Starboy: key, vocal range and notes
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye of The Weeknd sings Starboy in A minor at 94 BPM. The melody spans A3–A4, exactly an octave, and 80% of the time stays between C4 and E4 — comfortable for tenors and contraltos in the original key. Difficulty: 41/100, medium.
- Key
- A minor
- Vocal range
- A3 – A41 octave
- Sits mostly
- C4 – E480% of singing time
- Highest note
- A411 times, first at 0:37
- Difficulty
- 41medium, out of 100
Notes of Starboy on the keyboard
Every note the vocal line touches. The brightest keys are the ones you hold most of the time.
The melody uses 6 different notes: A, B, C, D, E, 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. Starboy has 17 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
- A4 at 0:37, 0:58, 1:08, 1:39, 1:59, 2:10, 2:40, 3:01, 3:11, 3:21, 3:31. Each one is short — 2 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- A3 at 0:15, 0:17, 0:20, 0:22, 0:25, 0:28, 0:33, 1:14, 1:16, 1:19, 1:21, 1:24 and later. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- A perfect fifth, A3 → E4, 6 times; first at 0:15.
- Longest note
- C4, held for 1.6 s at 1:54.
- How much singing
- 2:05 of 3:38: 567 notes in 17 phrases.
- Tempo
- 94 BPM — slow enough to learn line by line. 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 — 542 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 79% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (79 times). The fifths mostly go up (6 up, 0 down).
- The widest jump is perfect 5th, 6 times — 6 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 Starboy 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 | −8 semitones | C♯ minor | C#3C#4 |
| Baritone | −3 semitones | F♯ minor | F#3F#4 |
| Tenor | original key | A minor | A3A4 |
| Contralto | original key | A minor | A3A4 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +2 semitones | B minor | B3B4 |
| Soprano | +5 semitones | D minor | D4D5 |
Sing Starboy 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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What's your range? Sing a few notes in the online test: it finds your lowest and highest notes and your voice type.
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More The Weeknd songs
Key, range and difficulty of other The Weeknd songs in Vocaberry. All The Weeknd songs and Abel Makkonen Tesfaye's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinding Lights2020 | Key Cm | F3C5 | hard · 64 |
| Save your tears2020 | Key C | G3A4 | medium · 45 |
| Can't Feel My Face2015 | Key G | A3C5 | medium · 56 |
| Take My Breath2022 | Key Cm | G3C5 | medium · 57 |
Practise Starboy by the notes
Starboy 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 Starboy. Real-time pitch feedback, warm-ups and exercises tuned to your range.
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What key is Starboy by The Weeknd in?
Starboy is in A minor at 94 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 8 semitones (C♯ minor); a baritone lowers it 3 semitones (F♯ minor); a tenor can sing it in the original key.
What is the vocal range of Starboy?
The vocal line goes from A3 to A4 — 1 octave. 80% of the singing time stays between C4 and E4.
What is the highest note in Starboy?
A4. It comes 11 times, first at 0:37, always for a moment: altogether 2 seconds out of 126 seconds of singing.
Is Starboy hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 41 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is narrow (1 octave); the tricky part is the jump of a perfect fifth up to E4.
Can a woman sing Starboy?
Yes, in another key: a contralto can sing it in the original key; a mezzo-soprano raises it 2 semitones (B minor); a soprano raises it 5 semitones (D 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.