Uptown Funk: key, vocal range and notes
Bruno Mars sings Uptown Funk in D minor at 115 BPM. The melody spans D3–D5, about 2 octaves, and 80% of the time stays between F3 and F4. Difficulty: 60/100, hard.
- Key
- D minor
- Vocal range
- D3 – D52 octaves
- Sits mostly
- F3 – F480% of singing time
- Highest note
- D53 times, first at 1:31
- Difficulty
- 60hard, out of 100
Notes of Uptown Funk on the keyboard
Every note the vocal line touches. The brightest keys are the ones you hold most of the time.
The melody uses 5 different notes: D, F, G, A, C. Every note of the melody belongs to the D minor pentatonic scale (D, F, G, A, C) — one reason the tune is easy to remember.
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. Uptown Funk has 16 phrases but only 9 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
- D5 at 1:31, 2:46, 3:52. Altogether 2 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- D3 at 0:32, 0:32, 1:47, 2:55, 2:56, 2:57, 2:58, 3:00, 3:00, 3:01, 3:02, 3:02 and later. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- 15 semitones, D3 → F4; first at 3:24.
- Longest note
- F4, held for 1.0 s at 2:37.
- How much singing
- 2:28 of 4:12: 585 notes in 16 phrases.
- Tempo
- 115 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 — 561 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 72% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- No half steps at all. Without semitones there are no tricky chromatic notes to pitch.
- The most common move is major 2nd (121 times).
- The widest jump is 15 semitones, 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 Uptown Funk 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 | −10 semitones | E minor | E2E4 |
| Baritone | −5 semitones | A minor | A2A4 |
| Tenor | −2 semitones | C minor | C3C5 |
| Contralto | +3 semitones | F minor | F3F5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +7 semitones | A minor | A3A5 |
| Soprano | +10 semitones | C minor | C4C6 |
Sing Uptown Funk 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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Practise Uptown Funk by the notes
Uptown Funk is one of the songs in Vocaberry — Learn to Sing. The app shows in real time whether you hit the note, and lessons adapt to your vocal range.
Learn to sing with Uptown Funk. Real-time pitch feedback, warm-ups and exercises tuned to your range.
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What key is Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars in?
Uptown Funk is in D minor at 115 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 10 semitones (E minor); a baritone lowers it 5 semitones (A minor); a tenor lowers it 2 semitones (C minor).
What is the vocal range of Uptown Funk?
The vocal line goes from D3 to D5 — 2 octaves. 80% of the singing time stays between F3 and F4.
What is the highest note in Uptown Funk?
D5. It comes 3 times, first at 1:31: altogether 2 seconds out of 149 seconds of singing.
Is Uptown Funk hard to sing?
It is rated hard — 60 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is wide (2 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of 15 semitones up to F4.
Can a woman sing Uptown Funk?
Yes, in another key: a contralto raises it 3 semitones (F minor); a mezzo-soprano raises it 7 semitones (A minor); a soprano raises it 10 semitones (C 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.