Believer: key, vocal range and notes
Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons sings Believer in B♭ minor at 125 BPM. The melody spans G#3–C#5, about 1.4 octaves, and 83% of the time stays between A#3 and A#4 — comfortable for contraltos in the original key. Difficulty: 50/100, medium.
- Key
- B♭ minor
- Vocal range
- G#3 – C#51.4 octaves
- Sits mostly
- A#3 – A#483% of singing time
- Highest note
- C#554 times, first at 0:57
- Difficulty
- 50medium, out of 100
Notes of Believer 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, C#, 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. Believer has 7 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
- C#5 at 0:57, 0:57, 0:58, 0:58, 1:00, 1:01, 1:05, 1:05, 1:06, 1:06, 1:07, 1:09 and later. Each one is short — 14 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- G#3 at 0:13, 0:17, 0:21, 0:28, 0:32, 0:36, 1:30, 1:33, 1:37, 2:31, 2:35, 2:39. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A major sixth, C#4 → A#4, 8 times; first at 0:18.
- Longest note
- A#4, held for 1.0 s at 0:18.
- How much singing
- 2:34 of 3:25: 517 notes in 7 phrases.
- Tempo
- 125 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 — 488 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 81% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (158 times). The fifths mostly go up (8 up, 0 down).
- The widest jump is major 6th, 8 times — 8 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 Believer 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 | −12 semitones | B♭ minor | G#2C#4 |
| Baritone | −7 semitones | E♭ minor | C#3F#4 |
| Tenor | −4 semitones | F♯ minor | E3A4 |
| Contralto | original key | B♭ minor | G#3C#5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +3 semitones | C♯ minor | B3E5 |
| Soprano | +6 semitones | E minor | D4G5 |
Sing Believer 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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More Imagine Dragons songs
Key, range and difficulty of other Imagine Dragons songs in Vocaberry. All Imagine Dragons songs and Dan Reynolds's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demons2012 | Key E♭ | D#3A#4 | medium · 43 |
| Radioactive2012 | Key Bm | A3B4 | medium · 47 |
| Wrecked2022 | Key Cm | C3G#4 | medium · 50 |
| Enemy | Key E | E3D5 | hard · 60 |
Practise Believer by the notes
Believer 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 Believer. Real-time pitch feedback, warm-ups and exercises tuned to your range.
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What key is Believer by Imagine Dragons in?
Believer is in B♭ minor at 125 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 12 semitones (B♭ minor); a baritone lowers it 7 semitones (E♭ minor); a tenor lowers it 4 semitones (F♯ minor).
What is the vocal range of Believer?
The vocal line goes from G#3 to C#5 — 1.4 octaves. 83% of the singing time stays between A#3 and A#4.
What is the highest note in Believer?
C#5. It comes 54 times, first at 0:57, always for a moment: altogether 14 seconds out of 155 seconds of singing.
Is Believer hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 50 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is moderate (1.4 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of a major sixth up to A#4.
Can a woman sing Believer?
Yes, in another key: a contralto can sing it in the original key; a mezzo-soprano raises it 3 semitones (C♯ minor); a soprano raises it 6 semitones (E 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.