Bon Scott (11,428 views)

[Platypus]

Ronald Belford Scott (09.07.1946 - 19.02.1980)
Years Active: 1964 - 1980
Associated Acts: The Spektors, The Valentines, Fraternity, AC/DC
Vocal Range: G♯2 - C6

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{Album Ranges}with AC/DC:

High Voltage (1976): G♯2 - B2 - D5
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976): A2 - E♭5 - G♯5
Let There Be Rock (1977): E3 - E5
Powerage (1978): E3 - E5
Highway To Hell (1979): F♯3 - C6

with Fraternity:

Livestock (1971): D3 - C5

Significant High Notes:

C6 ("If You Want Blood (You've Got It)", "Jailbreak")
B♭5 ("Dog Eat Dog" live California 1979, "The Jack" live Countdown 1979, "Walk All Over You" live Zeppelinfeld 1979)
A5 ("Gone Shootin'" live Schaumburg 1978, "Highway to Hell" live Arnhem 1979, "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)", "Johnny B. Goode" live South Dakota 1979, "Let There Be Rock" live Colchester 1978, "Live Wire" live Zeppelinfeld 1979, "Problem Child" live Zeppelinfeld 1979, "R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)", "Shot Down in Flames" live Zeppelinfeld 1979)
G♯5 ("Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "The Jack" several live performances, "Night Prowler", "Ride On" live London 1980, "Sin City" live Schaumburg 1978, "Squealer")
G5 ("Back Seat Confidential", "Bad Boy Boogie" live Zeppelinfeld 1979, "Dog Eat Dog" live Schaumburg 1978, "Girls Got Rhythm", "Gone Shootin'" live Schaumburg 1978, "High Voltage" live Newcastle 1980, "Highway to Hell" live Zeppelinfeld 1979, "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)", "Rock and Roll Damnation" live Schaumburg 1978, "Rocker" live Oakland Coliseum Stadium 1979, "Sin City" live Oakland Coliseum Stadium 1979, "Stick Around", "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'", "T.N.T." live Newcastle 1980, "Walk All Over You", "Whole Lotta Rosie" live Zeppelinfeld 1979)
F♯5 ("Get It Hot" demo version, "Let There Be Rock" live Colchester 1978, "Live Wire" live Nijmegen 1978, "Love Hungry Man")
F5 ("Baby, Please Don't Go" live at The Old Waldorf 1977, "Get It Hot", "The Jack" live Atlantic Studios 1977, "Jailbreak" live 1976, "Night Prowler")
E5 ("Back Seat Confidential", "Bad Boy Boogie" live Oakland Coliseum Stadium 1979, "Beating Around the Bush", "Down Payment Blues" live Manchester 1978, "Girls Got Rhythm", "Go Down", "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be", "High Voltage" live Nijmegen Holland 1978, "Highway to Hell", "Let There Be Rock", "Problem Child" live Colchester 1978, "Riff Raff", "R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)", "Rocker" live Oakland Coliseum Stadium 1979, "Shot Down in Flames", "Show Business", "Sin City", "Touch Too Much", "Walk All Over You", "Whole Lotta Rosie")
E♭5 ("Baby, Please Don't Go" live at The Old Waldorf 1977, "Dog Eat Dog" live Atlantic Studios 1977, "Gimme A Bullet", "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)" live Sydney 1977, "Kicked In The Teeth" live at The Old Waldorf 1977, "Love Hungry Man", "Night Prowler", "Rocker", "Up To My Neck In You" live at The Old Waldorf 1977)
D5 ("Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)", "Annabelle", "Bad Boy Boogie" live Oakland Coliseum Stadium 1979, "Carry Me Home", "Cold Hearted Man", "Down Payment Blues", "Get It Hot", "Go Down", "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)", "Live Wire", "Love at First Feel", "Overdose", "Problem Child", "Ride On" live London 1980, "Rock 'N' Roll Singer", "Squealer", "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'", "T.N.T.", "Touch Too Much", "Walk All Over You")
C♯5 ("Back Seat Confidential", "Beating Around the Bush", "Can I Sit Next to You Girl", "Gone Shootin'", "Whole Lotta Rosie" live Glascow 1978, "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me")
C5 ("Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)", "Bad Boy Boogie", "Carry Me Home", "Cold Hearted Man", "Dirty Eyes", "Dog Eat Dog", "Getting Off", "Girls Got Rhythm", "Go Down", "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be", "Hemming's Farm", "Highway to Hell", "Hoochie Coochie Billy", "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)", "Kicked in the Teeth", "Let There Be Rock", "Little Lover", "Livestock", "Love at First Feel", "Love Song", "Problem Child", "Ride On", "Riff Raff", "Rock 'N' Roll Damnation", "Rocker", "She's Got Balls", "Shot Down in Flames", "Stick Around", "Summerville", "Touch Too Much", "Up To My Neck In You", "Welfare Boogie", "What's Next To The Moon", "Whole Lotta Rosie", "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me", "You Have a God")
B4 ("Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)", "Baby, Please Don't Go", "Bad Boy Boogie", "Can I Sit Next to You Girl", "Crabsody In Blue", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "Down Payment Blues", "Gimme A Bullet", "High Voltage", "The Jack", "Jailbreak", "Let There Be Rock", "Little Lover", "Live Wire", "Livestock", "Love at First Feel", "Love Hungry Man", "Love Song", "Night Prowler", "Overdose", "R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)", "Rock 'N' Roll Singer", "Round And Round And Round", "Seasons of Change", "Show Business", "Sin City", "Soul Stripper", "Squealer", "T.N.T.", "Walk All Over You", "What's Next To The Moon")

Significant Low Notes:

G3 ("Cold Hearted Man", "Cool Spot", "Getting Off", "Go Down", "Hemming's Farm", "If You Got It", "Little Lover", "Love at First Feel", "Love Song", "The Race", "Raglan's Folly", "Squealer", "Stick Around", "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'", "Welfare Boogie")
F♯3 ("Back Seat Confidential", "Can I Sit Next to You Girl", "Love Hungry Man", "Night Prowler", "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me")
F3 ("Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)", "Baby, Please Don't Go", "Carry Me Home")
E3 ("Big Balls", "Carey Gully", "Crabsody In Blue", "Gloria", "High Voltage", "Jailbreak", "Rocker" live Zeppelinfeld 1979, "Sin City", "Summerville", "Whole Lotta Rosie")
E♭3 ("Ebeneezer", "Love at First Feel")
D3 ("Jupiter's Landscape", "Squealer")
C♯3 ("Big Balls", "The Jack", "Jailbreak")
C3 ("Ride On")
B2 ("Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "The Jack")
A2 ("Ride On")
G♯2 ("Rock 'N' Roll Singer")


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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Green marks harsh, distorted notes
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable Notes}E6 ("Gone Shooting" ^[3])
D6 ("High Voltage" ^[1])
B5 ("Soul Stripper" ^[1])

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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

[BAZanine]

I notice your vocal range says A2 - C6 but you've got a G♯2 listed. Also there's a font tag at the bottom.

[Henny Macc]

Don't forget the lows at the end of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!"

I'm hearing them bottom at B2 on "cyanIDE".

[Henny Macc]

So that G♯5 you have listed from the 1979 Holland performance of "The Jack" actually makes it up to a B5 (though the G♯5 may be impressive enough to justify a separate listing as well):


I also wanna throw it out there that I don't see any harm in un-spoilering the "Jailbreak" C6, at least for listing it as an italicized note:

[Osmosis]

No bolds for big Bon Scott?

[Platypus]

thread's been uptodated

[Henny Macc]

Still no love for the "Jailbreak" C6 though :cry:

[Osmosis]

I also think it should be unspoilered. To me, the sustain is enough to where it wouldn't be considered a yelp and, though a minor point, I'd say the note's signficance is bolstered given the lyric it lands on.

[Homelander]

Nov 3, 2019 12:42:32 GMT Platypus said:

C♯3 ("Big Balls")

Nice to see there is a song about me.