I change the whole vocal melody in parts, make it mine…which means I fix it so I can actually pull it off.

Definitely singing is the hardest part. The majority of the audience naturally pays attention to the vocals. People know lyrics, not scales.

Hi Jason. I think I saw this video or at least part of it before, but today for some reason it really resonated with me and I watched it all the way to the end and did hit the Like button. This is really great advice for vocalist, no matter what the range is. Thanks for putting out this content.

Well, to see if there was something I was missing/overlooking regarding extending range, or getting back some of the lost range from when I was younger, I decided to take vocal lessons again for a year with someone who definitely knows what he is doing when it comes to high notes. I also saw two ENTs last year who looked at my folds to rule out damage, AND I worked with two voice therapists, but, so far, when it comes to high notes, no indication of being able to access any more high notes than I could beforehand. I'm told there's a type of vocal fold injection that could bulk up the folds and could potentially improve access to high notes, but, to me, it's probably not worth the hassle or risks. I'm told I sound good when singing songs within my range, it's just that my high notes are limited.

Awesome video! Subscribed with thanks.

when will you stream again!

Jason: I have a limited vocal range Also Jason: 1:29

Method 4: buy (insert singing teacher's name here)'s singing course to magically extend your range by an octave, and then when it turns out that the course doesn't actually help for you (because, after all, results will vary, and they work best for those who are younger and/or who don't already understand the concepts), then go back to using one of the 3 methods demonstrated here that actually work. (and hopefully get a refund for the singing course that didn't help extend range)

Thx so much for the lesson you kill me at 1:20 I was so used to video tips on metal that it's shocking to see you play this type of songs again thank you for giving me hope to be able to sing wanted dead or alive with my broken voice

Big fan sir

Half step down is the way to go. Like you said, helps right across the board. Use a capo when I want to do standard tuning…..which is rarely. Awesome videos Jason. Keep em coming