Photograph: key, vocal range and notes
Ed Sheeran sings Photograph in E major at 108 BPM. The melody spans B3–B4, exactly an octave, and 81% of the time stays between E4 and G#4 — comfortable for contraltos and mezzo-sopranos in the original key. Difficulty: 40/100, medium.
- Key
- E major
- Vocal range
- B3 – B41 octave
- Sits mostly
- E4 – G#481% of singing time
- Highest note
- B410 times, first at 1:04
- Difficulty
- 40medium, out of 100
Notes of Photograph 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: E, F#, G#, A, B, D#.
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. Photograph has 20 phrases but only 10 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
- B4 at 1:04, 1:06, 1:08, 1:08, 2:19, 2:22, 2:24, 2:24, 2:55, 3:48. Each one is short — 5 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- B3 at 0:36, 0:48, 1:14, 1:51, 1:51, 2:03, 2:30, 2:47, 2:48, 3:17, 3:23, 3:23 and later. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A minor seventh, B3 → A4, 2 times; first at 0:48.
- Longest note
- E4, held for 1.8 s at 1:26.
- How much singing
- 2:36 of 4:13: 419 notes in 20 phrases.
- Tempo
- 108 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 — 398 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 (150 times). The fifths mostly go up (6 up, 0 down).
- The widest jump is minor 7th, 2 times — 2 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 Photograph 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 | F♯ major | C#3C#4 |
| Baritone | −5 semitones | B major | F#3F#4 |
| Tenor | −2 semitones | D major | A3A4 |
| Contralto | original key | E major | B3B4 |
| Mezzo-soprano | original key | E major | B3B4 |
| Soprano | +3 semitones | G major | D4D5 |
Sing Photograph 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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If Photograph fits your voice, these will too: the same lowest and highest notes and the same middle.
More Ed Sheeran songs
Key, range and difficulty of other Ed Sheeran songs in Vocaberry. All Ed Sheeran songs and Ed Sheeran's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shape of You2017 | Key C♯m | G#2B3 | medium · 56 |
| Perfect2017 | Key A♭ | D#3G#4 | medium · 48 |
| The A Team2011 | Key A | E3A4 | medium · 51 |
| Happier2017 | Key C | A2C5 | hard · 62 |
| Give Me Love2011 | Key Am | C3F4 | medium · 54 |
| I See Fire2024 | Key D♭ | F3A#4 | easy · 39 |
Practise Photograph by the notes
Photograph 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 Photograph. Real-time pitch feedback, warm-ups and exercises tuned to your range.
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What key is Photograph by Ed Sheeran in?
Photograph is in E major at 108 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 10 semitones (F♯ major); a baritone lowers it 5 semitones (B major); a tenor lowers it 2 semitones (D major).
What is the vocal range of Photograph?
The vocal line goes from B3 to B4 — 1 octave. 81% of the singing time stays between E4 and G#4.
What is the highest note in Photograph?
B4. It comes 10 times, first at 1:04, always for a moment: altogether 5 seconds out of 156 seconds of singing.
Is Photograph hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 40 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is narrow (1 octave); the tricky part is the jump of a minor seventh up to A4.
Can a woman sing Photograph?
Yes, in another key: a contralto can sing it in the original key; a mezzo-soprano can sing it in the original key; a soprano raises 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.