Gimme More: key, vocal range and notes
Britney Spears sings Gimme More in F♯ minor at 113 BPM. The melody spans F#3–C#5, about 1.6 octaves, and 86% of the time stays between B3 and F#4. Difficulty: 35/100, easy.
- Key
- F♯ minor
- Vocal range
- F#3 – C#51.6 octaves
- Sits mostly
- B3 – F#486% of singing time
- Highest note
- C#51 time, first at 2:50
- Difficulty
- 35easy, out of 100
Notes of Gimme More on the keyboard
Every note the vocal line touches. The brightest keys are the ones you hold most of the time.
The melody uses 6 different notes: F#, G#, A, B, C#, E.
The whole song, note by note
The vocal melody from the first word to the last. Each colored block on top is one phrase: blocks with the same letter sing the same melody. Gimme More has 14 phrases but only 8 different melodies — learn those and you know the whole song. Tap a letter to see where it comes back.
Notes and syllables as on the Vocaberry song screen: a line joins the notes of one syllable.
- Highest note
- C#5 at 2:50. Each one is short — 0 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- F#3 at 0:43, 0:45, 0:56, 1:34, 1:36. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- An octave, F#3 → F#4; first at 0:57.
- Longest note
- F#4, held for 1.6 s at 0:34.
- How much singing
- 2:28 of 4:03: 468 notes in 14 phrases.
- Tempo
- 113 BPM — a quick one; learn the lines slowly first. Vocaberry Karaoke lets you change the tempo.
How long each note is sung
Seconds of singing on each note across the whole song.
Intervals: how the melody moves
Every move from one note to the next inside a phrase — 445 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 85% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (69 times).
- The widest jump is octave, 1 time — 1 up, 0 down. Practise it slowly: the far note has to land exactly in tune.
The best key for your voice
The smallest key change that puts Gimme More in the comfortable part of each voice type. Don't know your type? Take the free vocal range test.
| Voice | Change | Key | You'd sing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | −12 semitones | F♯ minor | F#2C#4 |
| Baritone | −7 semitones | B minor | B2F#4 |
| Tenor | −4 semitones | D minor | D3A4 |
| Contralto | +1 semitone | G minor | G3D5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +5 semitones | B minor | B3F#5 |
| Soprano | +8 semitones | D minor | D4A5 |
Sing Gimme More in your key. Vocaberry Karaoke shows which note to sing and whether you hit it. Key and tempo adjust to your voice.
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More Britney Spears songs
Key, range and difficulty of other Britney Spears songs in Vocaberry. All Britney Spears songs and Britney Spears's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| ...Baby One More Time1999 | Key Cm | D#3C5 | medium · 48 |
| Oops!...I Did It Again2000 | Key C♯m | A#3C#5 | medium · 47 |
| Lucky2000 | Key G | G4D6 | medium · 56 |
| Sometimes1999 | Key B♭ | A#3G5 | medium · 52 |
| I Love Rock `N` Roll2001 | Key Em | G3G4 | easy · 38 |
| Don`t Go Knockin` on My Door2000 | Key B♭m | A3A#5 | very hard · 76 |
Questions about Gimme More
What key is Gimme More by Britney Spears in?
Gimme More is in F♯ minor at 113 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a contralto raises it 1 semitone (G minor); a mezzo-soprano raises it 5 semitones (B minor); a soprano raises it 8 semitones (D minor).
What is the vocal range of Gimme More?
The vocal line goes from F#3 to C#5 — 1.6 octaves. 86% of the singing time stays between B3 and F#4.
What is the highest note in Gimme More?
C#5. It comes 1 time, first at 2:50, always for a moment: altogether 0 seconds out of 148 seconds of singing.
Is Gimme More hard to sing?
It is rated easy — 35 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is moderate (1.6 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of an octave up to F#4.
Can a man sing Gimme More?
Yes, in another key: a bass lowers it 12 semitones (F♯ minor); a baritone lowers it 7 semitones (B minor); a tenor lowers it 4 semitones (D minor). Vocaberry Karaoke lets you change the key and tempo of a song.
Notes, range and timing come from the vocal transcription used in Vocaberry Karaoke; the key and difficulty are Vocaberry's. Voice type ranges are the ones Vocal Range uses.