Bring me to life: key, vocal range and notes
Amy Lee of Evanescence sings Bring me to life in E minor at 96 BPM. The melody spans D4–D5, exactly an octave, and 84% of the time stays between G4 and C5 — comfortable for contraltos and mezzo-sopranos and sopranos in the original key. Difficulty: 31/100, easy.
- Key
- E minor
- Vocal range
- D4 – D51 octave
- Sits mostly
- G4 – C584% of singing time
- Highest note
- D52 times, first at 0:23
- Difficulty
- 31easy, out of 100
Notes of Bring me to life 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: E, F#, G, A, B, C, 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. Bring me to life has 10 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
- D5 at 0:23, 1:31. Each one is short — 1 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- D4 at 2:08, 3:12. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A perfect fifth, E4 → B4, 3 times; first at 1:06.
- Longest note
- B4, held for 5.1 s at 3:24.
- How much singing
- 2:32 of 3:29: 256 notes in 10 phrases.
- Tempo
- 96 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 — 238 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 (107 times).
- The widest jump is perfect 5th, 3 times — 3 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 Bring me to life 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 | −13 semitones | E♭ minor | C#3C#4 |
| Baritone | −8 semitones | G♯ minor | F#3F#4 |
| Tenor | −5 semitones | B minor | A3A4 |
| Contralto | original key | E minor | D4D5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | original key | E minor | D4D5 |
| Soprano | original key | E minor | D4D5 |
Sing Bring me to life 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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What's your range? Sing a few notes in the online test: it finds your lowest and highest notes and your voice type.
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If Bring me to life fits your voice, these will too: the same lowest and highest notes and the same middle.
More Evanescence songs
Key, range and difficulty of other Evanescence songs in Vocaberry. All Evanescence songs and Amy Lee's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Going Under2003 | Key Bm | E4F#5 | easy · 39 |
| My Immortal2003 | Key A | G#3C#5 | medium · 41 |
Practise Bring me to life by the notes
Bring me to life 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 Bring me to life. Real-time pitch feedback, warm-ups and exercises tuned to your range.
Get VocaberryQuestions about Bring me to life
What key is Bring me to life by Evanescence in?
Bring me to life is in E minor at 96 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a contralto can sing it in the original key; a mezzo-soprano can sing it in the original key; a soprano can sing it in the original key.
What is the vocal range of Bring me to life?
The vocal line goes from D4 to D5 — 1 octave. 84% of the singing time stays between G4 and C5.
What is the highest note in Bring me to life?
D5. It comes 2 times, first at 0:23, always for a moment: altogether 1 seconds out of 152 seconds of singing.
Is Bring me to life hard to sing?
It is rated easy — 31 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is narrow (1 octave); the tricky part is the jump of a perfect fifth up to B4.
Can a man sing Bring me to life?
Yes, in another key: a bass lowers it 13 semitones (E♭ minor); a baritone lowers it 8 semitones (G♯ minor); a tenor lowers it 5 semitones (B 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.