How does my cover of Elvis Presley sound?

[slim pecan]

How does my cover of Elvis Presley sound?

[alpine dagger]

you’re going sharp & flat throughout the song

and when you sing “only” don’t do “honly” you’re expelling unnecessary air

when you sing “wise” think “waaahhhyz” you’re singing it the way it would be spoken and ppl modify their vowels when they sing

[slim pecan]

yeah im not native english so the articulation got me. but where was i sharp and flat?

[alpine dagger]

the stay in “shall i stay” is flat for example

i can’t point it all out as its throughout the whole recording, this is the original key right?

[slim pecan]

its not, original is D major, i transposed down 3 semitones

so this one is B major

[alpine dagger]

got it, doesn’t really change the notes being flat or sharp but was just curious

if you transpose the og song you get to hear what the notes should be

[slim pecan]

what do you mean by "get to hear"?

[alpine dagger]

i mean that if you transpose the song with elvis singing it, sing it along with him to learn the notes

[slim pecan]

oh yeah, but i transposed this one because highest parts of song were kinda hard

[slim pecan]

but i transposed instrumental only, not vocal

[alpine dagger]

i think it only goes to an E4? you need more volume than what you’re recording if you wanna sing higher

[slim pecan]

my chest voice tops out at C4 haha E4 would get me dying

[alpine dagger]

could definitely get used to some exercises to expand your range then, even basses are expected to sing above middle C

[slim pecan]

hey sorry, i havent seen your message. yeah i am trying to expand my range but progress is pretty slow

[slim pecan]

well i am not sure if i am bass. i am likely baritone, but since i am 17 and untrained, my range will hopefully expand and also its likely that i just have to learn how to sing high notes. my lowest note is E2

[alpine dagger]

what songs do you sing that are in your range? practicing a baritone song might help out

but you should challenge yourself and keep its original key

[slim pecan]

well still baritone songs are too high because they go to E4 and i can only get to E4 in my head voice

i chose this Presley's song because i could transpose it and have it in my range

[alpine dagger]

you’re never gonna get to an E4 in chest if you don’t keep attempting it

[slim pecan]

yeah i am attempting i am trying to expand the range but i dont know maybe i am doing it wrong

[alpine dagger]

you can always do exercises

but eventually you need to sing songs with things like an E4, it’s gonna be uncomfortable because your folds aren’t used to it

know any songs that top out around there?

what does this elvis song top out at do you know?

[slim pecan]

i was skeptical about what was written on internet about its highest note so i had to put it melodyne and literally check the notes. i think it tops at A#3

[slim pecan]

well i know songs in my language (something like country genre) and most of them top around E4-F4 because singers are usually baritones

[alpine dagger]

then those sound perfect to eventually try getting used to

[slim pecan]

well yeah i can sing the notes before chorus but when chorus hits song goes up to like E4 but i top at C4. i am trying to sing those

[alpine dagger]

you can just focus on the chorus part since that’s what gives you trouble. If you’re trying to sing the whole song prior to the chorus you’re gonna wear your voice out faster

but again look up exercises that expand your range on youtube i’m sure you could find many before you attempt to screech out a song you find too high