Chain: key, vocal range and notes
Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac sings Chain in E minor at 76 BPM. The melody spans E3–B4, about 1.6 octaves, and 83% of the time stays between D4 and A4. Difficulty: 53/100, medium.
- Key
- E minor
- Vocal range
- E3 – B41.6 octaves
- Sits mostly
- D4 – A483% of singing time
- Highest note
- B411 times, first at 1:00
- Difficulty
- 53medium, out of 100
Notes of Chain 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, G, A, 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. Chain has 12 phrases but only 4 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 1:00, 1:12, 2:15, 2:28, 2:41, 3:58, 4:04, 4:11, 4:11, 4:17, 4:23. Each one is short — 5 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- E3 at 0:47, 1:50, 2:03. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A perfect fifth, E4 → B4, 6 times; first at 1:00.
- Longest note
- E4, held for 1.8 s at 1:34.
- How much singing
- 1:37 of 4:28: 259 notes in 12 phrases.
- Tempo
- 76 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 — 239 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 73% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (113 times). The fifths mostly go up (6 up, 0 down).
- The widest jump is perfect 5th, 6 times — 6 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 Chain 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♯ minor | F#2C#4 |
| Baritone | −5 semitones | B minor | B2F#4 |
| Tenor | −2 semitones | D minor | D3A4 |
| Contralto | +3 semitones | G minor | G3D5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +7 semitones | B minor | B3F#5 |
| Soprano | +10 semitones | D minor | D4A5 |
Sing Chain 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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Test my rangeSongs with the same range as Chain
If Chain fits your voice, these will too: the same lowest and highest notes and the same middle.
More Fleetwood Mac songs
Key, range and difficulty of other Fleetwood Mac songs in Vocaberry. All Fleetwood Mac songs and Stevie Nicks's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams1977 | Key G | G3D5 | easy · — |
| Landslide1975 | Key B♭ | D3G4 | medium · 47 |
| Silver Springs1977 | Key C | A3A4 | easy · 38 |
| Rhiannon1975 | Key C | G3C5 | medium · 55 |
| Gypsy1988 | Key F | F3A4 | easy · 38 |
| Say You Love Me1975 | Key A | G#3A4 | medium · 48 |
Questions about Chain
What key is Chain by Fleetwood Mac in?
Chain is in E minor at 76 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a contralto raises it 3 semitones (G minor); a mezzo-soprano raises it 7 semitones (B minor); a soprano raises it 10 semitones (D minor).
What is the vocal range of Chain?
The vocal line goes from E3 to B4 — 1.6 octaves. 83% of the singing time stays between D4 and A4.
What is the highest note in Chain?
B4. It comes 11 times, first at 1:00, always for a moment: altogether 5 seconds out of 98 seconds of singing.
Is Chain hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 53 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is moderate (1.6 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of a perfect fifth up to B4.
Can a man sing Chain?
Yes, in another key: a bass lowers it 10 semitones (F♯ minor); a baritone lowers it 5 semitones (B minor); a tenor lowers it 2 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.