Alicia Keys (11,528 views)

[Alex61]

Alicia Augello Cook
Vocal Range: B♭2 – D6

Significant High Notes:
D6 ("Diamonds and Pearls")
C6 ("The Life")
B5 ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" live The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, "Vocal Warm-Up" live Rock in Rio 2004)
B♭5 ("Earth Song" live The Black Ball 2009, "Why Do I Feel So Sad")
A5 ("Adore" live Los Angeles 2011, "Harlem's Nocturne", "Put It in a Love Song", "That Would Be Enough", "This Bed")
G♯5 ("Better You, Better Me", "Dream On" live The Voice, "Harlem's Nocturne", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "Illusion of Bliss", "Pawn It All", "Sure Looks Good to Me", "Troubles")
G5 ("Adore" live Los Angeles 2011, "America the Beautiful", "Juiciest", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Super Bowl XLVII 2013, "This Bed", "Underdog", "Vocal Warm-Up" live Rock in Rio 2004)
F♯5 ("Another Way to Die", "Go Ahead", "Heartburn", "Illusion of Bliss", "Like You'll Never See Me Again", "More than We Know", "One Thing", "Teenage Love Affair", "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)", "That Would Be Enough", "Troubles", "Wake Up", "Work on It")
F5 ("Back to Life", "Better You, Better Me", "Dream On" live The Voice, "Earth Song" live The Black Ball 2009, "Every Little Bit Hurts" live Unplugged, "I Need You", "If This World Were Mine", "Karma", "Light My Fire" live Songs in A Minor [Collector's Edition], "Like Home", "Lovin' U", "My Boo", "New Day" from Girl on Fire, "Say It's So", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" live The Neighborhood Inaugural Ball 2009, "Superwoman", "Sure Looks Good to Me", "That's When I Knew", "Us", "Wreckless Love")
E5 ("101", "Adore" live Los Angeles 2011, "Blackbird" live Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC 2011, "Brand New Me", "Butterflyz", "Dreaming", "Fallin'", "Gimme Shelter" live Live Earth 2007, "Girl on Fire", "The Gospel", "Harlem's Nocturne", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "How It Feels to Fly", "I Won't", "Lesson Learned", "Like the Sea", "Like You'll Never See Me Again", "Love Is My Disease", "Lover Man", "Mr. Man", "Nobody", "One Thing", "Send Me an Angel", "Slow Down", "Speechless", "Superwoman", "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)", "That's How Strong My Love Is", "This Bed", "Through It All", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" live The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, "Typewriter", "Unbreakable" live Unplugged, "Wait Til You See My Smile", "Wake Up", "Warrior Song", "When You Really Love Someone", "Where Do We Go from Here", "A Woman's Worth", "You Don't Know My Name", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" live MusiCares Person of the Year 2014)
E♭5 ("America the Beautiful", "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", "Diamonds and Pearls", "Diary", "Earth Song" live The Black Ball 2009, "Gangsta Lovin'", "Go Ahead", "Good Morning Heartache", "Hallelujah", "I Got a Little Something for You" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "I Will Pray (Pregherò)", "If I Was Your Woman/Walk on By", "Illusion of Bliss", "In Common", "The Life", "Light My Fire" live Songs in A Minor [Collector's Edition], "Like Home", "Love Is Blind", "Lovin' U", "More than We Know", "Pawn It All", "Powerful", "Rear View Mirror", "Rock wit U", "Samsonite Man", "She Don't Really Care_1 Luv", "Someday We'll All Be Free" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "Stolen Moments" live Unplugged, "Teenage Love Affair", "That's How Strong My Love Is", "The Thing About Love", "Troubles", "Underdog", "When It's All Over", "Why Do I Feel So Sad", "Work on It", "Wreckless Love")
D5 ("101", "Adore" live Los Angeles 2011, "America the Beautiful", "Another Way to Die", "The Alphabet Song" live The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, "Back to Life", "Better You, Better Me", "Brotha Part II", "Distance and Time", "Don't Give Up (Africa)", "Dreaming", "Every Little Bit Hurts" live Unplugged, "Everybody Hurts" live The Annie Lennox Collection [Limited edition bonus disc], "Fallin'", "Fire We Make", "Ghetto Story Chapter 2", "The Gospel", "Holy War", "How It Feels to Fly", "How to Save a Life", "I Need You", "If I Ain't Got You", "In Common", "It's On Again", "Jane Doe", "Karma", "Like You'll Never See Me Again", "Limitedless", "Listen to Your Heart", "Little Drummer Girl", "Love Is My Disease", "Love It or Leave It Alone/Welcome to Jamrock" live Unplugged, "Morning Light", "My Boo", "Natural Deodorant" live Carpool Karaoke, "New York State of Mind" live Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC 2011, "Nobody", "Nobody Not Really", "Rear View Mirror", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Super Bowl XLVII 2013, "Sure Looks Good to Me", "Tears Always Win", "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)", "That's When I Knew", "Through It All", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart", "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)", "Wait Til You See My Smile", "When You Really Love Someone", "Wild Horses" live Unplugged, "A Woman's Worth", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" live MusiCares Person of the Year 2014)
C♯5 ("Blackbird" live Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC 2011, "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)", "Butterflyz", "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Don't Give Up (Africa)", "Dragon Days", "Earned It" live BET Awards 2015, "Earth Song" live The Black Ball 2009, "Empire State of Mind", "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", "Gimme Shelter" live Live Earth 2007, "Girl on Fire", "Girlfriend", "Go Ahead", "Goodbye", "Heartburn", "Heaven's Door", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "If I Was Your Woman/Walk on By", "If You Would Pick Me as Your Coach" live The Voice, "Illusion of Bliss", "Juiciest", "Know Who You Are", "Lesson Learned", "Like the Sea", "More than We Know", "Never Felt This Way (Interlude)", "No One", "One Thing", "Pray for Forgiveness", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Put It in a Love Song", "Samsonite Man", "Saviour", "Say It's So", "Send Me an Angel", "So Simple", "Someday We'll All Be Free" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "Speechless", "Stolen Moments" live Unplugged, "Streets of New York", "Tears Always Win", "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)", "The Thing About Love", "Typewriter", "Unbreakable" live Unplugged, "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)", "We Gotta Pray", "We're Almost There", "Where Do We Go from Here", "Work on It", "You Don't Know My Name", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" live MusiCares Person of the Year 2014)
C5 ("101", "Ave Maria", "Brand New Me", "Caged Bird", "Diamonds and Pearls", "Distance and Time", "Every Little Bit Hurts" live Unplugged, "Fight", "Fire We Make", "Ghetto Man", "Hallelujah", "Holy War", "How to Save a Life", "I Got a Little Something for You" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "I Will Pray (Pregherò)", "If This World Were Mine", "It's On Again", "Jane Doe", "Killing Me Softly with His Song" live Last Call with Carson Daly, "The Life", "Like You'll Never See Me Again", "Limitedless", "Looking for Paradise", "Love Is Blind", "Mr. Man", "My Boo", "New Day" 50 Cent song, "New York State of Mind" live Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC 2011, "Nobody", "Nobody Not Really", "Not Even the King", "Pawn It All", "Powerful", "Rock wit U", "She Don't Really Care_1 Luv", "Someday We'll All Be Free" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "Superwoman", "Sure Looks Good to Me", "Through It All", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart", "Underdog", "Us", "Wake Me Up" live The Voice, "When It's All Over", "Where Do We Begin Now", "Why Do I Feel So Sad", "Wild Horses" live Unplugged, "A Woman's Worth", "Wreckless Love")
B4 ("28 Thousand Days", "Almost Everything Is Boinga", "America the Beautiful", "Another Way to Die", "Butterflyz", "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", "Diamonds and Pearls", "Diary", "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Dreaming", "Earned It" live BET Awards 2015, "Everybody Hurts" live The Annie Lennox Collection [Limited edition bonus disc], "Fallin'", "Gangsta Lovin'", "Ghetto Story Chapter 2", "Girlfriend", "Goodbye", "The Gospel", "Gravity", "Heaven's Door", "How It Feels to Fly", "Juiciest", "I Need You", "I Won't", "If I Ain't Got You", "If I Was Your Woman/Walk on By", "Know Who You Are", "Light My Fire" live Songs in A Minor [Collector's Edition], "Like the Sea", "Listen to Your Heart", "Little Drummer Girl", "Love Is My Disease", "Lovin' U", "Natural Deodorant" live Carpool Karaoke, "No One", "Nobody Not Really", "People Get Ready", "Put It in a Love Song", "Put Me On", "Samsonite Man", "Saviour", "Slow Down", "So Simple", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Super Bowl XLVII 2013, "Streets of New York", "Tears Always Win", "Teenage Love Affair", "That's How Strong My Love Is", "That's When I Knew", "That Would Be Enough", "Troubles", "Typewriter", "Unbreakable" live Unplugged, "Waiting for Your Love", "Wake Up", "Warrior Song", "We Are Here", "What's Going On", "When You Really Love Someone", "Where Do We Go from Here", "Wild Horses" live Unplugged, "A Woman's Worth", "You Don't Know My Name")
B♭4 ("All of the Lights", "Ave Maria", "Back to Life", "Better You, Better Me", "Brotha Part II", "Djin Djin", "Dragon Days", "Empire State of Mind", "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", "Girlfriend", "Go Ahead", "Good Morning Heartache", "Karma", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "I Will Make the Darkness Light", "If This World Were Mine", "If You Would Pick Me as Your Coach" live The Voice, "International Party", "Lady Marmalade" live AOL Broadband Rocks 2003, "The Life", "Like Home", "Love Is Blind", "Love It or Leave It Alone/Welcome to Jamrock" live Unplugged, "More than We Know", "People Get Ready", "Rear View Mirror", "Say It's So", "Speechless", "Stolen Moments" live Unplugged, "The Thing About Love", "Underdog", "Waiting for Your Love", "Wake Me Up" live The Voice, "We Gotta Pray", "We're Almost There", "When It's All Over", "Why Do I Feel So Sad")

Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("2 Train", "America the Beautiful", "Another Way to Die", "Ave Maria", "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)", "Brand New Me", "Everybody Hurts" live The Annie Lennox Collection [Limited edition bonus disc], "Ghetto Story Chapter 2", "Fallin'", "Fire We Make", "Ghetto Man", "How It Feels to Fly", "Intro Alicia's Prayer" live Unplugged, "Jane Doe", "Karma", "Know Who You Are", "Lesson Learned", "Little Drummer Girl", "Looking for Paradise", "Mr. Man", "New Day" from Girl on Fire, "New York State of Mind" live Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC 2011, "Nobody", "Nobody Not Really", "Pray for Forgiveness", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Send Me an Angel", "So Simple", "Superwoman", "Sure Looks Good to Me", "That Would Be Enough", "That's When I Knew", "Through It All", "Waiting for Your Love", "Wake Up", "We Are Here", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" live MusiCares Person of the Year 2014)
G♯3 ("28 Thousand Days", "Better You, Better Me", "Caged Bird", "Dream On" live The Voice, "Earned It" live BET Awards 2015, "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", "Gangsta Lovin'", "Go Ahead", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "I Will Make the Darkness Light", "I Will Pray (Pregherò)", "I Won't", "Juiciest", "Like the Sea", "Love Is Blind", "No One", "People Get Ready", "Powerful", "Samsonite Man", "Someday We'll All Be Free" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "Streets of New York", "That's How Strong My Love Is", "Troubles", "Typewriter", "Waterfalls" live The Voice, "We Gotta Pray", "What's Going On", "Where Do We Go from Here")
G3 ("101", "America the Beautiful", "Ave Maria", "Back to Life", "Brand New Me", "California Love" live Last Call with Carson Daly, "Diamonds and Pearls", "Distance and Time", "Djin Djin", "Fight", "Fireworks", "Ghetto Man", "Girl Can't Be Herself", "Hallelujah", "Holy War", "I Got a Little Something for You" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "I Need You", "If I Ain't Got You", "If This World Were Mine", "In Common", "Lady Marmalade" live AOL Broadband Rocks 2003, "Like Home", "Limitedless", "Little Drummer Girl", "Looking for Paradise", "Natural Deodorant" live Carpool Karaoke, "New York State of Mind" live Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC 2011, "Not Even the King", "Pray for Forgiveness", "Rear View Mirror", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Super Bowl XLVII 2013, "That's When I Knew", "This Bed", "Us", "Wait Til You See My Smile", "Wake Me Up" live The Voice, "Waterfalls" live The Voice, "When You Really Love Someone", "Where Do We Begin Now", "Why Do I Feel So Sad", "Wild Horses" live Unplugged, "A Woman's Worth")
F♯3 ("Almost Everything Is Boinga", "Better You, Better Me", "Butterflyz", "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", "Diary", "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Don't Give Up (Africa)", "Dragon Days", "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", "Gangsta Lovin'", "Girlfriend", "Go Ahead", "Goodbye", "I Won't", "If I Was Your Woman/Walk on By", "Lesson Learned", "Light My Fire" live Songs in A Minor [Collector's Edition], "Never Felt This Way (Interlude)", "One Thing", "Put It in a Love Song", "Samsonite Man", "Streets of New York", "Slow Down", "Troubles", "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)", "Vocal Warmup" live Rock in Rio 2004, "Waiting for Your Love", "Wake Up", "We Are Here", "Work on It")
F3 ("Back to Life", "Caged Bird", "California Love" live Last Call with Carson Daly, "Distance and Time", "Dream On" live The Voice, "Fire We Make", "Girl Can't Be Herself", "Glory Road (Score)", "Hallelujah", "I Got a Little Something for You" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "I Will Make the Darkness Light", "It's On Again", "The Life", "Lovin' U", "Morning Light", "My Boo", "Nobody Not Really", "Pawn It All", "Rear View Mirror", "Rock wit U", "Someday We'll All Be Free" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart", "We Gotta Pray", "When It's All Over", "Wreckless Love")
E3 ("Blended Family (What You Do for Love)", "Butterflyz", "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Fallin'", "Fight", "Ghetto Man", "Girl on Fire", "Goodbye", "Holy War", "I Will Make the Darkness Light", "Jane Doe", "Lesson Learned", "Looking for Paradise", "Nobody", "One Thing", "Piano & I", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Send Me an Angel", "She Don't Really Care_1 Luv", "Slow Down", "Superwoman", "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)", "Typewriter", "Wait Til You See My Smile", "Warrior Song", "Wild Horses" live Unplugged, "A Woman's Worth")
E♭3 ("Diary", "Dragon Days", "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", "Feeling U, Feeling Me", "Good Morning Heartache", "Harlem's Nocturne", "I Will Pray (Pregherò)", "Illusion of Bliss", "Pawn It All", "Powerful", "Rock wit U", "Samsonite Man", "Someday We'll All Be Free" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor, "Superwoman", "Teenage Love Affair", "Wake Me Up" live The Voice, "Waterfalls" live The Voice, "Why Do I Feel So Sad")
D3 ("101", "Diamonds and Pearls", "Don't Give Up (Africa)", "Glory Road (Score)", "How It Feels to Fly", "How to Save a Life", "If I Ain't Got You", "It's On Again", "Listen to Your Heart", "Love Is My Disease", "Morning Light", "Nobody", "She Don't Really Care_1 Luv", "Slow Down", "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)")
C♯3 ("Blackbird" live Alicia Keys: AOL Music "Sessions +1" Concert in NYC 2011, "Butterflyz", "Diary", "Dragon Days", "Earned It" live BET Awards 2015, "Girl on Fire", "Girlfriend", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "If I Was Your Woman/Walk on By", "Typewriter")
C3 ("Fire We Make", "How to Save a Life", "It's On Again", "The Life", "New Day" from Girl on Fire, "Wait Til You See My Smile")
B♭2 ("How to Save a Life")
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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.

An American singer, songwriter and pianist, Alicia Keys became one of the most prominent '00s artists in R&B music. Having started her career rising to prominence with singles "Fallin'" and "If I Ain't Got You", Alicia quickly became a household name for her unique style and musicianship, often incorporating her skill on the piano into her upbeat hits. Vocally, Alicia possesses a rich mezzo-soprano voice with a very solid lower register ("Diary, "Girlfriend", "How to Save a Life"). She often reaches well outside her comfort zone in chest voice, though, which occasionally results in strain-y sounding belted notes (particularly live) in the mid fifth octave. Frequently making use of both her upper and lower extremities, Alicia is a talented singer known largely for her impassioned vocal performances and unique sense of style.

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{A few Examples of her voice}
Prince cover, bound to have a lot of stuff in it. Soaring G♯5s and weighty C♯3s throughout here.


Lots of melismas, strong E5s and some strong E3s here.


A more recent example of hers, some strong fifth octave belts throughout here.

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{Questionable Notes}
C♯6 ("28 Thousand Days"^[1], "Djin Djin"^[2])
C6 ("Lady Marmalade"live AOL Broadband Rocks 2003^[2])
A5 ("New Day" from Girl on Fire^[3])
G5 ("I Got a Little Something for You" live Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor^[3])
E♭3 ("Troubles"^[4])
C3 ("My Boo"^[4], "Piano & I"^[4])
B2 ("You Don't Know My Name"^[4])
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1. Questionable "squeaks".
2. Questionable exclamations.
3. Questionable slides.
4. Questionable low notes (fryish, weak, brief, etc.)
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.

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{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
Songs in A Minor (2001): C3 – C6
The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003): C♯3 – A5
As I Am (2007): E♭3 – G♯5

galaxyseal
Solo:
The Element of Freedom (2009): C3 – A5
Girl on Fire (2012): C3 – F♯5
Here (2016): D3 – G♯5

Unspecified live performances can be found here.

Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61.

[glo]

Hey! You hear “Underdog” yet?

youtu.be/izyZLKIWGiA

[kaji]

Excellent job!!

[cabarios]

I like her. She has both quality high and low notes :)

[glo]

Jan 31, 2020 1:32:53 GMT cabarios said:

I like her. She has both quality high and low notes :)

Absolutely. Love singers like that :) It’s part of why I love Mina so much.