Somebody Told Me: key, vocal range and notes
Brandon Flowers of The Killers sings Somebody Told Me in B♭ minor at 138 BPM. The melody spans F3–C5, about 1.6 octaves, and 87% of the time stays between A#3 and F4. Difficulty: 56/100, medium.
- Key
- B♭ minor
- Vocal range
- F3 – C51.6 octaves
- Sits mostly
- A#3 – F487% of singing time
- Highest note
- C51 time, first at 3:15
- Difficulty
- 56medium, out of 100
Notes of Somebody Told Me 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#, C, C#, D#, F, 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. Somebody Told Me has 9 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
- C5 at 3:15. Each one is short — 0 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- F3 at 2:33. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- An octave, C4 → C5; first at 3:15.
- Longest note
- F4, held for 2.8 s at 2:23.
- How much singing
- 2:18 of 3:16: 447 notes in 9 phrases.
- Tempo
- 138 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 — 431 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 (67 times). The fifths mostly go down (6 up, 14 down).
- The widest jump is octave, 1 time — 1 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 Somebody Told Me 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 | −11 semitones | B minor | F#2C#4 |
| Baritone | −6 semitones | E minor | B2F#4 |
| Tenor | −3 semitones | G minor | D3A4 |
| Contralto | +2 semitones | C minor | G3D5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +6 semitones | E minor | B3F#5 |
| Soprano | +9 semitones | G minor | D4A5 |
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Questions about Somebody Told Me
What key is Somebody Told Me by The Killers in?
Somebody Told Me is in B♭ minor at 138 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 11 semitones (B minor); a baritone lowers it 6 semitones (E minor); a tenor lowers it 3 semitones (G minor).
What is the vocal range of Somebody Told Me?
The vocal line goes from F3 to C5 — 1.6 octaves. 87% of the singing time stays between A#3 and F4.
What is the highest note in Somebody Told Me?
C5. It comes 1 time, first at 3:15, always for a moment: altogether 0 seconds out of 138 seconds of singing.
Is Somebody Told Me hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 56 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is moderate (1.6 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of an octave up to C5.
Can a woman sing Somebody Told Me?
Yes, in another key: a contralto raises it 2 semitones (C minor); a mezzo-soprano raises it 6 semitones (E minor); a soprano raises it 9 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.