Alvin Chea (1,101 views)

[jfb30]

Alvin Chea (November 7, 1967 – present)
Member of: Take 6 (1985-present)
Voice Type: Baritone
Voice Part: Bass
Vocal Range: F1-G♯4


Significant High Notes:

G♯4 (“Get Away Jordan (Live)”, “Let Me Have a Dream”)
G4 (“Farther Along”)
F4 (“Falling in Love With Jesus”, “I Need Thee Every Hour”)
E4 (“The Way You Look Tonight”)
E♭4 (“Farther Along”)
C♯4 ("A Few More Miles")
C4 ("Lamb of God", “Milky-White Way”)
B3 (“I Saw Three Ships”)


Significant Low Notes:

G♯2 ("Chili's Baby Back Ribs", “If We Ever Needed the Lord Before”, "People Get Ready")
G2 (“Spread Love”)
F♯2 (“He Never Sleeps”)
F2 ("This Little Light of Mine")
E2 (“A Quiet Place”, "Grandma's Hands", "I'll Never Turn Back No More")
E♭2 ("Fly Away", "Wings of Your Prayer", “You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch”)
D2 ("Don't Know Why", “He Never Sleeps”, “I Saw Three Ships”, “Milky-White Way”, "More Than Ever")
C♯2 (“Come On”, “David and Goliath”, "Everybody Ought to Know", “If We Ever Needed the Lord Before”)
C2 ("Can't Stop the Feeling", "Don't Give Up", "Everlasting", "Lamb of God", “Let the Words”, "Lovely Day", "Nothing But Love", “Spread Love”, "You'll Be Waiting for Me")
B1 ("Back In Love Again", "Beautiful World", "Feels Good", “Get Away Jordan”, “Gold Mine”, "Got to Get You Into My Life", "Just In Time", "Sailing", "So Cool", "Someday We'll All Be Free", “Straighten Up and Fly Right”, "This Is Another Day", "Vinterlude", "Wade In The Water", "Wait for the Sunshine")
B♭1 ("All This Love", "Change the World", “Family of Love”, “Farther Along”, "If You Only Knew", "Love's In Need Of Love Today", “This Little Light of Mine”, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”, “Jingle Bells”, “Mary”, "Peace In The Valley", "Set U Free", "Sonshine")
A1 ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", "Nothing But the Blood", "You Can Make It - Go On")
G♯1 ("Evermore")
G1 (“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, “Spread Love”)
F1 ("Roof Garden")


*Blue denotes falsetto notes.
*Boldface denotes particularly notable examples of this singer's vocal capabilities.
*Underlines denote harmonies and obscured notes.

[jfb30]

I'm still going through the Take 6 discography for more of Chea's significant low and high notes.

[brookesquatchy]

idk how hot of a take this is but this dude has like some of my favorite acapella basslines ive ever heard.

also i think he has G♯2s in the chilis baby back ribs jingle lol

[jfb30]

The key is actually A♭ major for the Baby Back Ribs jingle. Even VoicePlay with J None covered this jingle in C Major just outside the Chili's restaurant.

[Macca]

I still think his lows should start at F♯2

[brookesquatchy]

i disagree. A2 is maybe overinclusion imo but considering the G♯2 section has a bold in it i think cutting that one may be jumping the gun

[wbradycall]

Aug 29, 2023 0:00:18 GMT Macca said:

I still think his lows should start at F♯2

Then he wouldn't be considered a baritone then lol.

[kaji]

Any updates? Also agreed about G#2. And Chea is a very low baritone or a high bass.

[jfb30]

Mar 31, 2024 18:47:12 GMT kaji said:

Any updates? Also agreed about G#2. And Chea is a very low baritone or a high bass.

I haven't done any updates lately for Chea since I'm working full-time elsewhere. I sure can use some help.

[cursedpotato]

I found a full G#4 in a live performance (13:19-ish).