Post by Alex61 on Mar 14, 2020 15:46:00 GMT
Tracy Chapman
Vocal Range: B2 – C5
Significant High Notes:
C5 ("Hound Dog" live Kennedy Center Honors 2012)
B4 ("Behind the Wall" Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute, "First Try", "Short Supply", "So", "Why?")
A4 ("Across the Lines", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Be Careful of My Heart", "Behind the Wall", "Bridges", "Crossroads", "Dreaming on a World", "Give Me One Reason", "It's OK", "The Love That You Had", "The Rape of the World", "She's Got Her Ticket", "Short Supply", "Speak the Word", "Three Little Birds" Telling Stories [Tour Edition], "The Thrill Is Gone", "Wedding Song", "Why?")
G♯4 ("First Try", "Freedom Now", "Open Arms", "Smoke and Ashes", "This Time")
G4 ("Born to Fight", "Bridges", "Crossroads", "Fast Car" Oakland Coliseum Arena 1988, "For You", "Hound Dog" live Kennedy Center Honors 2012, "House of the Rising Sun" Milan 2008, "A Hundred Years", "Mountains o' Things", "New Beginning", "Nothing Yet", "Paper and Ink", "The Rape of the World", "She's Got Her Ticket", "So", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Tell It Like It Is", "Telling Stories", "Three Little Birds" Telling Stories [Tour Edition], "Unsung Psalm", "Wedding Song", "Where the Soul Never Dies" Golden Gate Park 1991)
F♯4 ("All That You Have Is Your Soul", "At This Point in My Life", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Bang Bang Bang", "Dreaming on a World", "Fast Car", "If Not Now…", "If These Are the Things", "The Love That You Had", "Material World", "Matters of the Heart", "Short Supply", "Telling Stories", "Three Little Birds" Telling Stories [Tour Edition], "The Thrill Is Gone", "Why?")
Significant Low Notes:
G3 ("Bang Bang Bang", "Be Careful of My Heart", "Behind the Wall", "Born to Fight", "Bridges", "Cold Feet", "Crossroads", "For My Lover", "For You", "Dreaming on a World", "Hound Dog" live Kennedy Center Honors 2012, "A Hundred Years", "I'm Ready", "Less Than Strangers", "Mountains o' Things", "New Beginning", "Nothing Yet", "The Only One", "Paper and Ink", "The Rape of the World", "She's Got Her Ticket", "Short Supply", "So", "Speak the Word", "Stand by Me" live Late Show with David Letterman, "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Telling Stories", "Trench Town Rock" One Love The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute, "Unsung Psalm", "Wedding Song", "Woman's Work")
F♯3 ("All That You Have Is Your Soul", "Devotion", "Fast Car", "First Try", "Give Me One Reason", "If Not Now…", "The Love That You Had", "Material World", "Short Supply", "Subcity", "Unsung Psalm", "Why?")
F3 ("Behind the Wall", "Freedom Now", "I'm Ready", "It's OK", "Open Arms", "Remember the Tinman", "Save a Place for Me", "This Time")
E3 ("Across the Lines", "All That You Have Is Your Soul", "At This Point in My Life", "Bridges", "Cold Feet", "Fast Car", "First Try", "For My Lover", "Give Me One Reason", "Heaven's Here on Earth", "Hound Dog" live Kennedy Center Honors 2012, "House of the Rising Sun" Milan 2008, "I Used to Be a Sailor", "Less Than Strangers", "Material World", "Matters of the Heart", "Mountains o' Things", "New Beginning", "Nothing Yet", "Smoke and Ashes", "So", "Subcity", "Tell It Like It Is", "Woman's Work")
E♭3 ("Freedom Now", "The Promise""Remember the Tinman")
D3 ("Bang Bang Bang", "Be Careful of My Heart", "Cold Feet", "Devotion", "For You", "If Not Now…", "The Love That You Had", "Mountains o' Things", "The Only One", "Paper and Ink", "Tell It Like It Is", "Telling Stories", "Wedding Song")
C♯3 ("Matters of the Heart", "Open Arms", "The Promise", "Smoke and Ashes")
B2 ("Smoke and Ashes")
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• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Probably best known for hits "Fast Car" and "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman rose to prominence in the '80s with her deeply moving self-titled album. Her performance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute shot her into the public eye, her simple yet honest songwriting striking a chord with the millions of worldwide listeners.
Tracy's music has never been focused especially around her vocal capabilities, but she has instead used her voice as a vehicle for delivering her deeply poignant lyrics. Her placement is a rather deep one, evidenced by the fact that she makes good use of her rich third octave notes in pretty much all of her songs. Her upper register is comparatively a bit limited, but her belted fourth octave notes are potent and solid. Tracy's voice has never been an extremely technical or flashy one, but her vocal delivery is incredibly sincere and emotive.
{A Few Examples of Her Voice}
This a cappella performance really gives a sense of how much emotion she gives to her performances.
Strong lows right from the start.
This a cappella performance really gives a sense of how much emotion she gives to her performances.
Strong lows right from the start.
{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
Tracy Chapman (1988): D3 – B4
Crossroads (1989): D3 – A4
Matters of the Heart (1992): C♯3 – B4
New Beginning (1995): B2 – A4
Telling Stories (2000): D3 – B4
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
Alex61
Solo:
Tracy Chapman (1988): D3 – B4
Crossroads (1989): D3 – A4
Matters of the Heart (1992): C♯3 – B4
New Beginning (1995): B2 – A4
Telling Stories (2000): D3 – B4
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
