Bad Romance: key, vocal range and notes
Lady Gaga sings Bad Romance in A minor at 119 BPM. The melody spans E3–C5, about 1.7 octaves, and 82% of the time stays between A3 and F4. Difficulty: 57/100, medium.
- Key
- A minor
- Vocal range
- E3 – C51.7 octaves
- Sits mostly
- A3 – F482% of singing time
- Highest note
- C512 times, first at 4:03
- Difficulty
- 57medium, out of 100
Notes of Bad Romance on the keyboard
Every note the vocal line touches. The brightest keys are the ones you hold most of the time.
The melody uses 8 different notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, G#.
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. Bad Romance has 21 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
- C5 at 4:03, 4:03, 4:04, 4:04, 4:07, 4:07, 4:08, 4:08, 4:11, 4:11, 4:12, 4:12. Each one is short — 4 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- E3 at 0:42, 0:46, 0:58, 1:02, 2:03, 2:07, 2:19, 2:23, 3:44, 3:52. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A minor sixth, E3 → C4, 2 times; first at 3:45.
- Longest note
- D4, held for 1.3 s at 0:04.
- How much singing
- 3:29 of 4:53: 621 notes in 21 phrases.
- Tempo
- 119 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 — 594 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 68% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (123 times). The fifths mostly go up (20 up, 13 down).
- The widest jump is minor 6th, 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 Bad Romance 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 | B minor | F#2D4 |
| Baritone | −5 semitones | E minor | B2G4 |
| Tenor | −2 semitones | G minor | D3A#4 |
| Contralto | +3 semitones | C minor | G3D#5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +7 semitones | E minor | B3G5 |
| Soprano | +10 semitones | G minor | D4A#5 |
Sing Bad Romance 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 Lady Gaga songs
Key, range and difficulty of other Lady Gaga songs in Vocaberry. All Lady Gaga songs and Lady Gaga's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shallow2018 | Key G | G3D5 | medium · 43 |
| Alejandro2009 | Key Bm | A3A4 | medium · 59 |
| I'll Never Love Again2018 | Key D | G3E5 | medium · 56 |
| Love game | Key Bm | F#3C#5 | hard · 60 |
Questions about Bad Romance
What key is Bad Romance by Lady Gaga in?
Bad Romance is in A minor at 119 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a contralto raises it 3 semitones (C minor); a mezzo-soprano raises it 7 semitones (E minor); a soprano raises it 10 semitones (G minor).
What is the vocal range of Bad Romance?
The vocal line goes from E3 to C5 — 1.7 octaves. 82% of the singing time stays between A3 and F4.
What is the highest note in Bad Romance?
C5. It comes 12 times, first at 4:03, always for a moment: altogether 4 seconds out of 209 seconds of singing.
Is Bad Romance hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 57 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is wide (1.7 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of a minor sixth up to C4.
Can a man sing Bad Romance?
Yes, in another key: a bass lowers it 10 semitones (B minor); a baritone lowers it 5 semitones (E minor); a tenor lowers it 2 semitones (G 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.