Lonely Day: key, vocal range and notes
Serj Tankian of System of a Down sings Lonely Day in G♯ minor at 118 BPM. The melody spans D#3–C#5, about 1.8 octaves, and 81% of the time stays between G3 and B3. Difficulty: 47/100, medium.
- Key
- G♯ minor
- Vocal range
- D#3 – C#51.8 octaves
- Sits mostly
- G3 – B381% of singing time
- Highest note
- C#51 time, first at 2:10
- Difficulty
- 47medium, out of 100
Notes of Lonely Day 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: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, F#, 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. Lonely Day has 10 phrases but only 5 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 2:10. Each one is short — 0 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- D#3 at 0:16, 0:28, 1:05, 2:25. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A perfect fourth, G#3 → D#3, 7 times; first at 0:16.
- Longest note
- D#3, held for 1.7 s at 2:25.
- How much singing
- 1:32 of 2:40: 210 notes in 10 phrases.
- Tempo
- 118 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 — 184 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 84% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (60 times).
- The widest jump is perfect 4th, 7 times — 3 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 Lonely Day 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 | F2D#4 |
| Baritone | −5 semitones | E♭ minor | A#2G#4 |
| Tenor | −2 semitones | F♯ minor | C#3B4 |
| Contralto | +3 semitones | B minor | F#3E5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +7 semitones | E♭ minor | A#3G#5 |
| Soprano | +10 semitones | F♯ minor | C#4B5 |
Sing Lonely Day 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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Questions about Lonely Day
What key is Lonely Day by System of a Down in?
Lonely Day is in G♯ minor at 118 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 10 semitones (B♭ minor); a baritone lowers it 5 semitones (E♭ minor); a tenor lowers it 2 semitones (F♯ minor).
What is the vocal range of Lonely Day?
The vocal line goes from D#3 to C#5 — 1.8 octaves. 81% of the singing time stays between G3 and B3.
What is the highest note in Lonely Day?
C#5. It comes 1 time, first at 2:10, always for a moment: altogether 0 seconds out of 92 seconds of singing.
Is Lonely Day hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 47 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is wide (1.8 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of a perfect fourth down to D#3.
Can a woman sing Lonely Day?
Yes, in another key: a contralto raises it 3 semitones (B minor); a mezzo-soprano raises it 7 semitones (E♭ minor); a soprano raises it 10 semitones (F♯ 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.