A Thousand Years: key, vocal range and notes
Christina Perri sings A Thousand Years in B♭ major at 70 BPM. The melody spans F3–C5, about 1.6 octaves, and 84% of the time stays between A#3 and G4. Difficulty: 43/100, medium.
- Key
- B♭ major
- Vocal range
- F3 – C51.6 octaves
- Sits mostly
- A#3 – G484% of singing time
- Highest note
- C51 time, first at 3:36
- Difficulty
- 43medium, out of 100
Notes of A Thousand Years on the keyboard
Every note the vocal line touches. The brightest keys are the ones you hold most of the time.
The melody uses 7 different notes: A#, C, D, D#, F, G, A.
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. A Thousand Years has 6 phrases but only 5 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
- C5 at 3:36. Altogether 2 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- F3 at 1:27, 4:17. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A minor seventh, G3 → F4, 4 times; first at 0:39.
- Longest note
- A#4, held for 2.6 s at 1:04.
- How much singing
- 2:56 of 4:50: 273 notes in 6 phrases.
- Tempo
- 70 BPM — slow enough to learn line by line. 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 — 255 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 55% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (75 times). The fifths mostly go up (6 up, 2 down).
- The widest jump is minor 7th, 4 times — 4 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 A Thousand Years 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 | −11 semitones | B major | F#2C#4 |
| Baritone | −6 semitones | E major | B2F#4 |
| Tenor | −3 semitones | G major | D3A4 |
| Contralto | +2 semitones | C major | G3D5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +6 semitones | E major | B3F#5 |
| Soprano | +9 semitones | G major | D4A5 |
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Questions about A Thousand Years
What key is A Thousand Years by Christina Perri in?
A Thousand Years is in B♭ major at 70 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a contralto raises it 2 semitones (C major); a mezzo-soprano raises it 6 semitones (E major); a soprano raises it 9 semitones (G major).
What is the vocal range of A Thousand Years?
The vocal line goes from F3 to C5 — 1.6 octaves. 84% of the singing time stays between A#3 and G4.
What is the highest note in A Thousand Years?
C5. It comes 1 time, first at 3:36: altogether 2 seconds out of 177 seconds of singing.
Is A Thousand Years hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 43 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is moderate (1.6 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of a minor seventh up to F4.
Can a man sing A Thousand Years?
Yes, in another key: a bass lowers it 11 semitones (B major); a baritone lowers it 6 semitones (E major); a tenor lowers it 3 semitones (G major). 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.