Someone You Loved: key, vocal range and notes
Lewis Capaldi sings Someone You Loved in D♭ major at 110 BPM. The melody spans D#3–A#4, about 1.6 octaves, and 88% of the time stays between G#3 and F#4. Difficulty: 51/100, medium.
- Key
- D♭ major
- Vocal range
- D#3 – A#41.6 octaves
- Sits mostly
- G#3 – F#488% of singing time
- Highest note
- A#48 times, first at 1:55
- Difficulty
- 51medium, out of 100
Notes of Someone You Loved 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: C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C.
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. Someone You Loved has 7 phrases but only 3 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
- A#4 at 1:55, 1:57, 1:57, 1:57, 2:04, 2:05, 2:06, 2:06. Each one is short — 5 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- D#3 at 0:15, 0:24, 1:07, 1:16. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A major sixth, G#3 → F4, 11 times; first at 0:28.
- Longest note
- A#4, held for 1.4 s at 2:04.
- How much singing
- 2:14 of 3:02: 395 notes in 7 phrases.
- Tempo
- 110 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 — 387 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 75% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (95 times). The fifths mostly go up (6 up, 2 down).
- The widest jump is major 6th, 11 times — 7 up, 4 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 Someone You Loved 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 | −9 semitones | E major | F#2C#4 |
| Baritone | −4 semitones | A major | B2F#4 |
| Tenor | −1 semitone | C major | D3A4 |
| Contralto | +4 semitones | F major | G3D5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +8 semitones | A major | B3F#5 |
| Soprano | +11 semitones | C major | D4A5 |
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Questions about Someone You Loved
What key is Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi in?
Someone You Loved is in D♭ major at 110 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 9 semitones (E major); a baritone lowers it 4 semitones (A major); a tenor lowers it 1 semitone (C major).
What is the vocal range of Someone You Loved?
The vocal line goes from D#3 to A#4 — 1.6 octaves. 88% of the singing time stays between G#3 and F#4.
What is the highest note in Someone You Loved?
A#4. It comes 8 times, first at 1:55, always for a moment: altogether 5 seconds out of 134 seconds of singing.
Is Someone You Loved hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 51 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is moderate (1.6 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of a major sixth up to F4.
Can a woman sing Someone You Loved?
Yes, in another key: a contralto raises it 4 semitones (F major); a mezzo-soprano raises it 8 semitones (A major); a soprano raises it 11 semitones (C 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.