Thom Yorke

Voice type: Low tenor
Vocal range: E2-F5(-G♯6)


Significant high notes (Falsetto):

• G♯6 ("Union Street" demo)

Significant high notes (Full):

• F5 ("Anyone Can Play Guitar" live '95)
  
• D5 ("Union Street" demo)
  
• B4 ("You", "Happy Song", "Stop Whispering" live '94)
  
• A4 ("Creep")

Significant low notes:

• E2 ("Skip Divided")
  
• F2 ("Bittersweet")
  
• G2 ("Kid A")
  
• G♯2 ("I Will", "You" live)
  
• A2 ("Bones", "Paranoid Android", "Kid A")
  
• B2 ("Creep")

I demand to hear that F5

1:07 Really cool note, kinda reminds me of Plant.

I love this guy but... is that G#6 even sung?

I doubt that's full seriously... there's such thing as screamy falsetto notes and probably hearing the full clip in context would help.

That video I think ignored too many of his good mid ranged full notes in later albums, it focused so much on the oldest stuff.

The G#6 comes from his vocal chords, that is all that matters when it comes to non-modal range.

About that F5, it doesn't strike to me as falsetto. Spydr, I know that there are screamy falsetto notes (which I'm terrible at telling apart from full voice) but that note doesn't have these traditional falsetto marks like over-used vibrato (for some singers), strange soft points or so on. Maxim and Ray will always deny some of the notes as falsetto but this is one of those less-confusing ones (IMO) compared to some notes that sound much more falsettish to others and make me unsure about them.

I agree that it ignored some of his good full voice highs. B4 from "You" is fantastic note, for example.

Timitzii wrote:About that F5, it doesn't strike to me as falsetto. Spydr, I know that there are screamy falsetto notes (which I'm terrible at telling apart from full voice) but that note doesn't have these traditional falsetto marks like over-used vibrato (for some singers), strange soft points or so on. Maxim and Ray will always deny some of the notes as falsetto but this is one of those less-confusing ones (IMO) compared to some notes that sound much more falsettish to others and make me unsure about them.

Yeah, not obvious falsetto at the very least. I listened to it and was reminded of Plant too, I could believe it as full.

What an amazing performance, Thom's voice sounds so pure during the softer moments...

What is the high note he belts at 02:32? I think it is one of his highest belted and sustained full voice notes

mainlyalurker wrote:What is the high note he belts at 02:32? I think it is one of his highest belted and sustained full voice notes

I think it's between G4 and A♭4.

Spydr wrote:I doubt that's full seriously... there's such thing as screamy falsetto notes and probably hearing the full clip in context would help.

I realise this is an old post, but to me it sounds pretty restrained, and the vowel is "UH". Both pretty big giveaways for mixed voice.

Full note, I like the sound of it: reminds me of Plant.

mainlyalurker wrote:What is the high note he belts at 02:32? I think it is one of his highest belted and sustained full voice notes

I suggest that you look at the vocal range video that is posted above.

I wouldn't even count the D5 and F5 as part as his range. He cant even consistently hit an a4 anymore. He's got a really limited range. I'm not hating on him because I really do like Radiohead alot . . . there should be more falsetto notes on here because thats what he's focused on and its where he shines.

He has hit those notes clearly at some point of his career, hence them being included in his vocal range. We have no idea how low/high he could go at the moment, that's why we count everything legit.

Heck even his C5 sounds like headvoice to me :-)

I guess more what I'm saying is I think he chest voice cuts off at B4 and the rest is false, to my ears.